Alyson Hannigan Joins The Crime Drama PURE For Season 2

Alyson Hannigan is typically cast in good guy roles such as Willow from Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Lily from How I Met Your Mother, and will soon be Dr. Ann Possible in Kim Possible. However, it looks like she’ll get a taste of being the bad guy for more than a few episodes in the upcoming second season of the crime drama Pure. First, here’s what Pure is about:

“PURE tells the story of Noah Funk, a newly-elected Mennonite pastor, who is determined to rid his community of drug traffickers by betraying a fellow Mennonite to the police. But instead of solving the problem, Noah’s actions trigger an ultimatum from mob leader Eli Voss: in order to protect his family, he must get involved in the illegal operation. Noah decides that if he must work for the mob, he will secretly gather enough evidence to dismantle the organization. Noah finds his beliefs and principles challenged every step of the way. Struggling to save his soul and complete his mission, Noah receives help from an unlikely source: his high school nemesis, local cop Bronco Novak. With his law-enforcement career hanging by a thread, Bronco sees the case as his ticket to redemption.”

Now, who will Hannigan play? A lapsed mennonite named Esther Dunkel. Apparently Esther’s boyfriend is a lawyer who seemingly deals a lot with the cartel and she helps him pump the cartel’s money through the local bank. However, the authorities are closing in on her, so how will that shake out? Guess we’ll have to watch the show to find out.

I had never heard of Pure before, but I might have to go find it on Hulu. I enjoy Hannigan, so that’ll probably get me to stay on board for at least part of season two. The second season is currently set to release in 2019.