Apple TV just debuted three new originals, including a heist thriller series

Apple TV debuted three new originals on Friday, November 13, 2026, including an eight-part heist thriller called 12 12 12, according to 9to5Mac. The Guardian reported that the series stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan, alongside Kali Reis, Agathe Rousselle, and Sallie Harmsen, and was created by Jim Keeble and Dudi Appleton. The show follows FBI agent Jack Strickland, played by Mackie, who is out to avenge the death of a partner he believes was murdered by master thief Paul Galvin, played by Dornan. Strickland explains the premise at the top of each episode: “A high-asset robbery, professionally conceived, is 12 months in planning, 12 hours in execution. A bank robber who is not caught within 12 days is not caught at all.” The plot unfolds in three interlocking narratives: “The Heist,” an hour-by-hour breakdown of a Zurich bank robbery targeting roughly a billion dollars in cash deposited by Russian oligarchs; “The Planning,” a month-by-month look at Paul coming out of retirement with his pregnant partner Severine; and “The Takedown,” a day-by-day account of Strickland and Swiss cop Lena trying to catch the thieves. The Guardian’s review said the first two episodes, directed by Kari Skogland, are derivative but generally proficient, while the middle meanders and the last two episodes are “pretty much nonsense.” The review criticized an avalanche sequence in the fourth episode as stupid and reliant on CG effects never used elsewhere. The Hollywood Reporter’s review, headlined “Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan Can’t Save an Apple TV Heist Drama That Lurches From Promising to Disappointing,” echoed the disappointment. Collider described the series as an eight-part heist thriller that reinvents the genre, comparing it to MobLand and Ocean’s 11. Yahoo published a guide on how to watch 12 12 12 online. The Guardian’s bottom line called the show “A new twist on a genre, but no new inspiration.”