BINGE and Screenwest have revealed Season 3 of The Twelve has been commissioned and is now in production in Western Australia.
The Twelve focuses on twelve jurors as they wrestle with their duty to deliver a verdict while navigating their own personal issues. Sam Neill will return to the anthology series to reprise his role of Brett Colby SC, as the lives of the jury unravel throughout a cold case murder trial.
Season 2 was the biggest-ever production to take place in WA, as well as being the first series to kick off the WA Production Attraction Incentive (WAPAI). Following the success of Seasons 1 and 2, Season 3 will be set in the Margaret River region and Perth surrounds, including Parliament House and the ABC Studios.
Sam Neill as BRETT COLBY, The Twelve Season 2
BINGE, Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia and Easy Tiger’s partnership with Screenwest delivered $9.6m to the WA economy and created more than 650 jobs as part of The Twelve Season 2. With the continued partnership it is anticipated that Season 3 will deliver a $10m injection into the WA economy and provide a similar number of jobs.
With a run of 8 x 1-hour episodes, Season 3 of The Twelve is written by Sarah L. Walker, Matt Cameron, Mia Lethbridge, Adele Vuko and Sam Meikle. The series will be set up and 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.
Alison Hurbert-Burns, commissioner & executive director, entertainment content, Foxtel Group said: “The Twelve has been a favourite of FOXTEL and BINGE audiences and following that success we’re thrilled to commission a third season of this premium award- winning drama. After such a good experience filming The Twelve season 2 in WA last year, it’s great to be back and this time, taking audiences to Margaret River and Western Australia’s dramatic South West coast.
“I’d like to thank Screenwest and the Western Australian Government for their continuing support of the production of premium Australian drama here in WA and also thank our partners at Warner Bros and Easy Tiger for the creative endeavour they bring to The Twelve.”