Burden of Truth

**Burden of Truth** is a legal drama originating from CBC in Canada and also airing in the United States on the CW. The series premiered on January 10, 2018 and to date has aired three seasons.

It stars Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Chang (originally Hanley), a lawyer who seeks to unravel a conspiracy but finds that her help is needed on a much more personal level. In the United States, the third season premieres on the CW on May 21, 2020.

## Plot

A mysterious illness targets high school girls and brings lawyer Joanna Hanley back to her hometown. In a town that's as familiar as it is foreign, Joanna seeks to convince the locals that her family's hurried departure when she was a teenager wasn't her doing. She is drawn into the shadowy world of hackers, political movements, and activists. When Joanna becomes the target, someone from her past shows up to try and alter the course of the events. With unemployment rates rising, tensions in town are running high, leaving some to retreat further from town.

## Cast

### Starring

* Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Chang
* Peter Mooney as Billy Crawford
* Meegwun Fairbrother as Owen Beckbie
* Star Slade as Luna Spence
* Anwen O'Driscoll as Taylor Matheson
* Nicola Correia-Damude as Diane Evans
* Paul Braunstein as Sam Mercer
* Sara Thompson as Molly Ross

### Co-Starring

* Jessica Matten as Gerrilyn Spence
* David Lawrence Brown as Ben Matheson
* Trish Fagan as Alison Shepherd
* Alex Carter as David Hanley
* Paul Essiembre as Nevin Page
* Skye Pelletier as Kip Bellegarde
* Oliver Becker as Hank Crawford
* Rebecca Gibson as Wendy Ross
* Benjamin Ayres as Alan Christie
* Jerni Stewart as Lisa Mitchell
* Cassandra Potenza as Georgia Lewis
* Montana Lehmann as Allie Nash
* Andrew Chown as Shane Crawford
* Marina Stephenson Kerr as Francine Anders
* Sera-Lys McArthur as Kodie Chartrand
* Brynn Godenir as Stevie Nichols
* Paul Andrich as Jason Boone

## Production

Noelle Carbone and Adriana Maggs were the original showrunners but left the series. Ten one-hour episodes were ordered. It was filmed in Winnipeg, Manitoba in summer 2017. The series' original setting was supposed to have been in Eastern Canada but was changed to Manitoba because of lower production costs. Location shots were filmed in Selkirk and Sanford, with several shots in the Riverside Grill. In outdoor shots, traffic on the Selkirk bridge is visible, as is the Landmark Cinemas Garry Selkirk theater.

The series was renewed for an eight-episode second season on April 4, 2018. The series was renewed for an eight-episode third season on March 25, 2019 and returned on January 8, 2020. On July 21, 2020, the series was renewed for an eight-episode fourth season. On March 18, 2021, it was announced that the series would end after four seasons.

## Broadcast

In April 2018, The CW network acquired the series for a planned run in the United States in mid-2018. The series debuted on the network on July 25, 2018. The network aired seasons 2 and 3 in the summers of 2019 and 2020. Season 4 returned to the CBC on January 28, 2021. The final season aired in the United States on The CW on July 30, 2021 and the series concluded on September 17, 2021. In January 2022, the series became available on Hulu in the US.

## Gallery

Burden of Truth - Official Extended Trailer