Suddenly Amish sees six volunteers swap modern life for Amish rules
The Guardian's daily "TV tonight" column highlights the evening's television, led by Suddenly Amish (10pm, TLC), a new reality series in which six men and women leave modern life behind to live within an Amish community. The piece frames the show as part of a wider cultural fascination with traditional, "tradwife" lifestyles, and follows how the newcomers adapt to unfamiliar rules and expectations.
The participants are met with initial scepticism, though some appear well suited to the change — barista Billie Jo has worn Amish-style clothing at work for a decade. Tensions surface, however, when Kendra is shamed for arriving in a low-cut dress and Aaron's phone is confiscated despite his need for it to support his hearing aid. The column also rounds up other recommendations, including comedy Best Medicine, Tomas Alfredson's Bergman reinterpretation Faithless, true-crime series The Pike County Murders, a farewell double bill of dating show I Kissed a Girl, and Ken Burns' history The American Revolution.
- New TLC series Suddenly Amish sees six people join an Amish community.
- Newcomers face scepticism, dress-code shaming and a confiscated phone.
- Column also recommends Best Medicine, Faithless and I Kissed a Girl.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “TV tonight: six people join an Amish community for this new reality series”.