Apple TV is giving viewers two episodes of 12 12 12 on Friday, November 13, then releasing the rest of the Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan thriller one episode at a time. The eight-episode limited series ends on Christmas Day. If you were planning to watch it in one sitting over Thanksgiving weekend, four episodes will be available by then.
The title describes the three clocks running through each episode: a year of preparation, the 12 hours of a bank robbery and the 12 days that follow. Mackie plays Jack Strickland, an FBI agent trying to recover from a professional setback. Dornan plays Paul Galvin, an American career criminal. The two are on opposite sides of a raid on a vault in Zurich.
When new episodes arrive
Apple's premiere announcement confirms a two-episode debut and one episode a week through December 25. On that schedule, the episodes fall on these Fridays:
- November 13: Episodes 1 and 2
- November 20: Episode 3
- November 27: Episode 4
- December 4: Episode 5
- December 11: Episode 6
- December 18: Episode 7
- December 25: Episode 8
In the U.S., the series is on the Apple TV streaming service. You can use the Apple TV app on supported TVs and streaming devices or watch in a web browser. Apple lists the service at $14.99 a month and offers a seven-day trial to new subscribers. A trial started on premiere day ends well before the finale. If the series is your main reason to subscribe and you want to watch all eight episodes together, wait until December 25. At the advertised monthly rate, starting a paid subscription on November 13 and keeping it through the finale takes two monthly payments, or $29.98 before applicable taxes.
How the three timelines fit together
The show moves between the lead-up, the robbery and its aftermath inside individual episodes. The strands have their own labels, The Planning, The Heist and The Takedown. A scene after the robbery can appear before the series shows how the characters got there. The official series page also has the trailer.
Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble created the series, and Kari Skogland directed the first episode. Mackie and Dornan are also executive producers. The cast includes Agathe Rousselle, Jack Kesy and Kali Reis. Apple rates the series TV-MA and flags strong language, sexual content and violence in the U.S. listing.
