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Burden of Truth

Burden of Truth

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Big city lawyer Joanna Hanley returns to her hometown to take what she thinks is a simple case, only to find herself in a fight for justice for a group of girls suffering from a mysterious illness.

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80

Los Angeles Times by Robert Lloyd

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.

75

Entertainment Weekly by Chancellor Agard

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

75

Boston Herald by Mark A. Perigard

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.

75

Uncle Barky by Ed Bark

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.

70

Sioux City Journal by Bruce Miller

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.

55

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Rob Owen

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.

50

The Hollywood Reporter by Daniel Fienberg

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