故事围绕一位名叫泰莎的精英女律师展开。泰莎出身于一个普通家庭，但通过自身奋斗，考入名校，并成为了行业中的佼佼者。然而，泰莎的生活因为一次与男同事的约会发生了戏剧性的转变，一场意外迫使她面对当下英国司法体系中的法律条文、举证责任和道德间的分歧，这将给她的人生带来强烈冲击……

Tessa 是一位年轻有为的刑辩律师，热爱胜利。她从工人阶级出身一步步成长为顶尖律师，在任何案件中都能进行辩护、交叉质证和消除疑点。她不对客户做价值判断，不相信一面之词，甚至不能相信自己的直觉，她只相信“法律下的真相”，法律与系统会做出最接近真相的判决。但一个意外事件迫使她直面父权制下的法律、举证责任和道德之间的分歧。　　在2023英国劳伦斯·奥利弗奖评选中，本剧获得最佳新剧奖，Jodie Comer获得最佳女演员奖。

故事讲述的是雄心勃勃的辩护律师泰莎的故事。她熟练地为客户辩护，包括那些被指控性侵犯的客户。然而，在被同事强奸后，她发现法律并不能给予正义。

When 15-year-old Jennifer Pandos went missing in 1987, her parents told everyone she ran away. Decades later, her brother Stephen begins a relentless odyssey in search of the truth. His investigation into the case threatens to destroy his family as he becomes strongly convinced that his parents are both implicated in the crime. As time passes, more threads unravel and new evidence comes to light, Stephen starts to question everything he has come to believe. Burden of Proof premieres June 6, only on Max.

When 15-year-old Jennifer Pandos went missing in 1987, her parents told everyone she ran away. Decades later, her brother Stephen begins a relentless odyssey in search of the truth. His investigation into the case threatens to destroy his family as he becomes strongly convinced that his parents are both implicated in the crime. As time passes, more threads unravel and new evidence comes to light, Stephen starts to question everything he has come to believe. Burden of Proof premieres June 6, only on Max.