Messiah (Season 1)

Messiah (2020) is a Netflix drama series you can watch online on iFILM, directed by James McTeigue. A man calling himself Al-Masih appears in the Middle East and draws a growing crowd of followers. Governments start paying very close attention.

CIA officer Eva Geller, played by Michelle Monaghan, is tasked with figuring out whether he is a genuine religious phenomenon, a sophisticated provocateur, or something more dangerous. Israeli intelligence officer Aviram Dahan — Tomer Sisley — is running a parallel track of his own. The further both investigations go, the fewer clean answers either side gets. The show is shrewd about how institutions respond to any kind of influence they cannot own or control.

Mehdi Dehbi carries the title role with deliberate ambiguity — there is never a moment when the character's true nature is obvious, which is the whole point. The complete single season is available to stream on iFILM. Watch Messiah (2020) online and make up your own mind.