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After complaints of a “subtexual anti-Islam sentiment,” as one news report described it, Netflix has decided not to renew the drama “Messiah” after one season.
Series co-star Wil Traval broked the news on Instagram, calling it “a very sad day,” Deadline reported.
The series by Michael Petroni and “The Bible” producers Mark Burnett and Roma Downey featured a CIA officer played by Michelle Monaghan investigating a mysterious messianic figure known as Al-Masih who had attracted international followers.
The name Al-Masih, Arabic for messiah, prompted a change.org petition urging a boycott of the series. The Guardian newspaper of London explained that in Islamic eschatology, Al-Masih ad-Dajjal is an evil figure comparable to the Antichrist whose name translates to “the false messiah, liar, the deceiver.” Continue reading…
