# Burn Notice (2007)

> A blacklisted former spy in Miami takes on freelance jobs for people in trouble while hunting the truth about why he was burned.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/2777

## Facts

- Seasons: 7
- Episodes: 111
- Episode runtime: 45 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: action, drama, crime
- Created by: Matt Nix
- Network: USA Network
- Cast: Jeffrey Donovan, Gabrielle Anwar, Bruce Campbell, Sharon Gless, Coby Bell, Chris Vance, Michael Shanks, Robin Givens
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0810788/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: breezy, sardonic, propulsive, witty

## What critics say

Viewers broadly rate the series as a fun, well-crafted action caper with a charismatic lead trio and a witty, breezy voice-over engine.

## Synopsis

Burn Notice (2007-2013) is an American spy drama series created by Matt Nix for USA Network. Former covert operative Michael Westen (Jeffrey Donovan) has been cut loose by his agency with no explanation and no paycheck, so he works freelance from sunny Miami, helping people in desperate situations while he searches for the people who burned him. He is aided by his volatile ex girlfriend Fiona Glenanne (Gabrielle Anwar), the wisecracking former Navy special operative Sam Axe (Bruce Campbell), and his mother Madeline Westen (Sharon Gless). Each episode is built around a client problem, from a stalked woman to a rigged business deal, and the team improvises gadgets, disguises and cons to pull it off. Over seven seasons the larger mystery of who burned Michael and why stays in the background and comes forward in arcs. The tone blends brisk action with sardonic narration, playful banter and warm family bickering, in the spirit of Chuck, The A-Team and Miami Vice. Fans of those shows will find resonance here.

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