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Apple TV releases first trailer for heist thriller 12 12 12, premiering 13 November

Apple TV has released the first trailer for 12 12 12, an eight-episode heist drama starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan, which premieres on Friday, 13 November.

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Centre · 1Apple TV has released the first trailer for its upcoming series 12 12 12, starring Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. Centre · 2The eight-episode drama premieres on Friday, 13 November. Centre · 1Collider adds that the first two episodes arrive together before a weekly schedule that ends on 25 December.

Centre · 2Created by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble, each episode unfolds across three timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist and the 12 days after it. Centre · 1The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Mackie) and an American career criminal (Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe, centred on a raid on a bank vault beneath Zurich. Centre · 1Collider says the trailer highlights a personal feud, with Dornan's character having taken something critical from Mackie's before the duel begins.

Centre · 1Jack Kesy, Agathe Rousselle, Sallie Harmsen, José Garcia and Kali Reis also star. Centre · 2Kari Skogland, who worked with Mackie on The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, directs multiple episodes including the pilot and is an executive producer; Mackie and Dornan, who co-starred in the film Synchronic, also executive produce. Centre · 2Mackie executive produces under his Make It With Gravy banner with Samantha Corbin-Miller, David Knoller and Jason Spire for Inspire Entertainment, and the series is produced by Paramount Television Studios and Anonymous Content.

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Promotional entertainment-trade coverage: Deadline reports the trailer and series details straightforwardly with a revenge angle; Collider adds a more enthusiastic pitch, comparing the show to a 'Grand Theft Auto' replacement and calling it a stylish addition to the heist genre.
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Cast, creators, the three-timeline heist structure and the Mackie–Dornan and Mackie–Skogland reunions; Collider also stresses Mackie's Captain America role and the release schedule.
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Neither outlet offers critical assessment or reaction to the trailer; Deadline omits the episode release schedule.
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“'Grand Theft Auto' Replacement”“sharp, stylish addition to the heist genre”
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“Watch the action-packed trailer above.” — Deadline
“12 12 12 positions itself as a sharp, stylish addition to the heist genre” — Collider

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