‘The Twelve’ Season 2 premiering 11 July on Binge
Starring Sam Neill and Frances O'Connor, Season 2 of the award-winning Binge Original series was filmed in Perth and WA's Wheatbelt region, supported by Screenwest and the WA Production Attraction Incentive.
The official trailer, Key Art and first look images for the highly anticipated second season of the award-winning series The Twelve, have been released today ahead of its 11 July world premiere on BINGE, with new episodes dropping weekly.
The Twelve comes to Western Australia, to the rural township of Tunkwell – a world away from the urban city landscapes of Season 1. When local landowner and respected town matriarch, Bernice Price (Kris McQuade), is found dead at the bottom of her farms pump well, two ex-lovers stand accused of her murder. Twelve ordinary citizens from diverse backgrounds have been plucked from the township and its surrounds to decide the fate of the co-accused – was Bernice the victim of a crime of passion, a workplace accident or just misfortune?
Season 2 features a new crime, new jury and two ex-lovers accused of murder. Acclaimed actor Sam Neill (Jurassic Park, Peaky Blinders) returns to reprise his role as Brett Colby SC with the second season also starring Frances O’Connor (The End, The Missing), Tasma Walton (Mystery Road, Sweet As), Kris McQuade (Rosehaven, Deadloch), Amy Mathews (A Place to Call Home, The Claremont Murders), Erroll Shand (The Clearing, Our Flag Means Death), Fayssal Bazzi (Shantaram, Stateless), Josh McKenzie (La Brea, Five Bedrooms), Anthony Brandon Wong (Queen of Oz, The Family Law), Stefanie Caccamo (Fighting Season, Three Summers), Sharon Johal (Shantaram, Girl At The Window), Luke Pegler (Ladies In Black, Hacksaw Ridge), Adriano Cappelletta (In Our Blood, Apples Never Fall), Nelson Baker (The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Bad Mothers), Greg McNeill (How To Please A Woman, Kid Snow), Suesha Rana (Itch, How To Please A Woman), Brad Francis (Radio Man, Kid Snow) and Isabelle Bäsén.
Alison Hurbert-Burns, Commissioner Foxtel Group and Executive Producer said: “We are incredibly proud of the next instalment of this premium drama series. Warner Bros International Television Australia and Easy Tiger have delivered a complex and gripping drama with a stellar ensemble cast that will leave viewers guessing until the end.
“I also would like to thank Screenwest headed by Rikki Lea Bestall, the Western Australian Government and the talented local creatives for their tireless support and hospitality throughout the filming of this incredible series.”
Season 1 was a critically acclaimed success with rave reviews from around the country and is one of the Foxtel Groups most premium and awarded drama series. The Twelve season 2 is Western Australia’s biggest ever production and brings together one of the largest ensembles of any series produced in Australia.
Production credit: The Twelve Season 2 is produced by Warner Bros. International Television Production Australia and Easy Tiger Productions for the Foxtel Group, with major production investment from Screenwest and the Western Australian Production Attraction Incentive. It is distributed globally by Fifth Season. Producers: Ally Henville, Hamish Lewis, Ian Collie and Rob Gibson; Executive Producers: Michael Brooks, Sarah L. Walker, Sam Neill, Alison Hurbert-Burns and Penny Win. Head of Scripted Originals, Foxtel Group Lana Greenhalgh. Directors: Stevie Cruz-Martin, Mark Joffe, Ben Young and Emma Jackson. Written by Sarah L. Walker, Anchuli Felicia King, Anya Beyersdorf and Anna Barnes.
The Twelve season 2 premieres Thursday, 11 July on Binge and Foxtel Showcase at 8.30pm. It will be available On Demand.
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