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The Twelve
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Maaike Cafmeyer
Frie Palmers
10 eps
Koen De Graeve
Anton Bergman
8 eps
Josse De Pauw
Ari Spaak
10 eps
Louisa Peeters
Julie Bergman
8 eps
Maaike Neuville
Delphine Spijkers
10 eps
Peter van den Begin
Frank Dedoncker
8 eps
Charlotte De Bruyne
Holly Ceusters
10 eps
Inge Paulussen
Claire Verlinden
8 eps
Johan Heldenbergh
Stefaan De Munck
10 eps
Wouter Hendrickx
Dennis Pycke
8 eps
Mieke De Groote
Mia 'Voorzitter van de rechtbank'
10 eps
Emma Van Raemdonck
Romy Pycke
8 eps
Titus De Voogdt
Mike
10 eps
Greg Timmermans
Pix Pycke
8 eps
Lynn Van Royen
Brechtje Vindevogel
10 eps
Dirk van Dijck
Ivo Muylle
8 eps
Tom Vermeir
Joeri Cornille
10 eps
Line Pillet
Charlotte Muylle
8 eps
Zouzou Ben Chikha
Carl Destoop
10 eps
Katrien De Ruysscher
Marianne Coens
8 eps
Piet De Praitere
Noël Marinus
10 eps
Emilie De Roo
Nico Willems
8 eps
Peter Gorissen
Arnold Briers
10 eps
Bart Hollanders
Simon Lootens
8 eps
Anne-Mieke Ruyten
Vera De Block
10 eps
Chris Nietvelt
Catherine Degryse
8 eps
Viv van Dingenen
Vanessa Janssens
8 eps
Yassine Ouaich
Murad Koumiza
8 eps
Jobst Schnibbe
Jacob Dreyer
8 eps
Abigail Abraham
Maya
8 eps
Els Olaerts
Chairman of the Court
8 eps
Jul Goossens
Kobe Adams
8 eps
Marjan De Schutter
Public prosecutor
8 eps
Aimé Claeys
Jonge Stefaan
10 eps
Sofie Decleir
Inge Van Severen
10 eps
Greet Verstraete
Margot Tindemans
10 eps
Isabelle Van Hecke
Hedwig 'Procureur des Konings'
10 eps
Koen De Sutter
Marc Vindevogel
10 eps
Tijmen Govaerts
Francis Dhaenens
8 eps
Serine Ayari
8 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Twelve actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Twelve reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Twelve ordinary people are called for jury duty for a controversial murder case.
The run
Seasons
3 seasons · 26 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
The Millennium Murder
201910 episodes
7.8IMDbTwelve jurors — ordinary people with struggles of their own — must decide the case of a woman accused of killing her best friend and her own daughter.
Best episode · S01E10 Brechtje and Roos
Season 2 · Complete
The Cinderella Murder
20238 episodes
8.0IMDbTwelve ordinary citizens are called up as the people's jury in a sensational murder case.
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
20268 episodes
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10
Brechtje and Roos
Today the twelve citizens of the people's jury are faced with a difficult task. They deliberate on Frie Palmers' guilt in the double murder for which she is on trial. The discussions flare up, some jury members are diametrically opposed. They include their own baggage and experiences in their judgment. When the verdict is given, the court is silent. The judges realize the impact the trial has had on their lives.
S01E09
Ulrich and Elisabeth
Thanks to the defense witnesses, it appears that Stefaan De Munck's alibi for the night his daughter Rose was attacked is incorrect. The president of the court decides to reinstate him in the witness seat. Joeri has problems of conscience. He does not think he is fit to be a jury member. Holly tries to encourage him and tells him a secret she's been carrying around for a long time.
S01E08
Cleo and Jutta
Forensic pathologist Cleo Mahieu and commissioner Eliane Pascual are called to the bar. The policewoman presents the filmed reconstruction of Rose's assault. Psychiatrist Jutta Verswijfel, for her part, delivers the results of Frie's psychology assessment. These testimonies sow doubt in the minds of the jurors. They realize that Frie Palmers had the opportunity to commit Britt's murder. The relationship between Delphine and her husband deteriorates further, the latter throwing her out and now forbidding her to see their children. Faced with the distress of the young woman, Noël offers to host her. Arnold discovers by chance that Marc is having an affair with his lawyer ...
S01E05
Stefaan
Stefaan testifies as a crown witness about the death of his former sweetheart Brechtje and his daughter Rose. The defense tries to undermine his alibi. The case gets into the heads of the jurors. Arnold is increasingly starting to think that the whole world is fucked up. Delphine finds it difficult to keep her attention, because her home situation is not improving. Noël is aware of this and speaks about it with someone from the press in exchange for cash.
S01E04
Marc
Marc Vindevogel, father of victim Brechtje, testifies in court what he believed was the role of the ranchers in Brechtje's death. He appears to have a love-hate relationship with accused Frie Palmers. Jury member Carl Destoop is distracted from the trial by his teenage daughter Juliette who is behaving rebelliously. Joeri also has a lot on his mind. Holly tries to be honest with him and the truth hurts.
S01E03
Eliane
With a convincing explanation, agent Eliane Pascual explains in court how she was able to arrest Frie Palmers for the murder of her best friend Brechtje and her daughter Rose. In the public jury, Holly Ceusters is viewed obliquely by Carl because she lied about her last name. Holly also seems to be rather casual with men. And jury member Joeri does not seem to mind.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Peter BouckaertProducer
- Gunter SchmidProducer
Writing
- Nele MeirhaegheWriter
- Roel MondelaersWriter
Direction
- Wouter BouvijnDirector
- Brecht De GrootDirector
- Kaat BeelsDirector
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