Burden of Truth: Season 1

METASCORE

Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews

See All

USER SCORE

Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Ratings

See All

4.0

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

4.0	Your Score
4.0	User Score Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Ratings

Would you like to write a review?

There is a 75 character minimum for reviews. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. Please do not use ALL CAPS. There is no linking or other HTML allowed. Your review may be edited for content. 0/5000

Check box if your review contains spoilers

Play Sound

Please enter your birth date to watch this video:

You are not allowed to view this material at this time.

Burden Of Truth

Now Playing: Burden Of Truth

Season Details & Credits

The CW | CBC | Season Premiere Date: January 10, 2018

Summary: Corporate attorney Joanna Hanley (Kristin Kreuk) returns to to her hometown of Millwood to represent her client but after winning the case, she decides to stay.

Genre(s): Drama

Watch Now

Stream On

Season 1 Episodes

tbd
S1:E1. Pilot
Air Date: July 25, 2018

See all Seasons and Episodes

Metascore

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

Critic Reviews

Robert Lloyd

Jul 25, 2018

The series is as good as it needs to be, and maybe a little better. Like other Canadian dramas that have made their way south across the 49th parallel, it is attractively modest in ambition and execution, without feeling cheap or flimsy. Many of the elements in the story are familiar, which is not the least attraction of this summer entertainment, the narrative version of a beach read. Read full review

Mark A. Perigard

Jul 24, 2018

The subtleties in [Kristin Kreuk's] performance help fill in the gaps in scripts that at times range from flat to merely functional. Burden of Truth, which has already been renewed in Canada, is a show by and for adults looking for something a little challenging. Read full review

Chancellor Agard

Jul 17, 2018

A compelling medical mystery makes up for tepid small town intrigue. [20/27 Jul 2018, p.97]

Uncle Barky Ed Bark

Jul 24, 2018

Protective town officials, ostracism and an increasingly divided community serve as appendages in a multi-layered whodunit/coverup with enough pulling power to endure for the rest of this summer and early fall. Read full review

Bruce Miller

Jul 30, 2018

The mystery serves as rope, pulling us through the reunions and confessions. Mooney is pretty stiff in the pilot; Nicola Correia-Damude could be the oracle as Hanley’s would-be friend. The most refreshing aspect of Truth is its open embrace of Canada. Read full review

Rob Owen

Jul 23, 2018

Casting Ms. Kreuk as an anti-hero would be a unique twist but Burden quickly undoes that, settling for the more pedestrian idea of Joanna crusading for the little guy while also, thankfully, voiding the notion that the show is pro anti-vaxxer. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Jul 24, 2018

A so-so character-driven legal drama with just enough on its mind to carry my interest across the four episodes sent to critics. Read full review

User Score

Write a Review

4.0

Positive:

Mixed:

Negative:

User Reviews

westhigh

Jul 27, 2018

This is a nice summer show. It will be enjoyed by fans of Kristin Kreuk. Enjoy

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

TVBug

Jul 31, 2018

Through some bizarre turn, the metacritic rating for this show is the same as that for Orange is the New Black, proof that one can't take professional reviews as gospel. Burden of Truth is a likeable, well-intended story of a small town taking on corporate greed. It's well-trod territory andThrough some bizarre turn, the metacritic rating for this show is the same as that for Orange is the New Black, proof that one can't take professional reviews as gospel. Burden of Truth is a likeable, well-intended story of a small town taking on corporate greed. It's well-trod territory and nothing new. It will not make you think, it will not startle or surprise you, but if you watch through to the end, you can have the comfort and satisfaction of knowing that sometimes the good guys win.… Expand

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

Seasons & Episodes

69

Series Overview
Season 4

tbd
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: January 28, 2021
Season 3

tbd
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: January 8, 2020
Season 2

tbd
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: January 9, 2019
Season 1

69
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 10, 2018
- tbd
  S1:E1. Pilot
  Air Date: July 25, 2018