If you want a crime drama that treats its mystery as more than a puzzle, The Twelve is available in Australia on Foxtel Now right now. The 3-season run is exactly the right length for what it is doing. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Sam Neill leads a cast that carries the story without ever feeling mechanical. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Foxtel Now.

There is a reason The Twelve keeps coming up in conversation. The plotting gives The Twelve its backbone, but it is the characters you come back for. 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. Sam Neill and Evan James Williams lead a cast that gives the tension real weight. It ran for 3 seasons (2022–2025), and the writing holds up across every one of them. The Twelve is at its best in the quiet scenes between the plot beats, where the character work actually happens. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find The Twelve proves them wrong. Burden of Truth is the obvious comparison, but The Twelve earns its own place alongside it. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. Watch Sam Neill work — it is a masterclass in the genre. Few crime dramas earn their twists this consistently.

The Twelve is currently airing new episodes, created by Bert Van Dael and Sanne Nuyens — so there's no better time to catch up before the story moves forward. Find exactly where it's streaming below, and TV Butler Pro makes it effortless to track your progress as you go. Just search the name, and Butler finds it instantly, tells you which service has it, and remembers exactly where you left off.