How Real Is Breaking Amish?
John Thompson
Updated on January 20, 2026
Shortly after Breaking Amish premiered, critics revealed that much of the show was fake. Jezebel called the program “nothing but lies,” noting that individuals who had claimed to have just met actually had a child together and that several cast members had left the Amish community years before filming.
How accurate is Breaking Amish?
She isn't the only cast member to admit that certain sections of the show were manufactured. When asked during an interview exactly how much of Breaking Amish was genuine, Jeremiah Raber said, "I would have to say about 60 percent is real. I'll let the viewer decide which part that is."Was Breaking Amish Cancelled?
A fourth and final season of the show entitled Breaking Amish: Brooklyn debuted on September 18, 2014, with a new cast as well. One of the cast members, Matt, would go on make appearances in the fifth season of the spinoff series Return to Amish.Where are Abe and Rebecca now?
Rebecca and Abe currently live near their hometownAbe and Rebecca hail from the same Amish community in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. They reportedly live close to the same town they grew up with their own family and but have not returned to the Amish lifestyle and its strict set of religious beliefs.