The little-known Belgian TV series The Twelve (on Netflix) is one of the best courtroom dramas I've seen in some time - highly intelligent, challenging, provocative, and, unlike so many series that die dreaming of a 2nd season, conclusive. American viewers will be particularly interested in seeing how different a criminal trial in Belgium is from one in the U.S.; among other things, the accused sits (or stands) in isolation, the lawyers sit with one another alongside the 3 judges, the accused is interrogated during the course of the trial, the even-#ed jury faces no prohibition against speaking about the case with one another nor about following news accounts of the trial (though they are strictly forbidden to speak w/ members of t he media about the trial). The case is brought against a 40-something woman accused of killing her best friend some 18 years previous and her 2-year-old daughter some 2 years back (that's another major difference: in the U.S. the cases would definitely be tried separately). Over the course of the 10 episodes we continue to get facts and information about the accusations - most of seem credible and not crackpot, all of which will keep viewers guessing and thinking along the way. At the same time, we follow several story lines about several of the jurors, w/ particular scrutiny of their questionable interactions during the course of the trial. Amazingly, the final episode brings all (or most) of the strands together and resolves all or most of the conflicts and all of our doubts. It's a demanding series for American viewers, in that none of the names will look or sound familiar and the trial itself will seem strange - but it's a series that merits more attention and talk (and maybe other work from the creators: Sanne Nuyens and Bert van Dael.