EDMONTON – Super Channel has commissioned the second season of Canadian Mennonite drug drama Pure.
Inspired by actual events, Pure tells the story of a newly-elected pastor trapped into working for a cocaine-smuggling ring that operates within his closed Mennonite community. CBC aired the first season of the Canadian Screen Award nominated series.
The six-part Super Channel Original Production will tell the continuing story of Noah and Anna Funk, Mennonites trying to protect their family and preserve their faith while battling drug trafficking within their community. The second season is scheduled to begin production in Nova Scotia later this spring and anticipated to premiere on Super Channel in early 2019.
Produced by Two East Productions and Cineflix (Pure East 2) Inc. in association with Super Channel, WGN America, Hulu and the CBC, Pure is created and written by Michael Amo (The Listener) with Ken Girotti (Orphan Black, Vikings) as the series director. Amo and Girotti serve as executive producers for the second season, along with Brett Burlock, Peter Emerson and David MacLeod (Call Me Fitz, Haven). Cineflix Rights has the exclusive worldwide distribution rights to Pure.
“We are thrilled to be working with Michael Amo and the team at Two East and Cineflix to bring Pure back for Canadian fans of the series," said Super Channel’s programming VP Melissa Kajpust, in the news release. "We jumped at the chance to bring this compelling drama set in a unique world to a pay-tv audience. There is so much more to the story to be told and we are excited the creators will have the creative freedom to take the story in new directions."
