Western Australia’s biggest ever production launched this month, with the highly anticipated second season of the award-winning series The Twelve, releasing first look stills, key art and the official trailer ahead of its 11 July world premiere on BINGE, with new episodes dropping weekly.
The second season was filmed entirely in Western Australia, with York in WA’s Wheatbelt region acting as the fictional rural township of Tunkwell. The series was supported by Screenwest and the WA Production Attraction Incentive and brings together one of the largest ensembles of any series produced in Australia. Season 2 features a new crime, new jury and two ex-lovers accused of murder.
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?
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.”
Western Australia is establishing itself as a sought-after filming destination thanks to its striking landscapes, skilled crew and Australia’s most competitive incentives which have resulted in a slew of high-profile productions including The Surfer, a psychological thriller starring Nicolas Cage, We Bury The Dead starring Daisy Ridley, Population 11 starring Ben Feldman, Runt starring Jai Courtney and Celeste Barber and Scrublands starring Luke Arnold and Bella Heathcoate with filming currently underway in Augusta, in the South West.
The Surfer was selected to make its world premiere at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival earlier this month, where it received a six-minute standing ovation and glowing reviews.
As part of its plans to diversity the WA economy, the State Government has invested over $200M in the construction of a world class film studio and recently announced an additional $31.9M has been committed to further develop the WA screen industry and its workforce, in partnership with Screenwest.
Screenwest is Western Australia’s screen industry development organisation, offering competitive grant funding, incentives and locations assistance to support the development and production of screen projects in Western Australia.
Screenwest is open for business and is ready to partner with producers and investors nationally and internationally to attract high profile productions to the state.
Head to screenwest.com.au to read about Australia’s most competitive incentives.