(Netflix)
Episodes: Ongoing (hour)
Seasons: Ongoing
TV show dates: January 1, 2020 — present
Series status: Has not been cancelled
Performers include: Mehdi Dehbi, Tomer Sisley, Michelle Monaghan, John Ortiz, Melinda Page Hamilton, Stefania LaVie Owen, Jane Adams, Sayyid El Alami, Fares Landoulsi, and Wil Traval.
TV show description:
A suspense thriller TV series, Messiah was created by Michael Petroni. The show chronicles the modern world’s reaction to a man who first appears in the Middle East. Al-Massih (Dehbi) creates a groundswell of international followers around him when he claims to be the eschatological return of ‘Isa (Jesus). Has he been sent by God or, is he a dangerous fraud who’s bent on dismantling the world’s geopolitical order?
The story unfolds from multiple points of view, including those of Eve Geller (Monaghan), a young CIA agent; an Israeli Shin Bet officer named Avrim Dahan (Sisley); Latino preacher Felix Iguero (Ortiz) and his Texan daughter, Rebecca (Owen); a refugee named Samir (Landoulsi); and the media, among others.
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What do you think? Do you like the Messiah TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for another season?
Enjoyed this series because it gave me a lot to think about re current political situations in the Middle East. A different viewpoint: fictionalized and not preachy-preachy. Hope it continues into a second year with the same thoughtful/provocative storylines