Hit ITV drama confirms show future after breaking streaming records
Date: 2024-10-21An Aussie drama which was ITVX’s most streamed premiere, has been given the green light for a third series.
The Twelve is a courtroom thriller which has been getting UK fans in a frenzy.
Already it has become a huge hit in the UK, where it has been streamed over 26 million times since launching on ITVX in February 2023.
This makes it one of the platform’s most successful dramas to date.
Now it has been commissioned by the FOXTEL Group for another series.
The show is produced by Warner Bros, International Production Australia and Easy Tiger, while Fifth Season provides global distribution.
Sam Neill known for his roles in Peaky Blinders and Jurassic Park, returns as the redoubtable criminal barrister Brett Colby.
Watch as he dissects a cold case murder trial set in Margaret River in Western Australia.
Teasing the fans ahead of the series, he said: “With many twists and turns and surprises, it will keep you guessing until the end.”
The series is seen through the eyes of twelve ordinary jurors who must weigh up the evidence and find the defendants guilty or not guilty. Each one is grappling with their own dramas.
One trial involved two ex-lovers accused of murdering Bernice Price, played by Kris McQuade. Kris is known for her parts in Rosehaven and horror movie Cargo.
The second season also starred Frances O’Connor as senior solicitor Meredith Nelson-Moore. O’Connor also directed the 2022 film Emily about the writer Emily Bronte.
The series also featured Tasma Walton, Amy Mathews, Erroll Shand and Fayssal Bazzi, Josh McKenzie, Anthony Brandon Wong, Stefanie Caccamo, Sharon Johal and Luke Pegler.
The Twelve is an adaptation of 2019 Belgian miniseries De twaalf by Sanne Nuyens and Bert Van Dael.
Stream the last two series on ITVX. The third series is currently in production.
