‘Messiah’ Is A New Netflix Show About A Modern-Day Jesus
Say your prayers: Netflix is making a show about a modern-day Jesus.Messiahwill ask the question: what if a Christ-like figure showed up in the modern day world? How would society as a whole react? Also, will this modern-day Jesus be hot? We can only hope. Bask in the glory of moreMessiahTV series details below. Peace be with you.
In their never-ending quest to pump out as much original programming as possible, Netflix has just announced another new show:Messiah, billed as a “suspenseful drama exploring the lines among religion, faith and politics.” The 10-episode series will follow events surrounding a mysterious man who appears in the Middle East, a claiming he is the Messiah. Normally, people who pop-up in modern times claiming to be the new Jesus get laughed-off as nuts, but the figure at the center ofMessiahappears to be the real deal, and quickly amasses a following.
Messiahwill tell this story through the perspective of several different characters, including a young CIA agent, an Israeli Shin Bet officer, a Latino preacher and his daughter, a Palestinian refugee and the media, and more. The series comes courtesy of creatorMichael Petroni, who wroteThe Chronicles of Narnia: the Voyage of the Dawn TreaderandThe Book Thief, and producerMark Burnett. Burnett has produced multiple Biblical-themed pieces of entertainment, including the History Channel miniseriesThe Bible. He also produced the very un-BiblicalThe Apprentice, starring someone who shall remain nameless. Other producers onMessiahincludeRoma Downey,Andrew Deane, andV for VendettafilmmakerJames McTeigue, who will also direct the series.
Of the series, Petroni said, “Messiahwill have every viewer asking the question ‘is he or isn’t he?’ How you answer that question may reveal more about you than it does about the show. Messiah challenges us to examine what we believe and why.” Burnett and Downey issued the following joint statement:
“Messiahis a series that will have the audience asking big questions. What if someone showed up in 2018 amid strange occurrences and was thought to be the Messiah? What would society do? How would the media cover him? Would millions simply quit work? Could governments collapse?…It’s a series that could change everything.”
Willthis be the series that could changeeverything? I’m going to go out on a limb here and say “no.” But a series about a modern-day Christ-like figure is intriguing, especially here in this hellscape will call the 21st century.Messiahwill drop on Netflix in2019.
