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T2 WHATS UP! October 7 - 13, 2018 BY KYLA BREWER TV Media B inge-watching your favorite TV shows can be fun, but there's something exciting about waiting for a mystery to unfold week after week, build- ing anticipation with unex- pected twists and turns. A new series is poised to take over the airwaves as TV viewers clamor to find this season's new "it" drama. After a turbulent but other- wise routine flight, the passen- gers and crew onboard Mon- tego Air Flight 828 land and discover that they've been missing for more than five years in the new show "Mani- fest," airing Monday, Oct. 8, on NBC. Back on solid ground, they're told that while they may have departed Montego Bay, Jamaica, on April 7, 2013, the day's date is actually Nov. 4, 2018. Amazingly, none of the 191 passengers and crew have aged a day. As government agents in- vestigate and the passengers attempt to return to their nor- mal lives, some of them won- der if they are destined for something greater than they've ever imagined. While various media outlets have likened the new NBC se- ries to ABC's former hit "Lost," this is no knockoff. At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, series creator Jeff Rake ex- plained that "Manifest" will tackle the debate over science versus faith, an ambitious goal for a prime-time drama. He ex- plained that he may not have all of the details worked out just yet, but he already has "an end- game" in mind for the series. Rake may be in the know, but series star Josh Dallas ("Once Upon a Time") said he isn't in- terested in knowing too much about where the show is going. "It's better for me on this par- ticular project for me to not know, and discover along with the fans," the actor said at Com- ic-Con. He also explained what made him so interested in play- ing his character, Ben Stone. "I'm a spiritual guy, I believe in the universe; Ben is a mathema- tician and scientific. I found that to be intriguing and inter- Melissa Roxburgh stars in "Manifest" High drama TV continued on page T10 TV FEATURE