

Mitchell Galin and Carey Nelson Burch are the producers. and Maura Dunbar are the executive producers and Cindy Bond is co-executive producer. "Beverly Lewis' The Shunning" is produced by Believe Pictures and Lightworks Pictures. Secrets are revealed, trust and hearts broken and a community stubbornly holding on to the old ways will turn a cold shoulder to its most recalcitrant daughter. Sherry Stringfield plays "Laura Mayfield-Bennett," Katie's birth mother, who is dying of cancer and who wants only to be reunited with the child she gave up 24 years ago.


As she struggles to accept a life of sacrifices she is often in conflict with, Katie discovers her parents have kept a secret from her: she is adopted, and her birth mother is urgently attempting to locate her. Katie has accepted the town Bishop's proposal to be married, but she is uneasy about her choice. In "Beverly Lewis' The Shunning," Panabaker plays "Katie Lapp," known in her Amish Community for not always adhering to the strict rules of the religious township. Lewis' fascination with her plain heritage. Buckwalter was born into the Old Order Mennonite Church, which became the genesis of Ms. The movie is based on the first novel of The Heritage of Lancaster County Books from New York Times best-selling author Beverly Lewis and is the retelling of some of the heartbreaking experiences of Lewis' maternal grandmother Ada Ranck Buckwalter. Three-time Emmy® and two-time Golden Globe nominee Sherry Stringfield ("ER") and Danielle Panabaker ("The Crazies") star in the Hallmark Channel Original Movie, "Beverly Lewis' The Shunning," which has its World Premiere, Saturday, April 16 (9p.m. The Shunning Debuts on the Hallmark Channel
