Breaking Amish

2023
4.4
32 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (12)

1 Jumping the Fence
9/9/12
Season-only
Four Amish and one Mennonite leave the only home they've ever known to answer one question "is there more to life"? Facing being shunned by their families and possible exile from their communities, what will they think about life on the outside world?
2 What Have We Gotten Ourselves Into?
9/16/12
Season-only
The Amish find themselves in chaotic and vibrant New York City. Excited, scared and full of hope, they experience a variety of firsts. But as they adjust to the big city, both tension and romance begins to surface.
3 Breaking All the Rules
9/23/12
Season-only
The cast breaks Amish & Mennonite rules by buying "English" clothes and getting tattoos. Later, Kate and Rebecca decide to pursue a modeling career. And Abe & Rebecca are shocked when both their families suddenly show up in NY to take them home.
4 New Beginnings
9/30/12
Season-only
Rebecca comes face to face with a brutal reality from her past, while Sabrina struggles to connect with her ethnic heritage. Kate breaks down under the pressure of being shunned by her family, and romance is blossoming between two cast-mates.
5 What Is Really Happening?
10/7/12
Season-only
Kate, Jeremiah, Sabrina, Abe & Rebecca disagree about the good and bad of being Amish. Sabrina realizes she knows nothing about the Puerto Rican culture but desperately wants to connect to it. Kate's DUI past starts to catch up with her.
6 Good vs. Evil
10/14/12
Season-only
Kate, Sabrina, Abe & Rebecca visit the Sex Museum. Kate strips down to a bikini for her first photo shoot. Abe gets serious about Rebecca and wants to take things to the next level. And everything comes to a stop when there are allegations of witchcraft.
7 Final Days
10/21/12
Season-only
Kate is cast out of the group. Jeremiah and Sabrina have something to hide. Abe finds out that Rebecca is not being honest. Sabrina finds her biological father. And the group begins to pack for home and must make one of the biggest decisions of their lives.
8 Decision Time
10/28/12
Season-only
The group makes their way home to make one of the biggest decisions of their lives. Will they commit to being Amish/Mennonite or will they go English? They face their families and friends and the possibility of being shunned.
9 Party Time
11/4/12
Season-only
Sabrina uncovers letters from her birth Mother while Kate gets a dose of reality. Abe and Rebecca struggle to plan their wedding, while Jeremiah and Sabrina plan a bachelor and bachelorette party the two might never forgive or forget in Atlantic City.
10 Finale
11/11/12
Season-only
The pre-wedding party ends with tempers boiling over, but not before a shocking secret is revealed. Abe and Rebecca realize the difficulty of planning a wedding on their own. Finally, Jermiah confronts Sabrina about the future of their relationship.
11 The Shunning Truth: Part 1
11/11/12
Season-only
In an exclusive interview hosted by NBC's Michelle Beadle, Abe, Rebecca, Kate, Jeremiah and Sabrina reunite to confront each other about their time together in NYC and set the record straight on accusations and allegations that have recently been made.
12 The Shunning Truth: Part 2
11/18/12
Season-only
In Part 2 of this reunion special, the cast clears the air, addressing the rumors and allegations that have surfaced since the series premiered. Are they really Amish or actors? What is the truth behind Abe and Rebecca's relationship?

About this show

Members and ex-members of the Amish and Mennonite communities face many first experiences as they learn to balance their beliefs and values with "new world" freedoms.

Ratings and reviews

4.4
32 reviews
Stray Feral
October 18, 2016
This show introduced me to the Anabaptist people.
Madonna Soccer
January 29, 2015
Yes
1 person found this review helpful
LF Kengnek
July 13, 2016
Return to amish