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Six Major MCU Characters Recast: Reasons & Changes Explained (Photo Credit – Facebook)

The MCU is one of the biggest media franchises in the world. While all its movies and shows tell different stories, everything is connected in one franchise. Therefore, the MCU tries its best to retain the cast for their respective roles in whatever movie they work in. However, sometimes, the franchise is forced to recast some of its characters for multiple reasons.

Recasting a beloved character is no easy task; it requires balancing fan expectations while maintaining the continuity of the MCU’s expansive universe. Despite the risks, the MCU has handled these changes with impressive finesse, ensuring the story remains coherent and compelling. Over the years, Marvel has recast six characters in the franchise.

From James Rhodes to President Ross – A List of MCU Recasts

Recasting in the MCU began as early as the franchise’s first installment,...

An evil queen, a charming prince, the titular princess, a magic mirror and a septet of characters named Bashful, Doc, Dopey, Grumpy, Happy, Sleepy and Sneezy all can be seen in the new trailer for Disney’s Snow White (due in theaters March 21, 2025).

Does seeing all of these fairy tale characters rendered anew have you missing ABC’s Once Upon a Time all over again?

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Marvel Studios’ Loki follows Tom Hiddleston’s character as he transforms from a famous villain to a growing hero over two exciting seasons.

Even as Loki tries to change, his past mistakes still haunt him, affecting his journey.

A newly revealed deleted scene from Season 2, coming soon on 4K Uhd Blu-ray, gives fans a closer look at Loki’s complex connections with other characters in the MCU.

While sharing a slice of key lime pie with his friend Mobius (Owen Wilson), Loki reflects on those who have viewed him as a troublemaker in the past.

He recalls familiar faces from Asgard, including Thor’s companions Volstagg (Ray Stevenson), Hogan (Tadanobu Asano), and Fandral (played by Josh Dallas and later Zachary Levi). Loki also mentions more personal figures like Laufey (Colm Feore), his biological father, and Bor (Tony Curran), his adoptive grandfather.

With a touch of humor, Loki highlights Heimdall, listing...

Marvel Studios’ ‘Loki‘ showcases Tom Hiddleston’s character evolving from a notorious villain to a burgeoning hero across two thrilling seasons.

Despite Loki’s efforts to reinvent himself, the shadows of his previous misdeeds loom large, haunting his memories and shaping his path forward.

A recently revealed deleted scene from the second season, soon to be released on 4K Uhd Blu-ray, offers a deeper look into Loki’s complicated relationships with other characters in the MCU.

During a casual conversation over key lime pie with his friend Mobius (played by Owen Wilson), Loki recounts those who have seen him as a problem in the past.

He lists several familiar faces from Asgard, including Thor’s allies Volstagg (Ray Stevenson), Hogan (Tadanobu Asano), Fandral (portrayed by Josh Dallas and Zachary Levi), as well as more personal connections like Laufey (Colm Feore), Loki’s biological father, and Bor (Tony Curran), his adoptive grandfather.

Over two seasons on the Marvel Studios series “Loki,” Tom Hiddleston’s god of mischief learns to forsake his past as Marvel villain and become the hero we all knew he could be. But his past transgressions are never far from his memory.

In a deleted scene from Season 2 of the show — part of an impending 4K Uhd Blu-ray release — Loki recalls just how many people “said I was a problem” while talking with his friend Mobius (Owen Wilson) over slices of key lime pie.

Loki names Thor’s compatriots on Asgard — Volstagg (Ray Stevenson), Hogan (Tadanobu Asano) and Fandral (Josh Dallas and Zachary Levi) — as well as Laufey (Colm Feore), king of the Frost Giants and Loki’s biological father, and Bor (Tony Curran), father of Odin and Loki’s adoptive grandfather. And he names Heimdall twice because, Loki says, “Heimdall was a big one!”

From Earth, Loki lists...

Agatha All Along is one of the biggest shows of the fall. In terms of hype and excitement, it feels like one of the biggest of Marvel's Disney+ shows since the streaming service launched in 2019.

After fans watched all nine episodes of Agatha All Along, there's going to be a long wait until Agatha All Along season 2 (or whatever iteration that continues this story) hits Disney+. That's the bad news. The good news is two-fold. It sure sounds like Agatha All Along season 2 is going to happen. Disney and Marvel haven't officially confirmed the series will be back, but showrunner Jac Schaeffer sure made it sound like more Agatha is on the way after that incredible season 1 ending and finale, via Marvel.

And, on top of that, we have a lot of good and witchy shows like Agatha All Along while we wait for season 2.

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Many Marvel fans expected Doctor Doom's arrival at the MCU after the fallout with Jonathan Majors who played Kang the Conqueror. What probably no one was expecting was Robert Downey Jr.'s return, as Doctor Doom.

The announcement during 2024's San Diego Comic-Con definitely turned heads and shook the very core of the MCU. Many are ecstatic whereas others are confused as Downey Jr.'s MCU role had been Iron Man and last we checked, he died a most heroic death.

Regardless, this news had us thinking, about which other Marvel stars would we like to see return to the MCU. We compiled a short list of 5 actors and actresses we think should make a return.

Oscar Isaac as Jake Lockley in Marvel Studios' Moon Knight, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Gabor Kotschy. ©Marvel Studios 2022. All Rights Reserved. 1. Oscar Isaac - Moon Knight

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Ginnifer Goodwin is well and ready to return to her fairytale role in ‘Once Upon A Time,’ so all she needs now is a phone call. At the moment though, she’s currently lending her voice to the sequel of Disney’s hit animated movie ‘Zootopia.’

Ginnifer Goodwin – Reacts To ‘Once Upon A Time’ Reboot Rumors

Recently, fans have excitedly been sharing ‘Once Upon A Time’ reboot rumors, so much so that they may magically wish it into existence. And if producers are ever considering the possibility of rebooting the fantasy franchise – most other shows are being rebooted these days anyway, so why not? – they know who to call.

Goodwin revealed her interest in returning to the show during the Disney fan event D23, which took place in Anaheim, California, on Friday, Aug. 9.

“I hear these rumors as well [about a reboot], and I am available if they [want to do that],” Goodwin, 45, said. “I mean, I...

Ginnifer Goodwin is addressing the possibility of doing a Once Upon a Time reboot.

If you forgot, the 46-year-old actress starred as Snow White in the ABC fantasy series, which ran 2011 to 2018.

While attending the big Disney fan event D23 on Friday (August 9), Ginnifer revealed if she would return for a possible reboot or spinoff series.

Keep reading to find out more…“I hear these rumors as well [about a reboot], and I am available if they [want to do that],” Ginnifer told People. “I mean, I live around the corner from the creator, so I’m sure I’ll hear things.”

“I’d love to go back. My whole life is kind of built around it. I mean, I married Prince Charming. His babies are my babies,” Ginnifer added, referring to her husband Josh Dallas, whom she met on set of Once Upon a Time and shares two sons with.

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There’s an old rule in TV that when a show becomes a hit, you’re going to see copycats. So when Lost exploded onto TV screens as a monster success in 2004, it’s no shock that networks were quick to copy it. Sadly, too many of these would-be clones couldn’t come close to Lost’s success, failing to make their mythology or storytelling compelling enough for viewers and the majority didn’t last one season.

Yet there are a number of shows that can appeal to Lost fans. Most are pretty blatant in the setup of folks traveling and somehow trapped in a strange place. Others utilize some great mythology and are backed by a terrific cast to work well. With Lost on Netflix again, it’s time to enjoy the best of shows inspired by it, and these 15 shows definitely appeal to anyone who loves Lost’s unique storytelling style.

Burbank, CA – Fans of the hit series Manifest can now relive every thrilling moment and unravel the mystery all over again with the release of Manifest: The Complete Series on DVD on June 4, 2024. For the first time ever, all four seasons from the action-packed supernatural drama are brought together in one set, available for purchase online and in-store at major retailers.

The crew and passengers were relieved when Montego Air Flight 828 landed safely after a turbulent but routine flight. But in the span of those few hours, the world had aged five years – and their friends, families, and colleagues, after mourning their loss, had given up hope and moved on. Now, faced with the impossible, they’re all given a second chance. But as their new realities become clear, a deeper mystery unfolds, and some of the returned passengers soon realize they may be meant for something greater than they ever thought possible.

NBC has always been known for crime procedurals, so it's no surprise they have given another one a series order.

The Hunting Party is a new crime procedural set to premiere at midseason in 2025.

It's a high-concept procedural that promises intrigue and action with a list of well-known actors. Here is what we know about the series so far.

What is The Hunting Party?

The Hunting Party is a crime procedural about a team of investigators who track down and capture dangerous killers who have recently escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.

Crime procedurals have become the most popular Primetime television, so The Hunting Party should fit right in.

NBC is one of the networks launching the most new scripted content. In the fall, the network plans to air a medical drama, Brilliant Minds, starring Zachary Quinto from Star Trak, and a medical mockumentary called St. Denis Medical,...

Exclusive: Luna Blaise is set to round out cast of Universal and Amblin Entertainment’s new Jurassic World movie. Scarlett Johansson, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Mahershala Ali, Jonathan Bailey and Rupert Friend are also set to star. Gareth Edwards will direct.

The studio recently dated the pic to bow on July 2, 2025 and moved fast to find a director in Edwards. The new movie will be a fresh take, with Jurassic World cast members Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard not expected to return, and neither will original trilogy’s stars Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill. David Koepp penned the new script.

The film will be will be executive produced by Steven Spielberg through Amblin, and Frank Marshall and Patrick Crowley through Kennedy-Marshall. EVP Production Development Sara Scott and Creative Executive of Production Development Jacqueline Garell will oversee for the studio.

Spielberg’s groundbreaking Jurassic Park redefined the summer blockbuster when...

Manifest alum Melissa Roxburgh is heading back to NBC, having nabbed a leading role in the network’s upcoming drama The Hunting Party.

First ordered to series in February, the “high-concept crime procedural” follows an assembled team of investigators who are tasked with tracking down and capturing the country’s most dangerous killers, all of whom have just escaped from a “top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist,” per the official logline.

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Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas are back on the red carpet for the first time in years!

The 45-year-old actress and the 45-year-old actor posed together while attending The Walt Disney Company’s official launch of Hulu on Disney+ on Friday night (April 5) in Los Angeles.

Ginnifer and Josh fell in love while starring on the ABC series Once Upon a Time, which you can watch right now on Disney+. All seven seasons are steaming now!

The couple got married in April 2014 and they have two sons together.

While the couple did attend an Oscars party together last month, this is their first red carpet appearance since January 2020.

Keep reading to find out more…

Last year, Josh talked to People about the lasting success of Once Upon a Time.

“It’s still finding an audience,” he said. “People come up to me all the time talking about Once and saying...

Olivia Munn and John Mulaney made a rare joint appearance at Giorgio Armani’s party ahead of the 2024 Oscars.

The longtime couple keeps their relationship fairly lowkey. Though they have been together for nearly three years, they only just made their red carpet debut this January.

Other stars in attendance for the event included the likes of Callum Turner, Rege-Jean Page and Kathryn Newton. Since the guestlist was filled with so many big names, we pulled together all of the photos so that you could easily scroll and see who was there and what they wore.

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Amid Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas, Jewish entertainment figures have come together to issue an open letter to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences criticizing their exclusion from being specified as an underrepresented group.

“An inclusion effort that excludes Jews is both steeped in and misunderstands antisemitism,” reads the letter, organized by the group Jew in the City’s Hollywood Bureau for Jewish Representation. “Jewish people being excluded from the Motion Picture Academy’s Representation and Inclusion Standards is discriminating against a protected class by invalidating their historic and genetic identity.”

The Academy’s standards, unveiled in 2020 as part of its Aperture 2025 diversity initiative, describes a number of identities that it considers “underrepresented groups”: women, LGBTQ+, having cognitive or physical difficulties or being deaf or hard of hearing, as well as underrepresented racial or ethnic groups. The standards, which ask productions to submit self-identifying demographic information...

At the risk of being hyperbolic, 2023 has been a pretty terrible, horrible, no good, very bad year for Marvel Studios. The Marvel Cinematic Universe suffered its biggest box office flop ever with "The Marvels"; the "Secret Invasion" series was the worst-reviewed MCU entry ever and drew middling viewership; and audiences mostly shrugged off "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania," along with its attempts to tee up interest in the McU's Multiverse Saga. That's on top of all the bad buzz from reports about the House of Ideas' behind-the-scenes woes, the departure of longtime Marvel Studios executive Victoria Alonso, and the general opinion that Marvel Studios has released too much of questionable quality too quickly of late, even by its standards.

Naturally, however, all of this pales in importance compared to the Jonathan Majors situation. What was once set to be the "Lovecraft Country" and "Creed III" actor's big year came grinding...

When I think back on the ABC fairytale series Once Upon a Time, I first and foremost picture the “requel” season’s Cinderella 2.0 on a motorcycle.

Just kidding; no I don’t. And I’d argue that no Ouat fan does. And yet that is the hero/landing page image that Hulu chose to trumpet Ouat‘s return to the platform, which now shares custody of the series with sister streamer Disney+.

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All seven seasons of ABC’s Once Upon a Time will start streaming on Hulu Sept. 1. The fairytale drama has been streaming exclusively on Disney+ since it left Netflix; it will now be shared by the two Disney entertainment platforms.

Exclusivity, considered paramount in the early stages of the streaming wars, has taken a back seat to media companies’ push for additional revenue and profitability. The strategy shift has led to original HBO series streaming on Netflix, for example, with NBCUniversal’s Suits also finding its way to the global streamer.

At Disney, there has been increasing cross-pollination between previously walled-up Disney+ and Hulu.

The Simpsons, which started streaming exclusively on Disney+ at launch, also has a couple of seasons available on Hulu.

Once Upon a Time is considered a quintessential Disney+ series as it has been built on classic Disney IP, including most Disney princesses. Same goes for Marvel...

Back then, no one was expecting The Descent to go on and become one of the most widely acclaimed horror films of the decade. Even today, Neil Marshall’s second creature-feature (the first being Dog Soldiers) remains a favorite among audiences and critics everywhere. This iconic film defies those expectations based on its cast and pitch — not a man in sight as six women battle a clan of cave-dwelling monsters — and then delivers a thoughtful study of friendships, grief, and survival.

So when a sequel was announced, fans’ curiosity and anticipation turned into nervousness once it was revealed that Marshall was neither directing nor writing the follow-up. Instead, the first film’s editor, Jon Harris, was promoted to director, and the script was handled by James McCarthy, J Blakeson, and James Watkins. Other details about The Descent Part 2 were scant prior to its 2009 release, but after it was finally seen,...

Manifest recently ended its run and finished the story of the survivors of Flight 828. One cast member has been very open about the characters' journeys and how the Netflix show ended. Series star Josh Dallas previously spoke about a scene that viewers didn't see in the finale and recently talked about how he was very affected by reading the last script.

Starring Dallas, Melissa Roxburgh, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Parveen Kaur, Matt Long, Holly Taylor, Daryl Edwards, and Ty Doran, the Netflix series follows the passengers of a flight that goes missing and then mysteriously returns five years later.

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Remember when Josh Dallas told TV Insider that there was more to the Manifest series finale? Well, now we know exactly what it entailed, thanks to Tudum posting it. The Manifest series finale saw the passengers, on their Death Date, re-board Flight 828, face their judgment, then find themselves disembarking in New York on April 7, 2013, as they would have if their plane hadn’t disappeared. But Vance (Daryl Edwards) still had a mystery to solve: What happened to the 11 passengers who vanished from the flight? After raving that he’d love to work with Edwards again and therefore hopes that Ben does track down Vance anyway, Dallas shared with us that there was a teaser scene he was not in that was filmed but cut from the finale. “It sort of opens the story a little bit — or a lot — for further journeys to happen,” he said, admitting at the time...

We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including Manifest, The Idol, The Crowded Room and Never Have I Ever!

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It’s the beginning of the end for Henry Cavill‘s turn as Geralt of Rivia.

Netflix on Thursday unveiled a full-length trailer for The Witcher‘s forthcoming third season, which will mark Cavill’s final episodes as Geralt before he passes the baton to Liam Hemsworth for Season 4.

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Wednesday’s second season will be a frightful, boyfriend-free affair.

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Manifest’s full-circle series finale featured many happy reunions after the 828ers — Spoiler Alert — survived the Death Date and earned another chance to live their best lives. (Read our full recap here.)

Michaela found her way back to Zeke (who died in Season 4, Part 1), Saanvi met up with Alex, and Ben got to hug and kiss his wife Grace, who was murdered in the Season 3 finale. And while these anticipated reconnections were a fitting bookend to the series, there was one reunion we’d hoped to see and were woefully denied: Manifest star Josh Dallas sharing the screen again with...

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This article contains spoilers through the Manifest series finale.

After keeping viewers captivated since 2018, Manifest finally reached its thrilling conclusion as season 4 part 2 landed on Netflix on Friday. While the series answered most of our burning questions regarding the mystery of Flight 828 and whether passengers could survive the Death Date, it did leave viewers with many questions regarding the show’s arc and whether some deaths were necessary.

For most of the last ten episodes of Manifest, flight 828 passengers found themselves locked in a detention center by the Registry because of public fear and the government wanting to do scientific experiments on them. The passenger’s position in the detention center hindered their ability to solve their callings and figure out what needed to be done to help them survive the Death Date.

It became clear very early on in Manifest that not everyone would survive to see the end of the show,...

Flight 828 has finally landed. After four seasons of solving countless mysteries and trying to figure out how to avoid their approaching Death Date, the passengers at the center of Netflix's "Manifest" have finally met their fate.

"Manifest" focuses on a group of people who board a flight home from the Bahamas in 2013 - only to touch down in 2018, though to them it seems like no time has passed. The passengers soon find themselves receiving mysterious visions they call Callings, which often lead them to save lives or solve crimes. As the show progresses, though, it becomes clear that the Callings are actually warning the passengers about an upcoming Death Date, which they eventually discover doesn't only apply to them; instead, the whole world seems to be facing an apocalypse. Helmed by siblings Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) and Ben Stone (Josh Dallas), the passengers set out to save the world.

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The following contains spoilers from Manifest‘s series finale. Proceed accordingly.

After four wild seasons, Manifest came to a fitting end as the 828ers faced their final judgement. In the series finale, now streaming on Netflix, the passengers survived the Death Date and earned a second chance at life.

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They landed safely in New York City as though nothing from the last 11 years had happened,...

Flight 828 and Manifest have ended their journey on Netflix, but a door was left open for a new mystery in a scene that viewers did not see. Josh Dallas, who played dad Ben Stone in the series, spoke about the possibility of the Manifest story continuing in some way.

Also starring Melissa Roxburgh, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Parveen Kaur, Matt Long, Holly Taylor, Daryl Edwards, and Ty Doran, the Netflix series follows the survivors of a mysterious plane disappearance who return after being missing for five years.

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The following contains spoilers from Manifest Season 4, Part 2 [Episodes 18-20]. Proceed accordingly.

Fans who’ve been pulling for Manifest‘s Ben and Saanvi to act on their obvious chemistry finally got their wish in Season 4, Part 2, which is now streaming on Netflix.

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With no more Callings to answer and the Death Date looming, Episode 18 found Ben and Saanvi...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for all of Manifest.] “I haven’t been referring to it as an ending. In terms of Ben, I think of it as a beginning,” Josh Dallas says of the series finale of Manifest. In order to survive the Death Date, Ben had to do something that may have at once seemed impossible: forgive his wife’s murderer (Holly Taylor’s Angelina). The passengers once again boarded Flight 828 as the Death Date arrived, and after facing their own judgements (and stopping the apocalypse), eventually stepped off it to find themselves … in New York, on April 7, 2013, as they would have if they’d landed as planned, with their memories of what they experienced. And that meant for Ben that Grace (Athena Karkanis) is alive, as is Cal (a kid again) after sacrificing himself. Here, Dallas opens up about the series ending. Talk about finding out about that finale and how it would end. Josh Dallas:...

The following contains major spoilers from Manifest Season 4, Part 2, including the series finale. Proceed accordingly.

Cal sacrificed himself in Manifest‘s penultimate episode by combining his sapphire (in the dragon tattoo) with the sapphire in the piece of Noah’s Ark currently inside the volcanic fissure. His death sent a massive blue beam into the sky, calling all the passengers to that very site.

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Of course the series finale of Manifest ends on the Death Date – as it should. Morning arrives as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 20, “Final Boarding,” begins with the Stones and their friends still at their Storm King Mountain campsite. The fissure is pulsating blue, and Olive (Luna Blaise) can still feel her brother even if he’s not there.

Suddenly, the ground shakes and they realize they’re not out of the woods yet.

As Olive and Tj (Garrett Wareing) chase after Eden, they discover a rock near where Michaela and Ben’s initials are carved into a tree. The rock has an engraving that matches the volcano on the World card but with the added touch of the scales of justice carved into the rock’s surface.

Ben (Josh Dallas) realizes the fate of the world hangs in the balance, and the inscription underneath isn’t legible. (Someone’s graffitied over it.

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for all of Manifest.] The man who started it all for the 828ers — “You’ve all been missing, presumed dead, for five and a half years,” Vance (Daryl Edwards) told them in the pilot — seemingly teed up a potential continuation for their story in the Manifest series finale, streaming June 2 on Netflix. After the 828ers got back on the plane and survived their judgments, they found themselves disembarking in New York on April 7, 2013, as they would have if their flight hadn’t disappeared. And as Ben (Josh Dallas) left the airport with Grace (Athena Karkanis), Vance walked by with a new puzzle: This time when the plane landed, 11 passengers had vanished from Flight 828. So does Ben track down Vance after that? Dallas sure hopes so. “I love that dynamic so much, and I love Daryl Edwards more than life itself,” he tells TV Insider. He then adds that there was a teaser scene...

Ty Doran as Cal Stone and Luna Blaise as Olive Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 19 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

The penultimate episode of Netflix’s Manifest begins with a flashback to Ben and Michaela as kids. Season four episode 19 reveals that as kids, they made a deal not to compete and instead to be equals, with their mom insisting that as co-captains they’ll be stronger together.

Current events find Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) and Ben (Josh Dallas) sharing a brief moment of sibling bonding, with Michaela teasing her big brother about the smell of perfume clinging to his clothes. It’s one day until the Death Date, and Ben’s been trying to keep the 828ers calm, assuring them it’s not over until it’s over.

The comatose passengers are all awake but don’t remember anything after being experimented on by the Major. They were in callings for five...

The following contains spoilers from Manifest Season 4, Episodes 11-14. Proceed accordingly.

If you ever wondered what love looked like, it’s your deceased partner reappearing in a heavenly state to help you move on.

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Such was the case with Zeke in Manifest Season 4, Part 2, which is now streaming on Netflix. After sacrificing his life for Cal in the midseason finale,...

Ty Doran as Cal Stone, Daryl Edwards as Robert Vance and Josh Dallas as Ben Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 18 (Photo Cr. Peter Kramer/Netflix © 2022)

The action picks up on May 31, 2024, two days before the Death Date, as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 18 opens. The government can’t stop the volcanic activity and Saanvi’s being blamed for not helping them enough to get the situation under control.

The public’s being kept in the dark about the impending extinction-level event and have no idea what’s causing the seismic activity.

Troy (Ed Herbstman) suggests using an electromagnetic pulse to block the Ulf, and he’s ordered to try it first on the black box. Saanvi (Parveen Kaur) is concerned the experiment will wipe out the box’s data – but that won’t matter if the world ends anyway.

Saanvi’s frustrated that she’s locked up doing this...

Melissa Roxburgh as Michaela Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 17 takes an eight-month time jump to May 2, 2024, exactly one month prior to the Death Date. Drea (Ellen Tamaki) is about to give birth to Jared’s baby – which she didn’t tell him about when he got back together with Michaela – and returns home from shopping with her mom but won’t let her inside her the building. She claims she doesn’t want to show it off until she has it all fixed up, but the real reason is that there’s nothing inside.

She purchased the place near the detention center and has been busy attempting to break through the wall.

Inside the center, Ben (Josh Dallas) is now the unofficial mayor and everyone’s busy with their assigned jobs. There’s a healthy vegetable garden, but the rations are running low.

Melissa Roxburgh as Michaela Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

Jared and Michaela are reigniting their relationship and enjoying life away from the detention center as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 16 opens. With Michaela’s dad resting peacefully upstairs, the couple get to know each other’s naked bodies once again.

The following morning, Jared (J.R. Ramirez) returns from grocery shopping with plenty of supplies to make grilled cheese – one of Michaela’s favorites – and wonders how long they need to remain hidden. The detention center must be tracking Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh), so they can’t even make any phone calls.

Back at the detention center, Ben (Josh Dallas) is convinced everyone’s going to die, and it’s all his fault. He accidentally stopped the 828ers from receiving callings once he injected Angelina with Saanvi’s serum. Vance (Daryl Edwards) insists Ben had no way of knowing the callings would disappear.

Melissa Roxburgh and J.R. Ramirez in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 15 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

Bill Daly’s blood has apparently turned the Hudson River red outside of the 828 detention center as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 15 opens. The mood among NY citizens is darkening with this new development, and more people are turning against the 828ers since they appear to be the cause of multiple plagues.

The passengers holed up in the safe house wonder if they need to find a new place to hide out. Co-captain Daniel Amuta (Leajato Amara Robinson) is in charge, and he orders his fellow 828ers to get ready to hunker down. “The city’s a powder keg,” says Amuta.

Ben (Josh Dallas) is certain that having Angelina locked up at the center is a horrible idea. He suggests that Director Zimmer consider using Saanvi’s calling-suppressing serum on Angelina, but Zimmer claims that holding Angelina in isolation is enough.

Luna Blaise as Olive Stone and Ty Doran as Cal Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 14 picks up with Olive (Luna Blaise) taking the blame for failing to keep Fiona alive since her death happened on her watch. Cal (Ty Doran) also takes the blame since he brought Fiona home, and since he believed the straw was securely in place in her lung.

Ben (Josh Dallas) has a very brief calling and sees blood covering his hands and Bill Daly staring back at him in the mirror.

Jared (J.R. Ramirez) and Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) have an awkward moment discussing their “almost” kiss. Strained moment aside, Jared reveals that a cop spotted Angelina in Missouri. Michaela had no idea she survived the church fire, and Jared assures her he’ll keep her in the loop if there are any updates.

Zeke (Matt Long) visits Michaela after Jared leaves,...

Luna Blaise as Olive Stone and Ty Doran as Cal Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 13 (Photo Cr. Peter Kramer/Netflix © 2022)

The mysterious figure in the barn turns out to be Fiona Clarke (seat 23B), and Cal (Ty Doran) brings her back to the Stone house as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 13 gets underway. It appears Fiona’s trapped in a calling and is so zoned out that Cal and Olive (Luna Blaise) can’t get any answers out of her.

Olive visits Ben (Josh Dallas) and uses code words to inform him they’ve located the missing Fiona Clarke and that she’s currently on the couch at home. Ben reveals Bill Daly is in the detention center but also isn’t able to talk.

Ben shows Olive a dead grasshopper and says the place is infested with them. Olive corrects him and quotes her grandmother, “May a plague of locusts fall upon you.

Parveen Kaur and Josh Dallas in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 12 (Photo Cr. Peter Kramer/Netflix © 2022)

Angelina’s hanging out among unhoused families as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 12 begins. She’s made friends with a young girl and shows off her scarred hand, explaining it’s so special that God even made it glow just yesterday.

Angelina (Holly Taylor) believes God needs her to prepare for the day of judgment.

Ben’s dad, Steve, helps fix a sink while Cal (Ty Doran) watches. Cal’s sorry Steve had to go back to work to help support them, and he hates that he can’t get a job for fear of being discovered. Steve assures him it’s okay and that he needs to keep being careful.

Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) is having a horrible day, and a visit from Zeke (from the glow) is the only thing that brightens up her mood.

Josh Dallas as Ben Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 11 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

Manifest concludes its four-season run with the release of season four part two on June 2, 2023. Part one wrapped up with episode 10, “Inversion Illusion,” which found Zeke sacrificing his life to save Cal.

Zeke overheard Olive describing Cal as the dragon who can save everyone. If he dies, all is lost. Zeke, being the decent man we’ve come to know and love, knew he was the only one capable of pulling Cal back from the brink of death. Zeke’s now dead as part two picks up, and Cal’s in perfect health thanks to Zeke’s courageous act.

Zeke’s death leading to Cal’s survival was just one of the key events that transpired in episode 10. (Here’s a full recap for those who need a refresher.) Episode 11 picks up with all 828ers in confinement and...

The missing-plane drama Manifest has had a hell of a ride. First came the now infamous cancellation by NBC, followed by months of uncertainty over the show’s remaining two seasons and then culminating in a last-minute, 20-episode order from Netflix. The second half of the abbreviated final season will hit the streamer June 2 — right in the middle of the WGA strike that prohibits its prolific writer-showrunner, Jeff Rake, from promoting the series.

Luckily for the show, star Josh Dallas (who plays Flight 828 passenger Ben Stone and will appear at the Atx TV Festival with other castmembers June 1) is picking up the baton. He spoke to THR — while enjoying his time at home in L.A. with his wife, actress Ginnifer Goodwin, and their two young children after five years of production in New York — about Manifest‘s marquee ending and the state of episodic television going forward.

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New episodes of Manifest are coming to Netflix next month, and the streaming service has released a trailer and poster teasing the series' final 10 installments.

The drama ran for three seasons and 42 episodes on NBC before being cancelled in 2021. The series performed very well on Netflix, so (after initially passing) the service revived Manifest for a fourth and final season of 20 episodes. The first half of season four was released in November.

Starring Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Parveen Kaur, Matt Long, Holly Taylor, Daryl Edwards, and Ty Doran, the Manifest series follows the survivors of a plane disappearance who return mysteriously after five years. The passengers of Flight 828 now know that their return could mark the end of the world.

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