Pure (Canadian TV series)

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Pure
Genre Crime Drama
Created by Michael Amo
Directed by Ken Girotti
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Country of origin Canada
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 12
Production company(s)
Release
Original network CBC Television (Season 1)
Super Channel (Season 2)
WGN America (United States)
Original release January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09) –
July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Pure is a Canadian television drama series that first aired on CBC Television in January and February 2017,[1] and subsequently on Super Channel. The show stars Ryan Robbins as Noah Funk, a Mennonite pastor working undercover within an organized crime network in order to clean up a drug trafficking problem in his community.[2] The show also stars A. J. Buckley, Peter Outerbridge, Alex Paxton-Beesley, and Rosie Perez.[3]

Pure is produced by Two East Productions and Cineflix Media[4] and is directed by Ken Girotti.[5]

Showrunner Michael Amo stated that he pitched the show to television networks in the 2000s but "didn't get any takers".[4] It is inspired by the operations of a Mennonite organized crime ring that smuggled cocaine and marijuana from Mexico to Canada and the United States.[4][6]

The series premiere was watched by 858,000 Canadian viewers.[7] On April 12, 2017, the show was picked up by Hulu in the United States.[8] WGN America acquired the US television rights to the series in August 2017.[9]

Initially, Pure was not renewed for a second season;[10][11] however, in April 2018 the show was picked up by Super Channel, CBC, Hulu, and WGN America for a season two with six episodes, set to premiere in 2019.[12][13] The series is scheduled to debut on WGN America on May 28, 2019.[14]

In June 2018, Super Channel announced that actors Alyson Hannigan, Christopher Heyerdahl, Zoie Palmer, and Victor Gomez were joining the production for Season 2.[15][16]

Cast

The cast includes:[4][5][6][17][16]

Episodes

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 6 January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09) February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13)
2 6 May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28) July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)

Season 1 (2017)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date Canada viewers
(millions)
1 1 "Ordination" Ken Girotti Michael Amo January 9, 2017 (2017-01-09) 1.021[18]
2 2 "The Singing" Ken Girotti Michael Amo January 16, 2017 (2017-01-16) N/A
3 3 "As One" Ken Girotti Michael Amo January 23, 2017 (2017-01-23) N/A
4 4 "Funeral" Ken Girotti Michael Amo January 30, 2017 (2017-01-30) N/A
5 5 "Communion" Ken Girotti Michael Amo February 6, 2017 (2017-02-06) N/A
6 6 "Baptism" Ken Girotti Michael Amo February 13, 2017 (2017-02-13) N/A

Season 2 (2019)

No.
overall		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
7 1 "Excommunication" Ken Girotti Michael Amo May 28, 2019 (2019-05-28) 0.241[19]
8 2 "Faspa" Ken Girotti Andrew Wreggitt June 4, 2019 (2019-06-04) 0.219[20]
9 3 "Return of the Lamb" T.W. Peacocke Waneta Storms June 11, 2019 (2019-06-11) 0.107[21]
10 4 "The Proposal" T.W. Peacocke Michael Amo June 18, 2019 (2019-06-18) 0.166[22]
11 5 "Penance" Ken Girotti Andrew Wreggitt June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25) 0.195[23]
12 6 "Wedding" Ken Girotti Michael Amo July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02) 0.194[24]

Setting

Though filmed in Nova Scotia, Pure is set in a fictional town called Antioch in southern Ontario, and during the first season, it also included the U.S. state of Texas and the Mexican state of Chihuahua.[17]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref
2017 ACTRA Maritimes Award Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role Gary Levert Nominated [25]
Directors Guild of Canada Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Ken Girotti
(episode: "Ordination")		 Nominated [26]
2018 Canadian Screen Awards Best Dramatic Series Pure Nominated [27]
Best Direction, Drama Series Ken Girotti
(episode: "Ordination")		 Nominated
Best Original Music, Fiction Jonathan Goldsmith
(episode: "Ordination")		 Nominated
Screen Nova Scotia Awards Best TV Series Pure Won [28]

References

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  20. ↑ UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY’s Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 6.4.2019 - Showbuzz Daily
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Further reading

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External links

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