Oct 18, 2018 02:19 PM EST

NBC's Manifest Extended for Three More Episodes

NBC has picked up Manifest for three more episodes for a total of 16 episodes for their first season. The show is now the highest rated new series in adults 18-49 and in total viewers.

Manifest stars Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina and Parveen Kaur. The show's storyline focuses around a flight that has returned home after more than 5 years, but the people on the plane think they have only been away for the travel time of the flight.

Jeff Rake and David Frankel executive produce the series with Rake writing. They are joined by fellow executive producers Robert Zemeckis, Jack Rapke and Jackie Levine.

Manifest airs Monday nights at 10 p.m. on NBC.