Bell Media’s Crave announced Tuesday its new original docuseries Narco Mennonites, a three-part true-crime series exploring the story of Canada’s so-called “Mennonite Mafia,” will drop Friday, Jan. 16.
Produced by McGillivray Entertainment Media and Last Word Entertainment in association with Bell Media, the series “tells the unbelievable story of a Mennonite family that transformed a quiet Canadian town into the epicentre of a North American drug empire,” says a Bell Media press release.
“For decades, a quiet Mennonite farming community in Canada hid a secret no one saw coming: a family-run drug empire stretching from rural Ontario to the mountains of Chihuahua, Mexico,” the release continues. “Narco Mennonites uncovers the astonishing rise of the Harms family, the original architects of the ‘Mennonite Mafia,’ and the violent new generation that followed. Through insight from insiders, traffickers, and pursuing law enforcement, the series reveals how a peaceful religious community became an unexpected pipeline for cartel power.”
For McGillivray Entertainment Media, Nanci MacLean and Scott McGillivray serve as executive producers of the docuseries. For Last Word Entertainment, Sherry Fynbo serves as writer, director and executive producer, and James Carroll and David Holthouse also serve as executive producers.
For Bell Media, Kelsey-Ann Maria is production executive for original programming, Sarah Fowlie is head of production for original programming, Rachel Goldstein-Couto is head of development for original programming, Carlyn Klebuc is general manager of original programming, and Justin Stockman is executive producer and vice president of content development and programming.
Narco Mennonites is the newest addition to Crave’s growing library of original true-crime docuseries, which includes Mafia: Most Wanted, Billionaire Murders, and The Kings of Coke.
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