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Messiah

Messiah

Will he convert you?

20207.21 Season10 EpisodesCanceled

Overview

A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?

Created by James McTeigue
NetworksNetflix

Top Cast

Mehdi Dehbi

Mehdi Dehbi

al-Masih

Michelle Monaghan

Michelle Monaghan

Eva Geller

John Ortiz

John Ortiz

Felix Iguero

Tomer Sisley

Tomer Sisley

Avrim Dahan

Stefania LaVie Owen

Stefania LaVie Owen

Rebecca Iguero

Sayyid El Alami

Sayyid El Alami

Jibril Hassan

Wil Traval

Wil Traval

Will Mathers

Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Miriam Keneally

Fares Landoulsi

Fares Landoulsi

Samer

Melinda Page Hamilton

Melinda Page Hamilton

Anna Iguero

Themes & Keywords

central intelligence agency (cia)widowpalestinian-israeli conflictprophetreverendmessiahmysteriousisis (daesh)complexunderstatedaudacious

About Messiah

Messiah is a drama series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of central intelligence agency (cia), widow, palestinian-israeli conflict, prophet, reverend, messiah. Created by James McTeigue, it stars Mehdi Dehbi, Michelle Monaghan, John Ortiz. A wary CIA officer investigates a charismatic man who sparks a spiritual movement and stirs political unrest. Who exactly is he? And what does he want?

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