LOS ANGELES, Dec 22 — A prophet who defies a resurgent Islamic State in Syria. A shooting on Jerusalem’s sacred Temple Mount. And — just possibly — the coming of the Messiah. Netflix could scarcely have picked a more controversial plot for its latest thriller, about a mysterious religious...
Michael Petroni, Michelle Monaghan and Andrew McQuinn attend the ‘Messiah’ Los Angeles Press Mixer in Los Angeles December 12, 2019. — AFP pic
“Yes, it’s provocative — the show is provocative,” creator Michael Petroni told AFP. “But provocative isn’t offensive.”, out January 1, imagines how modern society would react if such a figure appeared, spreading his message rapidly via social media in a world grappling with “fake news” and breathless 24-hour bulletins.
Filming at the iconic site was never a remote possibility — particularly given the violent nature of the scene in the show’s second episode. “It’s not like I’m welcoming backlash,” he added. “We expect that there’s going to be a lot of noise around the show, and a lot of debate. I’m hoping for debate.”
“Obviously historically they don’t meet up happily. But that is where they all meet up. And so to me as a location to a story that’s about politics and religion, it was so symbolic.” Other US shows such as “Homeland,” which drew criticism over its portrayal of the Middle East and Muslims, have been embarrassed by cultural and linguistic pitfalls.
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