The series stirre­d contro­versy, especi­ally of the scene involv­ing shooti­ng on Jerusa­lem’s sacred Temple MountNetflix has opted not to renew provocative drama Messiah for a second season, the series co-star Wil Traval revealed via Instagram recently. “I have just received news from Netflix that there will be no season 2 of Messiah I wanted to say to all the fans thank you for your support and love. Also raising eyebrows in the Middle East was a scene in the series involving shooting on Jerusalem’s sacred Temple Mount. Netflix’s Middle Eastern thriller ‘Messiah’ stirs controversyThen two days before Messiah was to debut on Netflix around the world, The Royal Film Commission of Jordan requested that the drama is not shown in the predominantly Muslim country. “Messiah is a work of fiction,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement to Deadline at the time.

Source: The Express Tribune March 29, 2020 08:26 UTC