Sam Neill Courtroom Drama Renewed for Third Season

“The Twelve,” a court-related drama series starring Sam Neill, has begun production of a third season. It was commissioned by Binge, a streaming platform operated by Australian pay-TV group Foxtel.

The show focuses on twelve jurors as they wrestle with their duty to deliver a verdict while also navigating their own personal issues. For the new season Neill (“Peaky Blinders,” “Jurassic World: Dominion”) returns in the role of Brett Colby SC, as the jurors deliberate on a cold case murder trial.

The third season of eight one-hour episodes is written by Sarah L. Walker, Matt Cameron, Mia Lethbridge, Adele Vuko and Sam Meikle. The series will be set up directed by Madeleine Gottlieb (“Erotic Stories,” “Latecomers”) and Mark Joffe (“Jack Irish”), with casting by Kirsty McGregor and Will Pearce. The producers are Hamish Lewis and Michael Brooks for Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia (WBITVPA) and Ally Henville, Ian Collie and Rob Gibson for Easy Tiger, along with executive producers Sarah L. Walker, Sam Neill, Alison Hurbert-Burns and Penny Win. Lana Greenhalgh, head of scripted, oversees the production for Foxtel Group.

The new season is set in Western Australia’s Margaret River region, Perth and its surroundings, including the state’s Parliament House and the ABC Studios.

Season 2 was the biggest-ever production to take place in Western Australia and was the first series to use the Western Australia Production Attraction Incentive. The producers and location attraction agency Screenwest said that Season 2 delivered A$9.6m ($6.45 million) to the state economy and created more than 650 jobs. They anticipate that Season 3 will deliver a similar number of jobs and A$10 million ($6.7 million) of benefits.

Season 1 received ten AACTA nominations and won in three categories, including best miniseries. Season 1 was also the most nominated drama series at the 63rd TV Week Logie Awards, winning three TV Week Logie Awards including most outstanding drama.

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