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    Here’s Everyone Who Reunited at Baggage Claim in the Manifest Series Finale

    Flight 828 has finally landed.

    By Marisa Roffman
    June 2, 2023

🤐 SPOILER ALERT 🤐

We’ve been hearing for years that it’s all connected — but the series finale of Manifest just made that abundantly clear.

Toward the end of the last episode, the passengers return to flight 828, but this time the plane lands safely in New York… back in 2013. In a very satisfying conclusion, we discover that not only do all the worthy passengers arrive alive, but the dearly departed — though not forgotten — Grace (Athena Karkanis) and Zeke (Matt Long) also return. With all those familiar faces congregating at baggage claim, “Final Boarding” serves as a who’s who of Manifest’s history. 

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So who made a timely landing for the series finale? Here’s a comprehensive list of all the ticketed passengers and a few others too who joined the some of our faves — Ben (Josh Dallas), Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh), Jared (J.R. Ramirez), Zeke, Grace, Saanvi (Parveen Kaur), Cal (Jack Messina), Olive (Luna Blaise), Vance (Daryl Edwards), Drea (Ellen Tamaki) and Angelina (Holly Taylor) — in the last episode. 

Jared Grimes as Adrian in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Adrian (Jared Grimes)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 10 (“Crosswinds”)

What you need to know: Adrian, an 828 passenger, becomes a religious leader to some of the returned. 

How they’re in the finale: He helps convince Eagan (Ali Lopez-Sohaili) to leave Angelina and delay her arrival to the plane. 

Sydney Morton as Alex in Manifest Season 2.

Alex (Sydney Morton)

First appeared: Season 2, Episode 7 (“Emergency Exit”)

What you need to know: Saanvi’s ex, who doesn’t come on the fateful trip to Jamaica as planned.

How they’re in the finale: Alex reunites with Saanvi and admits that not coming with her was the biggest mistake she’s ever made.

Leajato Robinson as Amuta in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Amuta (Leajato Robinson)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”)

What you need to know: Amuta is the co-pilot of the infamous Flight 828.

How they’re in the finale: With Captain Daly (Frank Deal) MIA, Amuta is tasked with flying the newly returned 828 as the passengers confront their death date.

Arianna Esquerre as Astrid in ‘Manifest’ Season 3.

Astrid (Arianna Esquerre)

First appeared: Season 3, Episode 10 (“Compass Calibration”)

What you need to know: Ben’s “calling” leads him to Astrid, who helps save the son of an anti-828er.

How they’re in the finale: She panics while trying to get on the plane, which has just emerged from lava.

Shirley Rumierk as Autumn in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Autumn (Shirley Rumierk)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 9 (“Dead Reckoning”​​)

What you need to know: A sketchy past makes Autumn prime for manipulation by the bad guys; she finds herself being used as a tool to find out what the passengers know.

How they’re in the finale: After becoming a devotee of Angelina, Autumn is deeply frustrated to discover even her new leader can’t stop the divine conscience’s judgment come death day. Autumn implodes.

Mugga as Bethany in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Bethany (Mugga)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”)

What you need to know: A flight attendant on 828, Bethany notably smuggles her cousin’s boyfriend in the plane’s cargo hold. Chilly.

How they’re in the finale: With the passengers back on the plane, Bethany slips back into her old job, trying to keep everyone in check amidst the general panic and imploding.

Rafi Silver as Finn in ‘Manifest’ Season 2.

Finn (Rafi Silver)

First appeared: Season 2, Episode 6 (“Return Trip”)

What you need to know: Thanks to a calling, Finn discovers he had a son he never knew about who needs an organ donation to save his life. But he’s killed in a mass 828 murder at a nightclub.

How they’re in the finale: He arrives back in 2013, alive.

Richard Topol as Harvey in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Harvey (Richard Topol)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”)

What you need to know: Soon after 828 lands, Harvey kills himself after becoming convinced he’s the angel of death.

How they’re in the finale: In 2013, he gets a second chance at life and offers to help fellow passenger Henry.

Clem Cheung as Henry in ‘Manifest’ Season 4.

Henry (Clem Cheung)

First appeared: Season 4, Episode 1 (“Touch-and-Go”)

What you need to know: Henry is tied to the mysteriously grown Cal; both now possess the same dragon scar.

How they’re in the finale: In 2013, he’s on his way to Long Island and accepts Harvey’s offer of help.

Bru Ajueyitsi as Joe in ‘Manifest’ Season 4.

Joe (Bru Ajueyitsi)

First appeared: Season 4, Episode 10 (“Inversion Illusion”)

What you need to know: Joe and his son Charlie (Jahleel Kamara) are separated when the 828ers are forced into a detention center. Subsequently, Charlie’s nearly lost to human trafficking, but callings save him in the nick of time.

How they’re in the finale: Joe and an infant Charlie reunite. 

Geraldine Leer as Karen in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Karen (Geraldine Leer)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”)

What you need to know: Ben and Michaela’s mom dies in the years they lost on Flight 828.

How they’re in the finale: A very-much-alive Karen greets her overly enthusiastic kids when they land in 2013. Sob.

Julienne Hanzelka Kim as Kelly in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Kelly (​Julienne Hanzelka Kim)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”)

What you need to know: Kelly is vocal about her experiences with the mysterious flight and is killed. 

How they’re in the finale: In 2013, a now-alive Kelly wastes no time in trying to right wrongs.

Ben Livingston as Kenneth Meyer in ‘Manifest’ Season 3.

Kenneth Meyer (Ben Livingston)

First appeared: Season 3, Episode 1 (“Tailfin”)

What you need to know: Kenneth is Angelina’s abusive father.

How they’re in the finale: After the flight lands, Kenneth questions an airport employee about his daughter’s whereabouts.

Kerry Malloy as Paul in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Paul (Kerry Malloy)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 10 (“Crosswinds”)

What you need to know: Paul, an 828er, becomes a loyal member of Angelina’s cult.

How they’re in the finale: He has the distinction of becoming the first of the damned passengers to implode.

Naaji Sky Adzimah as Polly in ‘Manifest’ Season 4.

Polly (Naaji Sky Adzimah)

First appeared: Season 4, Episode 11 (“Final Descent”)

What you need to know: A pregnant Polly gives birth in the 828 detention center.

How they’re in the finale: Despondent, Polly has to leave her baby behind as she faces the death date.

Curtiss Cook as Radd in Manifest Season 1.

Radd (Curtiss Cook)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”)

What you need to know: Radd is the first of the 828 passengers the Stones help (in Season 1, Episode 2 “Reentry”) as they utilize the callings to prove Radd’s imprisoned son’s innocence.

How they’re in the finale: After surviving his journey back to 2013 intact, he reunites with his teen son.

Christopher Piccione as Randall in ‘Manifest’ Season 2.

Randall (Christopher Piccione)

First appeared: Season 2, Episode 1 (“Fasten Your Seatbelts”)

What you need to know: Randall’s part of the group that kidnaps Vance’s son in the Season 3 finale.

How they’re in the finale: He pays for his crimes and implodes during the death day judgment. 

David Pendleton as Russ in ‘Manifest’ Season 4.

Russ (David Pendleton)

First appeared: Season 4, Episode 11 (“Final Descent”)

What you need to know: While at the 828 detention facility, Russ befriends Ben. He also gets visits from his daughter, who catches Eagan’s eye. 

How they’re in the finale: Russ and his daughter properly reunite in 2013.

Josh Sauerman as Sam in Manifest Season 4.

Sam (Josh Sauerman)

First appeared: Season 4, Episode 6 (“Relative Bearing”)

What you need to know: Michaela discovers a murdered Sam, who is the first in a string of 828-related deaths.

How they’re in the finale: Sam reunites with his wife in 2013.

Malachy Cleary as Steven in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Steve (Malachy Cleary)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 1 (“Pilot”)

What you need to know: Michaela and Ben’s dad Steve sees his health deteriorate in the months leading up to the death date, so his daughter hides away with him (and Jared) and serves as his full-time caretaker.

How they’re in the finale: Along with his wife, Karen, Steve greets his kids in 2013.

Kelly Deadmon as Sylvia in ‘Manifest’ Season 2.

Sylvia (Kelly Deadmon)

First appeared: Season 2, Episode 7 (“Emergency Exit”)

What you need to know: Sylvia is TJ’s mom. She dies during the five and a half years the passengers lost.

How they’re in the finale: Mother and son reunite. TJ’s overwhelmed to have his mom back.

Sheldon Best as Thomas in ‘Manifest’ Season 1.

Thomas (Sheldon Best)

First appeared: Season 1, Episode 4 (“Unclaimed Baggage”)

What you need to know: Thomas is snuck into the plane’s cargo hold by Bethany who’s his boyfriend, Leo’s (Carl Hendrick Louis) cousin. 

How they’re in the finale: When he lands in 2013, Thomas goes to reunite with Leo.

Garrett Wareing as TJ in ‘Manifest’ Season 2.

TJ (Garrett Wareing)

First appeared: Season 2, Episode 2 (“Grounded”)

What you need to know: TJ is an 828er who grows close to the Stone family and is integral to their investigation into what happened with the plane. He also becomes romantically entangled with Ben and Grace’s daughter, Olive (Luna Blaise).

How they’re in the finale: TJ says goodbye to present-day Olive, promising they’ll find each other. In 2013, he encounters a young Olive and is also reunited with his long-dead mom. He meets fellow passenger Violet (Sarah Marie Rodriguez) at baggage claim.

Samantha Steinmetz as Trina in ‘Manifest’ Season 2.

Trina (Samantha Steinmetz)

First appeared: Season 2, Episode 1 (“Fasten Your Seatbelts”)

What you need to know: With no concept of what callings are, Trina and her husband fear they’re putting their family in danger and temporarily abandon their kids.

How they’re in the finale: Trina seeks out Bethany and tells her that Georgia, Bethany’s wife, helped her when things were rough.

Sarah Marie Rodriguez as Violet in ‘Manifest’ Season 4.

Violet (Sarah Marie Rodriguez)

First appeared: Season 4, Episode 5 (“Squawk”)

What you need to know: Violet and Cal bond before she’s murdered. Cal is then wrongly considered a suspect.

How they’re in the finale: Violet has a blink-and-you-missed-it meet cute with TJ after the plane lands in 2013.

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