Will a mainstream movie or TV series depict Muhammad or Allah in an entertaining way before 2035?
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  • Must be officially released between now and the end of 2034;

  • Must depict Muhammad or Allah for an entertaining effect (including satire) as opposed to documentary/historical/religious context;

  • Must be released via mainstream channels (e.g. popular streaming platforms);

We've had series such as Record of Ragnarok and American Gods that contained entertaining depictions of sacred characters from, among others, Hinduism, Christianity, and Buddhism.

However, mainstream producers have carefully avoided depicting Islam's prophet Muhammad and god Allah. Cursory internet search suggests that this is due to the chilling effect of Islamic violence, most notably the Charlie Hebdo shooting:

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My favorite response from the Reddit thread

  • Honestly a reasonable response, if you actually are bothered by it dropping it is fair

  • Second guy does an accurate but actually (but also acts personally consistently)

  • Why are these replies two years apart

The Quora link claims Mohammed isn't in American gods because Neil gaiman was afraid of islamist violence coming after him and while I'm sure that would scare him had it come up, that's almost certainly not the reason (no abrahamic religious figures come up in it except a single offhand mention of Jesus and they wouldn't fit in in the story at all).

Does 'depict' mean a visual depiction specifically? No voiceover-only depictions allowed?

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@Yolotomassi Yeah, must be visual

Was South Park episode 200 the last time that this happened?

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