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Burden of Truth
2018 - 2021 7.4 (100 votes) 4 Seasons
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Genres
Drama Crime
Networks
CBC Television
Created By
Brad Simpson

Burden of Truth

Overview

A big city lawyer returns to her hometown to take the case of a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.

Key Crew

Creator: Brad Simpson

Top Cast

Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Kreuk

Joanna Hanley

Peter Mooney
Peter Mooney

Billy Crawford

Nicola Correia Damude
Nicola Correia Damude

Diane

Meegwun Fairbrother
Meegwun Fairbrother

Owen Beckbie

Star Slade
Star Slade

Luna Spence

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (2018)

No overview available.

10 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Pilot
2018-01-10

Tired of being passed over for promotion at her law firm, Joanna Hanley returns to her hometown to defend a drug company.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: The Ties That Bind
2018-01-17

A fish out of water in a town that's as foreign as it is familiar, Joanna battles with questions over her family's hasty departure when she was a teenager and attempts to convince the locals that she has in fact switched sides.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: Still Waters
2018-01-24

Joanna uses her esteem as partner at CTS to convince a hydrologist to test Millwood's soil. With reluctant permission from the mayor, Joanna and Billy narrow their list of suspects to a handful of industrial sites in the community.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Family Ties
2018-01-31

Joanna and Billy are convinced that the local steel mill and its owner Ben Matheson are responsible for the barrels. A shocking revelation in Joanna's personal life leads her to question everything her father had told her.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Witch Hunt
2018-02-28

The sick girls and their families are faced with the mill employees who are worried about losing their jobs.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Devil in the Desert
2018-03-07

As threats against her and Billy escalate, Joanna hopes that a neuropsychologist will prove that the girls were poisoned.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Ducks on the Pond
2018-03-14

Stuck in Millwood without a case and no firm to return to, Joanna is at loose ends on what to do next until a whistleblower comes forward.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: Hang Together
2018-03-28

New leads bring Joanna and Billy to make the horrific discovery of a massive dumpsite on farmland near the school. Joanna’s father takes over as lead counsel and it becomes clear that they’re running out of time.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 9: Home to Roost
2018-04-04

Joanna faces the one person who can help her defeat her father.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 10: Cause in Fact
2018-04-04

After being reinstated, Joanna plays her trump card, but it's not enough to elicit a settlement.

Runtime: 45 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (2019)

Joanna Hanley finds herself at a top law firm in Winnipeg ready to make a fresh start away from her previous firm. There, a new client draws her into the shadowy world of hackers, activists, and a political movement that won’t take any prisoners. The case leads Joanna through many twists and turns, until she eventually becomes a killer’s target. Her estranged father tries to assist her, which leads to an event that will change both their lives forever. Meanwhile, Millwood’s lifeblood has been left depleted following the bankruptcy of the mill. With rising unemployment rates, tensions in town are running high, leaving Billy to retreat further away from town, but when his reckless brother Shane shows up, Billy is forced to confront childhood memories.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Salesman, Cheats and Liars
2019-01-09

Joanna Chang is living a new life at a new firm with a new name when she's assigned a case of a brilliant young Internet privacy activist who will turn everything in her new life upside down. Meanwhile, back in Millwood, Billy Crawford is dealing with the aftermath of the Matheson Steel lawsuit.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: The Rabbit Hole
2019-01-16

Joanna is dealing with the aftermath of a serious and dangerous invasion of her privacy, while in Millwood, Billy entertains his brother Shane’s idea to save the town.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: The Milk of Human Kindness
2019-01-23

Joanna struggles to control the narrative of Noah's case when Lovand starts a smear campaign against him. Billy and Gerrilynn wait for an answer in their civil suit, when an unexpected visitor turns up in Millwood with an offer.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Guilt by Association
2019-01-30

Back in Millwood after learning of a death of someone close to her, Joanna won't get a moment to mourn, as the overzealous police are already zeroing in on Gerrilynn Spence. Joanna and Billy team up to halt a rush to judgment.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Hungry, Cold & Tired
2019-02-06

Joanna and Billy try to get Luna out of jail, but a surprise witness comes forward with information.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: Manic Street Preacher
2019-02-13

Joanna struggles at work and with Luna's upcoming trial while dealing with her grief. Billy finds evidence that may provide an alternate theory.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Never Face the Hangman
2019-02-20

On the eve of Luna's trial, Joanna reaches out to an old client when she discovers a new piece of evidence that will lead her to the identity of the real killer. Billy attempts to get help for Shane but is forced to make an agonizing choice.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: The Right Road
2019-02-27

As Luna's trial starts, Joanna and Billy defend against an avalanche of evidence. With things not looking good, Joanna risks everything by putting an unexpected witness on the stand.

Runtime: 45 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (2020)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Season 4 poster
Season 4 (2021)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: River City
2021-01-28

With Millwood divided over a proposed mining project, lawyer and new mother Joanna Chang (Kristin Kreuk) takes on the case of a landowner whose farm is standing in the way of the mine.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 2: Breaking Points
2021-02-04

Joanna (Kristin Kreuk) searches for her client's long-lost daughter to protect her client's legal interests and keep the case alive.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 3: From Out the Gloomy Rack
2021-02-11

Joanna becomes the target of a mysterious criminal investigation. Luna rushes back to Millwood to aid her sister. Beckbie helps Kip deal with a personal problem. Taylor makes a shocking discovery as she continues her investigation.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 4: Scorched Earth
2021-02-18

Joanna races to find evidence to dismiss the charges against her before her end-of-day hearing. Billy's search for a lead in the case has personal consequences.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 5: Spirits in the Material World
2021-02-25

Joanna and Billy, struggling to deal with the demands of being new parents, are blindsided when their injunction against the mine is overturned.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 6: The Homecoming
2021-03-04

As Joanna and Billy scramble to keep their case alive, the evidence they uncover begins to point to a shocking conclusion about the mine.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 7: Where the Shadows Lie Waiting...
2021-03-11

With one day left before the disciplinary hearing, Joanna and Billy set out to finish the case against the mine.

Runtime: 45 min
Episode 8: Standing by Peaceful Waters
2021-03-18

With her abrupt departure from her preliminary hearing and her legal career seemingly over, Joanna begins to chart a new path for the future outside the law.

Runtime: 45 min

Videos

Burden of Truth (CBC) Trailer HD - Kristin Kreuk New Drama Series 2018

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