WGN America slates two seasons for Mennonite drama
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Michelle Clancy
| 13 November 2018

WGN America plans to launch the inaugural season of Pure, a drama about the insular world of the Mennonite community, on 23 January in the US.

The series follows the double life that one pastor must adopt to protect his family from a crime syndicate. Starring Ryan Robbins, the one-hour drama takes viewers on a journey down a secretive subculture through the eyes of a conflicted, good-hearted man trying to shield his family and preserve his faith. Also starring is A.J. Buckley, Rosie Perez, Peter Outerbridge and Gord Rand.

At the centre of “Pure” stands Noah Funk (Robbins), a newly elected Mennonite pastor seeking to rid drugs and corruption from his community, but he gets pulled into the very drug ring he is fighting. Hand-in-hand with his devoted wife, Anna Funk (Paxton-Beesley), they battle a world of violence and greed from the inside out.

Pure is produced by Two East Productions and Cineflix in association with WGN America, Super Channel, Hulu and the CBC.

WGN America has also greenlit a sophomore season of the scripted series, with Alyson Hannigan joining the cast as a recurring guest star. Season two of Pure is slated to premiere later in 2019.