Fans of sci-fi drama series Manifest may not have much longer to wait to see the show make its return on Netflix, with showrunner Jeff Rake having revealed that they are aiming for a November release date. The news came on the back of a tweet by author Stephen King who asked when the series would be coming back and also added a couple of jokey questions about how many times the phrases “Trust me” and “It’s complicated” will be used by characters in the fourth season. On this occasion, Rake was more than happy to fill in the writer on what he wanted to know.In his reply, Rake said, “Thank you for your inquiry, [Stephen King]. Re: #1, I’m hearing November. Re: #2 and #3, if you’re proposing a drinking game, I’m in.”

Manifest hit the headlines last year after being canceled by NBC despite the series initially having a five-season plan and only having put out three of those seasons. After a couple of months of uncertainty, fan outcry and a surge of interest for the previous seasons on Netflix, the streaming agreed to bring the show back for one final season of 20 episodes that will complete the story almost exactly as intended by Rake.

Manifest Will Bring Back the Full Cast in a Rare Case of a Canceled Series Being Saved For The Fans

When news broke of Manifest’s cancellation, showrunner Rake was quick to mobilize fans to make their voices heard on social media in order to try and secure a return for the show, which ended season 3 with a cliffhanger that seemed destined to go unresolved. After at one point trying to get NBC to agree to a TV movie to allow him to complete the story in some fashion, Netflix finally came through and gave fans of the series what they wanted - one final season to answer all of the questions that have been building since the series began.

Although all of the cast were out of contract by the time the deal was done, all of the main players, including Matt Long, Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, J.R. Ramirez and Holly Taylor, have returned for the new season, which will be split over several parts that is yet to be revealed. The approach is similar to the upcoming season of Stranger Things, which is also being split across multiple parts. While Netflix has always been known for the ability to binge-watch many of its shows, they have recently been changing tack a little. They may not be going to a weekly release format, but having seasons released in smaller chunks provides them with a hook to keep people subscribed while still allowing audiences to binge on their favorite programs, albeit not all in one go.

For fans like Stephen King, the fourth season cannot arrive soon enough. All that leaves is a lot of pressure on Rake and his team to make sure the series ends on a high and doesn’t fall to the same fate as the likes of Lost, which left viewers feeling less than satisfied with the ending they were given.