’12 12 12′: Release Date, Cast, Plot & More on the Apple TV Series – Hollywood Life

A disgraced FBI agent and an experienced thief come together to pull off TV’s greatest heist in Apple TV’s new series, 12 12 12. Starring Marvel Cinematic Universe hero Anthony Mackie and fellow action star Jamie Dornan, the show introduces viewers to a cat-and-mouse game across Europe as the unprecedented duo attempt to pull off a bank vault raid under the streets of Zurich.

Although the co-stars are two big names in the biz, they don’t take themselves too seriously. In fact, Mackie’s scene partner and castmate Sallie Harmsen spoke exclusively with Hollywood Life about sharing the screen with the MCU superhero. She also remembered one of their most fun memories after a hard, cold day of shooting scenes in Austria.

“One of the first days when we were shooting in the mountains in Austria, it had snowed a lot, and we had to run up and down these mountains all the time, so we were pretty tired,” Harmsen recalled. “I have a really cool video that after the shooting, we made a lot of snow angels, like two little kids. I think that’s a really precious memory for me because he’s such a badass guy and, like, this big Hollywood star and this superhero person, but then he has a really vulnerable and funny quirky side.”

Hollywood Life has rounded up everything you need to know about Apple TV’s new heist series, 12 12 12, including exclusive details from the crew, here.

What Is 12 12 12 About?

Disgraced FBI agent Jack Strickland (Mackie) and criminal Paul Galvin (Dornan) “play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe,” and “at the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich,” per an official description from Apple TV.

And the show is titled 12 12 12 for a reason — each episode unfolds across three timelines of the heist: the 12 months of planning it, the 12 hours of the heist itself and the 12 days after the fact.

During an exclusive interview with Hollywood Life, producer, writer and series co-creator Jim Keeble explained where he and Dudi Appleton got their inspiration from to write a heist series.

“We were watching The Heat, and we [had] just seen The Town, and we loved the idea of doing [a heist plot] for TV!” Keeble noted, before adding, “And really, a heist is as much about the planning and the getaway. The heist itself is kind of mechanical, So, we knew we wanted to do something for TV, but it was only when, you know, the idea of the three timelines came up that we thought, ‘OK, let’s have the heist all the way through, let’s have the planning all the way through, let’s have the takedown all the way through.’”

Who Is in the 12 12 12 Cast?

Apart from Mackie and Dornan, the rest of the cast features Jack Kesy as Bobby Galvin, Kali Reis, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson, Agathe Rousselle as Severine,Harmsen as Lena and Patrick Fabian as Kevin McNeil.

When it came time to cast Mackie and Dornan in their respective roles, Appleton explained to Hollywood Life that the stars “could have played either part” because they “both have qualities there.”

“But I think Anthony was very interested in playing somebody who’s holding a lot in, who was a much quieter character,” the writer, produce and co-creator explained, before adding, “And for Jamie, who often plays quite internal characters, [he] was quite interested in somebody who starts with the story, who’s on the front foot a lot, but is equally hiding in a different way, a lot of what actually he feels about himself.”

How to Watch the New 12 12 12 Series: See Release Date

12 12 12 was released exclusively on Apple TV on November 13, 2026. Episodes 1 and 2 dropped on the release date, and each new episode will be available to stream every Friday through Christmas Day.