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KRISTIN KREUK
SEASON 4 COMING SOON Season 3 SMASHED THE PRIMETIME SLOT for Adults 18-34 by +350% (CBC)
In the UK, Season 2 ranks in TOP 10 SHOWS OF 2019 ON UNIVERSAL Executive produced by and starring Kristin Kreuk (Smallville, Beauty & the Beast), Burden of Truth is a serialized, investigative legal drama for The Season 2 returned to CBC in Canada and The CW in the U.S.. Each season, the series follows Joanna Chang (Kreuk), HIGHEST-AUDIENCE a ruthless, big-city corporate lawyer as she tackles SINCE PREMIERE high profile cases with ties to her small hometown of Millwood. Alongside her former high school for commissioning network classmate Billy Crawford (Peter Mooney; Rookie Blue, Heroes Reborn), Joanna fights for her clients whilst also unearthing dark secrets from her past. YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH Burden of Truth is a fish out of water drama that across all key commercial demos explores human relationships in the context of legal including +600% for Adults 18-34 (CBC) mysteries, highlighting the undeniable impact of these life-altering cases on both the plaintiffs and the lawyers.
On the CW (USA), Season 1 ranked as the BROADCASTERS: CBC (Canada), The CW (USA), Hulu (USA) MOST-WATCHED SUMMER ORIGINAL PRODUCER: eOne, ICF Films ORIGINAL TERRITORY: Canada, USA DRAMA PREMIERE S1: 10 × 60 MIN, S2: 8 × 60 MIN, S3: 8 × 60 MIN, S4: 8 × 60 MIN – NEW in over 4 years SEASON 1 In the first season of Burden of Truth, despite her father’s attempt to stop her, Joanna returns to her small hometown of Millwood to defend a major pharmaceutical client against a group of young girls suffering from a mysterious illness. But, after closing the case, Joanna realises the girls are sicker than anyone thought. She decides to stay in Millwood to build a case with her former high school classmate Billy Crawford (Peter Mooney, Rookie Blue, Heroes Reborn) and uncover the truth behind what’s causing the insufferable illness. As Joanna digs deeper into the case, she realises there’s not only a legal investigation in Millwood but also a personal one.
SEASON 2 Returning to its highest ratings ever, Season 2 sees Joanna join a new law firm where she takes on a high-profile tech case. Joanna believes the lawsuit is legitimate until she receives an anonymous tip connecting her client to murder; sending her spiralling into the shadowy world of hackers and activists. When Joanna’s father is tragically found dead in a Millwood hotel room and all evidence points to her half-sister Luna (Star Slade, Frontier), Joanna is forced to return to Millwood and reunite with Billy. As Joanna works on the case, she realises there’s a chilling connection between her father’s murder and her tech case.
SEASON 3 In Season 3, Joanna and Billy are working together in their new boutique law firm, Crawford Chang, but they’re discovering that living and litigating together has its challenges. On a cathartic trip back to Millwood for a class reunion, an old friend, Kodie (Sera-Lys McArthur, Friends From College), turns Joanna’s life upside down when her children are removed by child protective services. Kodie believes she is the victim of a conspiracy and pleads for Joanna to help solve the case and bring her children back. Joanna will take on an impossible to-win case that will force her to confront a long-buried secret from her childhood that may threaten her relationship and partnership with Billy. After this case, nothing will be the same again. ALL NEW SEASON 4 When a mining company reopens a dormant mine outside Millwood, Joanna and Billy, lawyers and new parents, step in to protect a local woman’s home from certain destruction. When the mine swiftly retaliates, Joanna scrambles to protect the future of her career and her family. As both sides prepare for war with the fate of Millwood at stake, Joanna and Billy must juggle their life with a newborn with waging a legal battle against a corporate titan. When they come across evidence the mine isn’t wasn’t it claims to be, Joanna seizes an opportunity to launch an unexpected legal battle that will bring the company to its knees. JOANNA CHANG KRISTIN KREUK (Smallville, Beauty & the Beast)
With a deep respect for the law, being a lawyer and making partner was all Joanna ever wanted. Her father convinced her that they’d be just like his father and grandfather -running the family business together.
When she returns to Millwood, the last place that had ever felt like home, Joanna starts to realize that the law is about more than winning and billable hours. It’s about fighting the good fight and doing what’s right. That’s why she became a lawyer in the first place. While she may not be instantly likeable, she’s a shark in the courtroom and eventually her heart will find itself in the right place.