TV series

The Twelve

2022 · 3 seasons

A slow-burning, character-driven courtroom drama that keeps you guessing while exploring the personal lives and moral struggles of the jurors.

Tagline: Who are you to judge?
Overview: The story of 12 ordinary Australians who are selected for jury duty in a murder trial as traumatising as it is controversial, in which a woman stands accused of killing her teenage niece.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, morality, deception, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
morality
deception
family
guilt
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild