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Netflix has opted to not renew provocative drama Messiah for a second season, the sequence co-star Wil Traval revealed through Instagram just lately.
“It’s a very sad day today,” he wrote. “I have just received news from Netflix that there will be no season 2 of Messiah I wanted to say to all the fans thank you for your support and love. I wish things were different.”
Created by Michael Petroni and produced by The Bible‘s Mark Burnett and Roma Downey, Messiah explored the strains amongst faith, religion and politics, reported Deadline.
When a CIA officer investigates a person — referred to by some as Al-Masih (Mehdi Dehbi) — attracting worldwide consideration and followers by means of acts of public disruption, she embarks on a worldwide, high-stakes mission to uncover whether or not he’s a divine entity or a misleading con artist.
Messiah, which options a big worldwide forged and is filmed in a number of areas world wide, is the kind of manufacturing that might be extraordinarily tough to drag off any time quickly as many of the world continues to be gripped by the worldwide coronavirus pandemic.
The sequence confronted some controversy. The Messiah trailer sparked backlash over the title al-Masih, prompting a change.org petition urging a boycott of the sequence, which didn’t obtain a large assist. Additionally elevating eyebrows within the Center East was a scene within the sequence involving taking pictures on Jerusalem’s sacred Temple Mount.
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Then two days earlier than Messiah was to debut on Netflix world wide, The Royal Movie Fee of Jordan requested that the drama isn’t proven within the predominantly Muslim nation.
“Messiah is a piece of fiction,” a Netflix spokesperson mentioned in a press release to Deadline on the time. “It is not based on any one character, figure or religion. All Netflix shows feature ratings and information to help members make their own decisions about what’s right for them and their families.”
Messiah was partially shot within the Kingdom, and the RFC had reviewed synopses for the sequence’ episodes earlier than approving the shoot and granting the present tax credit score.
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