

In October 2009, USA Networks announced the renewal of the series for seasons 5 and 6.

The fourth season introduced new regular character Jesse Porter ( Coby Bell), a counterintelligence agent whom Michael unintentionally burns but later makes part of his team. Seven seasons have completed airing in the United States, with 12 episodes in the first season, 16 episodes in the second and third seasons, and 18 episodes in the fourth season. He made his directorial debut with the season two episode "Do No Harm", which he had also written. Underpinning the episodic stories of Michael's investigative jobs is the running subplot exploring Michael's efforts to find out who burned him, and to get his job and reputation back.Īs creator of the show, Matt Nix serves as executive producer and often writes episodes for the show. His return to Miami also reunites him with his mother Madeline Westen ( Sharon Gless), who becomes an increasingly important part of Michael's life even as he tries to hide his activities from her. With his assets frozen, he is unable to leave Miami and forced to live off any small investigative jobs he can find, with the help of his girlfriend Fiona Glenanne ( Gabrielle Anwar) and his old military friend Sam Axe ( Bruce Campbell), who briefly informed on him to the FBI. The show follows the life of protagonist Michael Westen ( Jeffrey Donovan), a covert operative who has been " burned" (identified as an unreliable or dangerous agent) and tries to find out why.

Burn Notice is an American television series that originally aired on the cable television channel USA Network from Jto September 12, 2013.
