| Genre: | Reality |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 7 |
| Num Episodes: | 59 |
| Runtime: | 42–90 minutes |
| Company: | Hot Snakes Media |
| Channel: | TLC |
| Related: | Breaking Amish |
Return to Amish is an American reality television series on the TLC television network that debuted May 22, 2014. It is a spinoff and continuation series to Breaking Amish which ran four seasons from 2012 to 2014. The series deal with the original cast members of Breaking Amish returning to their hometowns and trying to adjust to living in their Amish communities once again, but come across problems or make choices along the way that interfere with that goal and thus remain shunned for the time being.
On May 1, 2014, it was announced that Breaking Amish was spawning a spin-off, entitled Return to Amish following the Breaking Amish cast members of seasons one and two who all lived in Pennsylvania at the time of production, except for Kate, who resided in New York City.[1] The two-hour premiere debuted on June 1, 2014, with the season airing seven episodes.[2]
A second season of Return to Amish premiered on May 31, 2015.[3] On June 14, 2016, the show was renewed for a third season with a premiere date of July 10, 2016.[4] A trailer released by TLC revealed much of the original cast returning, including Mary and Sabrina, who appeared in seasons one, two and three, but was absent from the fourth. The fourth season was originally set to be Mary's last and it possibly being the final season altogether.[5]
The show's fifth season premiered on November 18, 2018. Jeremiah, Mary, and Sabrina returned but not Abe and Rebecca. The returning three cast members were joined by several new cast members: Dawn, Shelly, Lowell, and Ada.[6] Cast member Matt from the fourth season of Breaking Amish makes guest appearances this season. The season follows Jeremiah and his wife Carmela as they travel across country running their donut business with the help of Amish and Mennonite workers who are eager to break loose into the English world. Critics have claimed some of the episodes have scripted elements.[7]
On November 14, 2022, it was announced that the seventh season would premiere on March 14, 2023.[8]
| Cast | Community | Details | Seasons | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abe Schmucker[9] | Ex-Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.[10] | 1-4 | |
| Jeremiah Raber | Ex-Amish | Adopted by an Amish family, grew up in Holmes County, Ohio. | 1-7 | |
| Kate Stoltzfus[11] | Ex-Amish | Daughter of a bishop, grew up in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, previously spent some time in Florida. Currently lives in New York City. | 1-3 | |
| Rebecca Schmucker | Ex-Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 1-4 | |
| Sabrina High | Ex-Mennonite | Adopted by a Mennonite family, born to Puerto Rican and Italian parents. | 1-7 | |
| Mary Schmucker | Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 1-5 | |
| Chester Schmucker | Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 1-4 | |
| Katie Ann Schmucker | Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 1-3 | |
| Andrew Schmucker | Ex-Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 1-3 | |
| Chapel Peace Schmucker | "English" | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 1-3 | |
| Carmela Mendez Raber | English | From Vancouver, Washington Married to Jeremiah Raber. Escaped from Branhamism, had four children prior to marrying Jeremiah | 3-7 | |
| Ada Byler | Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 5-7 | |
| LaShell Yoder | ex-Amish | From Belleville, Pennsylvania. Adopted by a Mennonite family. | 5 | |
| Dawn Martin | ex-Mennonite | From Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania. | 5 | |
| Lowell Hoover | ex-Mennonite | From Bedford, Pennsylvania. Adopted by a Mennonite family. | 5 | |
| Jethro Nolt | ex-Mennonite | Was on Breaking Amish, returns in season 6 as Sabrina's partner and father of two of her children | 6 | |
| Maureen Byler | Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Granddaughter of Ada Byler | 6-7 | |
| Rosanna Miller | ex-Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 6-7 | |
| Danny Byler | ex-Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 6-7 | |
| Fanny Schmucker | Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Rosanna Miller's cousin and Mary Schmucker’s Niece. | 7 | |
| Kenneth Detweiler | Amish | From Munfordville, Kentucky. | 7 | |
| Johnnie Detweiler | Amish | From Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. | 7 | |
| Daniel Miller | Amish | From Hopkinton, Iowa. | 7 |
Sabrina High does not return full-time but does make guest appearances. Mary Schmucker has stated this will be her final season. Rebecca Schmucker has stated it will also be the final season for her and Abe.