Apple TV’s eight-episode heist drama 12 12 12 premiered on November 13, 2026, with Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan squaring off across Europe in a tense cat-and-mouse pursuit that AV Club deemed “occasionally thrilling.” The series lands on Apple TV globally.
Created by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble, the show splits its story into the 12 months of planning a robbery, 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days after, as disgraced FBI agent Jack Strickland (Mackie) hunts career criminal Paul Galvin (Dornan). AV Club notes Strickland was scarred by a Newark, New Jersey job that went wrong before the Zurich bank caper.
“The eight-episode series introduces some new tricks to the onscreen high-stakes heist repertoire,” the AV Club wrote, praising the show’s slick toggling between timelines.
Director Kari Skogland helms the pilot and several episodes, with Takeshi Fukunaga and Ellen Kuras also directing, as the series moves from a claustrophobic vault job to Christmastime Zurich and beyond. AV Club highlights supporting turns from Kali Reis, Julius Feldmeier, and Jack Kesy.
The outlet says 12 12 12 improves on Netflix’s Kaleidoscope and rivals British capers Hatton Garden and The Great Train Robbery, though it falls short of Money Heist and stumbles late. The series is now streaming on Apple TV, with two episodes at launch and new installments weekly.
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