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Netflix’s ’Messiah’ Series Stirs Controversy with Islamic Themes, Debuts January 1

Friday 13 December 2019, by Ginette

Messiah is the new Netflix TV series for Arab viewers. It will be broadcast from January 1, 2020 and the trailer has just been unveiled by the production company.

The Messiah series tells the story of "Al-Masih", the Messiah. The latter announces that he has been sent to Earth by his father. However, in Islam, Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal is a false prophet, who descends to Earth to attract people towards Sheitan (Satan)...