NETFLIX IS COMING TO NEW MEXICO TO FILM A TELEVISION SERIES CALLED “MESSIAH.” FILMING WILL BE IN NUMEROUS LOCATIONS, INCLUDING ALBUQUERQUE, MOUNTAINAIR, ESTANCIA, BELEN AND SANTA FE. “MESSIAH” IS A TEN EPISODE SERIES THAT TELLS THE STORY OF A MAN WHO COMES FROM THE MIDDLE EAST AND IS BELIEVED BY HIS FOLLOWERS TO BE SENT FROM GOD.
THE NEW MEXICO FILM OFFICE SAYS THE PRODUCTION WILL EMPLOY AROUND 500 CREW MEMBERS, 40 LOCAL ACTORS AND APPROXIMATELY 18-HUNDRED BACKGROUND TALENT. WORK ON THE SERIES IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN EARLY JUNE AND GO THROUGH MID-AUGUST.
