Messiah: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Messiah explores the lines among religion, faith and politics. It chronicles the modern world's 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's geopolitical order? 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.

Series details

• Title: Messiah
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Thriller, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2020-01-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 26798
• IMDb ID: tt7671598
• TVDB ID: 373186

Cast and credited roles

• Tomer Sisley — Aviram Dahan
• Michelle Monaghan — Eva Geller
• Mehdi Dehbi — Al-Masih
• Sayyid El Alami — Jibril Hassan
• John Ortiz — Reverend Felix Iguero
• Melinda Page Hamilton — Anna Iguero
• Stefania Owen — Rebecca Iguero
• Jane Adams — Miriam Keneally
• Farès Landoulsi — Samer
• Wil Traval — Will Mathers

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-01-01; final listed air date 2020-01-01; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Messiah on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.