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Netflix announced this week that they are going ahead with Messiah<\/i>, a series set in the present day about a miracle-worker who appears in the Middle East. Netflix also revealed that they have entered into a multi-year development deal<\/a> with Orange Is the New Black<\/i> creator Jenji Kohan, who revealed back in June that she is working on a \u201cteen Jesus\u201d series<\/a>, which many have assumed she was developing for Netflix as well.<\/p>\n

The announcement about the Kohan deal made no mention of the \u201cteen Jesus\u201d series, so time will tell what becomes of that. In the meantime, here is the press release<\/a> for Messiah<\/i> (the development of which was first revealed back in March<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Hollywood, CA \u2013 November 16, 2017 \u2014 Netflix, the world\u2019s leading Internet entertainment service, will bring Messiah<\/a><\/i>, an epic suspenseful drama exploring the lines among religion, faith and politics, to its members around the globe in 2019.<\/p>\n

Messiah<\/i> will chronicle the modern world\u2019s reaction to a man who first appears in the Middle East creating a groundswell of followers around him claiming he is the Messiah. Is he sent from God or is he a dangerous fraud bent on dismantling the world\u2019s geopolitical order? In ten hour-long episodes, the story unfolds from multiple points of view, including a young CIA agent, an Israeli Shin Bet officer, a Latino preacher and his Texan daughter, a Palestinian refugee and the media, among others.<\/p>\n

The series was created by Michael Petroni (The Chronicles of Narnia: the Voyage of the Dawn Treader<\/a><\/i>, The Book Thief<\/i>) and brought to Netflix by Petroni and Emmy\u00ae award winning producer Mark Burnett, MGM\u2019s President, Television Group & Digital (The Voice<\/i>, Shark Tank<\/i>, Survivor<\/i> and The Bible Series<\/a><\/i>).<\/p>\n

Messiah<\/i>, a Netflix production, will be executive produced by Petroni, who also wrote the first episode. Also executive producing are Burnett and Roma Downey (The Bible Series<\/i>, Son of God<\/a><\/i>, Ben Hur<\/a><\/i>), Andrew Deane (Industry Entertainment) and James McTeigue (Sense8<\/i>, V for Vendetta<\/i>), who will also serve as a director.<\/p>\n

\u201cMessiah<\/i> promises to be a fascinating series for viewers of every faith, and a thrilling drama filled with multi-layered characters set on a global stage,\u201d said Cindy Holland, Vice President, Original Content for Netflix.<\/p>\n

Said Petroni, \u201cMessiah<\/i> will have every viewer asking the question \u2018is he or isn\u2019t he?\u2019 How you answer that question may reveal more about you than it does about the show. Messiah<\/i> challenges us to examine what we believe and why.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMessiah<\/i> is 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?\u201d said Downey and Burnett. \u201cIt\u2019s a series that could change everything.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u2014 The picture above is of Burnett and Downey promoting <\/i>A.D. The Bible Continues<\/a> (2015).<\/i><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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