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Burden of Truth

Name: Burden of Truth
Genre: Drama, Crime
Released: 2018-01-10
Cast: Kristin Kreuk, Peter Mooney, Nicola Correia Damude, Meegwun Fairbrother, Star Slade

2018 | 4 seasons | 45 min | Drama, Crime

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved How to Get Away with Murder, start here.
The mood: Dark and gritty.
The pace: 4 seasons: a few months of evenings, episodes of about 45 minutes, about 26 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-PG. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.

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

How it earned its rating

CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 4 seasons and reached a small audience so far
Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 80K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.

Season 12018 · 10 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
Saturday
Season 22019 · 8 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
Saturday
Season 32020 · 8 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
Saturday
Season 42021 · 8 episodes · 8.0 out of 10
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Cast & crew

Created by Brad Simpson

Kristin KreukJoanna Hanley
Peter MooneyBilly Crawford
Nicola Correia DamudeDiane
Meegwun FairbrotherOwen Beckbie
Star SladeLuna Spence