Kris McQuade

A feminist noir comedy set against a bucolic backdrop with a rising body count.

The Twelve tells the story of 12 jurors - ordinary Australians with struggles of their own - who are tasked with deciding the case of a woman accused of killing a child.

This series begins as Doctor Anna Macy finds herself inexplicably linked to the cases of two girls who have mysteriously disappeared in identical circumstances in the wilds of Tasmania 15 years apart. To clear her name, Anna must delve into her troubled past and face some truths about herself and the otherworldly nature of this gothic land.

We all know Bea Smith ruled Wentworth Detention Centre. She was gutsy and fearless. But who was Bea Smith before prison? How did a wife and mother from the suburbs become a top dog without rival? Where did the confidence and fortitude come from that enabled her to get there, and what injustices and misadventures fuelled her determination to do it?

Supernova follows an inept but hyper-intelligent astronomer, Dr Paul Hamilton as he moves from an academic job in England to working at an observatory in Australia. There he encounters the odd characters who run the station, and falls in love with the beautiful Dr Rachel Mann, who is engaged to an astronaut.