Katie Lapp (Leclerc) is an innocent young Amish woman who has ventured out of her small Lancaster community for the first time after a painful incident led to her “shunning” from the very township that raised her. The series is based on some of the heartbreaking experiences of Lewis’ maternal grandmother, who was born into the Old Order Mennonite Church, which became the genesis of Lewis’ fascination with her Plain heritage. The dramatic sequel to Hallmark Channel’s highly acclaimed original movie, “Beverly Lewis’ The Shunning,” which first premiered in 2011, is based on the second novel of The Heritage of Lancaster County Books from New York Times best-selling author Beverly Lewis. Three-time Emmy ® and two-time Golden Globe ® nominee Sherry Stringfield (“ER”) and Katie Leclerc (“Switched at Birth”) star in the World Premiere of “Beverly Lewis’ The Confession,” a Hallmark Channel Original Movie on Saturday, May 11 (9p.m. This film includes comments about prayer and the Lord in addition to a great Christian song and we are very pleased to award this outstanding family film our Dove Seal for all ages.The Confession Debuts on The Hallmark Channel

But will the imposter wind up with it all, and will Laura ever learn the truth about her daughter?

The drama builds as the day approaches when Laura is about to sign over her estate to Katie before she dies.

However, Laura’s unscrupulous husband, Dylan (Adrian Paul), owes a ton of money due to gambling debts and plans to thwart any mother/daughter reunion so there is no possibility of finding himself outside of his wife’s last will and testament.Įventually Katie finds herself in her mother’s home but she thinks Katie is a maid as husband Dylan has planted an imposter posing as the real Katie. Soon the story unfolds that Katie’s real mother, Laura Bennett (Sherry Stringfield), has tumors and her condition is terminable, and Katie, raised by adoptive Amish parents, longs to see her real mother before she dies. It demonstrates so well that a movie can be entertaining without featuring a lot of sex, language or violence.Ī young Amish woman named Katie (played superbly by Katie Leclerc) is attempting to get her driver’s license when the movie begins. This story is so well written and well made that it is difficult to come up with enough words to praise its value as a wholesome and yet dramatic story.

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