Burden of Truth
Burden of Truth

Burden of Truth

2018 4 Seasons 34 Episodes ⭐ 7.4 Drama Crime

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

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

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Pilot

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

EP 2

The Ties That Bind

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

EP 3

Still Waters

Joanna uses her esteem as partner at CTS to convince a hydrologist to test Millwood's soil. With reluctant permission fr

EP 4

Family Ties

Joanna and Billy are convinced that the local steel mill and its owner Ben Matheson are responsible for the barrels. A s

EP 5

Witch Hunt

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

EP 6

Devil in the Desert

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

EP 7

Ducks on the Pond

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

EP 8

Hang Together

New leads bring Joanna and Billy to make the horrific discovery of a massive dumpsite on farmland near the school. Joann

EP 9

Home to Roost

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

EP 10

Cause in Fact

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

EP 1

Salesman, Cheats and Liars

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

EP 2

The Rabbit Hole

Joanna is dealing with the aftermath of a serious and dangerous invasion of her privacy, while in Millwood, Billy entert

EP 3

The Milk of Human Kindness

Joanna struggles to control the narrative of Noah's case when Lovand starts a smear campaign against him. Billy and Gerr

EP 4

Guilt by Association

Back in Millwood after learning of a death of someone close to her, Joanna won't get a moment to mourn, as the overzealo

EP 5

Hungry, Cold & Tired

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

EP 6

Manic Street Preacher

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

EP 7

Never Face the Hangman

On the eve of Luna's trial, Joanna reaches out to an old client when she discovers a new piece of evidence that will lea

EP 8

The Right Road

As Luna's trial starts, Joanna and Billy defend against an avalanche of evidence. With things not looking good, Joanna r

EP 1

Crawford Chang

Joanna and Billy face a verdict in their first case, but when they return to Millwood for a high school reunion, an old

EP 2

Wherever You Go

Joanna is reeling from the sudden apprehension of Kodie's children by Millwood Family Services.

EP 3

No Fathers and Sons

After losing at the custody hearing, Joanna is desperate to help Kodie.

EP 4

Desperate Measures

With no hope left in the judicial system, Kodie snatches her kids and goes on the run.

EP 5

Crisis of Faith

With more potential cases of wrongful child apprehensions, Joanna and Billy investigate.

EP 6

It Takes a Village

Joanna reluctantly agrees to try to put together a class-action suit.

EP 7

Name Your Ghosts

Coming off the loss of class certification, Joanna and Billy decide to go after ClearDawn alone, turning to the only lea

EP 8

Shelter from the Storm

Joanna and Billy head to trial against ClearDawn labs while still desperately searching for a way to expose the fraudule

EP 1

River City

With Millwood divided over a proposed mining project, lawyer and new mother Joanna Chang (Kristin Kreuk) takes on the ca

EP 2

Breaking Points

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

EP 3

From Out the Gloomy Rack

Joanna becomes the target of a mysterious criminal investigation. Luna rushes back to Millwood to aid her sister. Beckbi

EP 4

Scorched Earth

Joanna races to find evidence to dismiss the charges against her before her end-of-day hearing. Billy's search for a lea

EP 5

Spirits in the Material World

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

EP 6

The Homecoming

As Joanna and Billy scramble to keep their case alive, the evidence they uncover begins to point to a shocking conclusio

EP 7

Where the Shadows Lie Waiting...

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

EP 8

Standing by Peaceful Waters

With her abrupt departure from her preliminary hearing and her legal career seemingly over, Joanna begins to chart a new

Popular 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