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Exclusive: Agathe Rousselle, who broke out in 2021 Cannes Palme d’Or winning body-horror Titane, and Sallie Harmsen (Blade Runner 2049) have joined the cast of Apple TV+ heist series 12 12 12, alongside Anthony Mackie, Jamie Dornan, who also produce.

Co-produced by Skydance Television and Anonymous Content, 12 12 12 unfolds across three timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist.

The 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. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.

The show is created and written by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble, who will also executive produce.

Kari Skogland will direct the pilot, as well as executive produce. Mackie executive produces via his Make It With Gravy production company alongside Jason Spire for Inspire Entertainment.

The casting announcement comes hot on the heels of news last week that Ólafur Darri Ólafsson has also joined the cast.

French actress Rousselle, who splits her time between Paris and San Francisco, and Dutch actress Harmsen have signed for regular roles in the series.

In the meantime, Rousselle will next be seen in French director Laurent Slama’s Paris 2024 Olympics-set and shot drama A Second Life, which world premieres in Tribeca in June. She co-stars opposite Alex Lawther (The End of the F**ing World) as a depressed woman working for a holiday lets concierge company, whose life changes when she meets a free-spirited traveller.

Other credits since Titane, in which Rousselle played a psychopath with a titanium plate in her head, have included French Netflix Original Feature Gold Brick and Australian drama How To Make Gravy, while she also appeared in Last Days, an opera based on the Gus Van Sant film, directed by Matt Copson, and performed at both the Royal Opera House in London and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Sallie Harmsen gained international attention in Blade Runner 2049 (2017) opposite Jared Leto, Devils (2020), The Postcard Killings (2020), directed by Oscar-winner Danis Tanović and the BBC-series Delia (2024).

She also starred in Drawback (2023) opposite Claes Bang and will soon be seen in a leading role in the series, Suga, for Amazon Prime Video. She’s been nominated for a Dutch Academy Award (Golden Calf) twice in The Netherlands.

Rousselle is is repped by CAA and Adéquat and Sallie Harmsen is represented by No19 Talent Management and United Agents.

12 12 12 is a co-production between Anonymous Content and Skydance Television. Skogland, Appleton, Keeble, Mackie, Dornan, and Spire will executive produce alongside David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Matt Thunell for Skydance Television, and David Levine and Garrett Kemble for Anonymous Content. Samantha Corbin-Miller and David Knoller also serve as executive producers.

Exclusive: Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (Severance) is the latest to join the cast of 12 12 12, Apple TV+’s contemporary international heist series starring and executive produced by Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. Jack Kesy and Kali Reis also star.

Co-produced by Skydance Television and Anonymous Content, 12 12 12 unfolds across three timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The 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. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.

12 12 12 is created and written by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble who will also executive produce. Kari Skogland will direct the pilot, as well as executive produce. Samantha Corbin-Miller serves as writer and executive producer. Mackie...

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster, Avengers: Doomsday, ramps up production, one of its actors shares a chilly behind-the-scenes video, potentially from the set. Star Anthony Mackie releases a cold-weather clip on location for his new project.

On his Instagram Stories, Mackie posted a video of himself filming an unspecified project in a snowy setting. Perhaps ruing that he's a far cry away from spring, Mackie wishes fans a "warm, beautiful sunny day" while looking at the snow falling. Some fans are speculating that this is hinting at Mackie's MCU character, Sam Wilson, heading to a cold location in Doomsday. Notably, Mackie did not state where he was or which project he was working on when posting the video.

Anthony Mackie shared a video while shooting on location.“Wherever you are, I hope it’s a warm, beautiful, sunny day.†pic.twitter.com/6zRBkTdSr6— Nexus Point News (@NexusPointNews...

Apple TV+ has a new heist drama in the works with Captain America: Brave New Worldstar Anthony Mackie in the leading role. Now, the series has cast an Emmy-nominated actor to co-star alongside Mackie. Per Variety, Kali Reis, who delivered a breakout performance in True Detective: Night Countryco-starring Jodie Foster, will join Mackie in Apple TV+’s new series, 12 12 12.

The official logline of 12 12 12 states that the series “unfolds across the three propulsive timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Anthony Mackie) and an American career criminal (The Tourist’s Jamie Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.” Reis took to Instagram to announce the news.

Exclusive: Kali Reis (True Detective: Night Country) has joined the cast of 12 12 12, Apple TV+’s contemporary international heist series starring and executive produced by Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan. Jack Kesy also stars.

Co-produced by Skydance Television and Anonymous Content, 12 12 12 unfolds across three timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The 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. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.

12 12 12 is created and written by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble who will also executive produce. Kari Skogland will direct the pilot, as well as executive produce. Samantha Corbin-Miller serves as writer and executive producer. Mackie executive produces via his...

Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan’s upcoming heist series at Apple TV+ has added Jack Kesy to its cast, Variety has learned.

The series landed at Apple back in May 2024. The official logline for the series states:

“’12 12 12′ unfolds across the three propulsive timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The 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. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.”

Kesy most recently starred in the feature “Hellboy: The Crooked Man,” making him the third actor to portray the iconic comic book character onscreen following Ron Perlman and David Harbour. His other film roles include “Deadpool 2,” “The Killer,” “Sheroes,” and “12 Strong.

Jack Kesy has been tapped for a main role in 12 12 12, Apple TV+’s contemporary international heist series starring and executive produced by Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan.

Co-produced by Skydance Television and Anonymous Content, 12 12 12 unfolds across three timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days following the heist. The series follows a disgraced FBI agent (Anthony Mackie) and an American career criminal (Jamie Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.

Kesy is believed to be playing Dorman’s brother who also is involved in the heist.

12 12 12 is created and written by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble who will also executive produce. Kari Skogland will direct the pilot,...

The following contains major spoilers for Silent Witness Series 27, Episodes 1 and 2, "Effective Range - Part 1 and Part 2," now streaming on BritBox.

Silent Witness is one of the longest-running TV crime dramas -- and the Series 27 premiere illustrates why it's an institution on British television. "Effective Range" marks the return of Dr. Nikki Alexander and company, but it's not just a great Silent Witness premiere; it's a great piece of TV drama, period. Incredible guest stars plus an almost flawless script by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble (who also penned the Series 26 premiere) make for genuinely gripping television.

"Effective Range" brings back the entire core cast from Series 26, and features Blake's 7 alum Josette Simon -- in her third different role on the show -- as well as former Transplant star John Hannah in the two lead guest roles. The actors have plenty to work with, as the plot concerns a serial killer named Calvin Dunn,...

Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan are going on a wild ride with Apple.

The tech giant and streamer has landed 12 12 12, a scripted thriller described as a “contemporary international heist” series. The streamer is nearing a formal series greenlight for the project that will reunite stars Mackie and Dornan after the 2019 feature Synchronic.

12 12 12 takes place over three timelines in a heist — the 12 months of planning to raid a bank vault beneath the streets of Zurich, the 12 hours of the actual heist and the 12 days after it. The drama revolves around an FBI agent (Mackie) and a career criminal (Dornan), who play a cat-and-mouse game across Europe.

Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble (Silent Witness, Wild Bill) created and wrote the series. The duo will exec produce alongside Kari Skogland (Falcon and the Winter Soldier), who will direct the pilot.

The series is a co-production between Anonymous Content and Skydance Television. Mackie, Dornan...

The Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan heist series “12 12 12” has landed at Apple TV+ and is nearing a series order, Variety has learned exclusively.

The series was first reported to be on the market back in January. Mackie and Dornan will both star in the series in addition to executive producing.

The official logline for the series states that it follows “a disgraced FBI agent (Mackie) and an American career criminal (Dornan) who play a zero-sum game of cat and mouse across Europe. At the center of it all is the daring, epic raid on a bank vault deep beneath the streets of Zurich.” The series will take place across three timelines — the 12 months prior to the heist, the 12 hours of the heist, and the 12 days after.

The series is created by Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble, who will also executive produce. Kari Skogland will direct the pilot and executive produce.

Global production and distribution powerhouse Fremantle has revealed a strategic alliance at the Venice Film Festival with Israeli-based Ibi Investment House, which involves the launch of a 150 million euro ($163 million) fund to bankroll a portfolio of premium scripted TV and film projects.

Under the deal, which will last four years, Fremantle will bring a diverse range of projects from its network of studio companies to the Ibi fund, fast-tracking the production of each title. The partners say the projects will also benefit from the creative oversight of Fremantle’s global drama team, led by its CEO Christian Vesper, who will work with the fund throughout the lifecycle of each production. All TV projects approved through the fund will be distributed by Fremantle International.

“At Fremantle, we are always focused on innovation and this alliance with Ibi is a perfect example of this ethos and approach,” said Fremantle Group CEO Jennifer Mullin.

One of first projects put forward for funding is a biopic of Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie

Producer and distributor Fremantle has formed a strategic alliance with Israeli based Ibi Investment House, which is launching a new €150m fund to finance a portfolio of scripted television and film projects

Under an initial four-year deal, Fremantle will bring projects from its network of production companies to the Ibi fund. They include previously announced feature film Maria, a biopic of Maria Callas starring Angelina Jolie to be directed by Pablo Larrain.

The Ibi Fund will work with Fremantle and its labels, producers...

Pablo Larraín’s Maria Callas biopic starring Angelina Jolie, a mystery thriller penned by Bridgerton’s Sarah Dollard and a revenge drama created by Jim Keeble and Dudi Appleton are the first projects to emerge from Fremantle and Ibi Investment House’s €150M ($162.7M) Scripted Fund.

Unveiled today, the fund will see Fremantle label’s high-end TV and film projects funded via a bespoke model by the Israeli investor, which will “fast-track the production of each project,” according to the pair. Ibi, which is making its first foray into international film and TV production, will work closely with Fremantle and talent to greenlight each project and find the best route to market.

As CEO of the fund, Fremantle-owned Abot Hameiri boss Guy Hameiri will oversee the pot. He spearheaded the deal with Fremantle Group COO and Continental Europe CEO Andrea Scrosati, who has been the driving force behind the super-indie’s much-publicized investment splurge.

Signora Volpe is poised to be another breakout hit for Acorn TV.

The streaming service today revealed the official trailer and premiere date for the three-part detective drama series starring Emilia Fox.

The series was filmed on location in the stunning Lazio and Umbria regions in Italy, and will make its debut Monday, May 2, on Acorn TV, AMC Networks’ acclaimed streamer devoted to British and international television.

Episodes will continue to debut on Mondays through May 16.

"To the casual observer, there’s nothing remarkable about Sylvia Fox (Fox) - an intelligent, confident woman in her forties, she tends to keep quiet about her formidable linguistic abilities, impressive knowledge of weaponry, and skills as a markswoman," reads the official description of the series.

"Questions about her professional life are met with bland answers about an unspectacular career in the Civil Service."

"Which is only very slightly true – because until recently, Sylvia was a high-ranking British spy.

British actor Emilia Fox (“Silent Witness”) is set to star as a disillusioned U.K. spy who becomes a sleuth in Italy in “Signora Volpe,” a detective drama commissioned by AMC Networks’ Acorn TV that will start shooting in Italy in May.

The show comprising three 90-minute installments is being produced by ITV Studios-backed production company Route 24, with Italy’s ITV-owned Cattleya providing the Italian production service.

“Signora Volpe” is created and written by Rachel Cuperman and Sally Griffiths (“Midsomer Murders) who are also its executive producers. Emilia Fox will play the lead named Sylvia who after years as an M16 operative winds up in a village in Umbria to visit her sister Isabel played by Tara Fitzgerald (“Game of Thrones”) and there becomes involved in a murder investigation.

As she starts her new life in Italy, Sylvia finds that trouble follows her wherever she goes. Motivated by her passion for justice,...

ITV has canceled Rob Lowe’s fish out of water British cop drama Wild Bill after just one season.

The West Wing star, who currently features in Netflix film Holiday In The Wild, played high-flying U.S. cop Bill Hixon, who was appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force in the UK.

But the series failed to arrest a huge audience, averaging just 3.7 million viewers, and it was not picked up by a big player in the U.S. despite Lowe suggesting that Netflix or Hulu could come in for the show.

Wild Bill was produced by 42, MultiStory Media and Anonymous Content. The show was created by The Hunted writer David Griffiths, before Awake creator Kyle Killen came on board with Silent Witness writers Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble. Lowe acted as an executive producer.

An ITV spokeswoman said: “We are immensely proud of Wild Bill and loved...

“Brits don’t like boasters,” Rob Lowe’s high-flying U.S. cop Bill Hixon is told in the first trailer for ITV drama Wild Bill. He responds by calling East Lincolnshire a “godforsaken cabbage patch,” which nicely sums up the fish-out-of-water series.

The West Wing star plays Hixon, who is appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force in the UK in the ITV series, which launches in June. The series is produced by 42, Shiver and Anonymous Content.

Lowe’s Hixon is an analytics expert, a Moneyball-for-police type and he is in Lincolnshire to help bring down the crime rate, while also dealing with his troubled young daughter.

The show was created by The Hunted writer David Griffiths and then Awake creator Kyle Killen came on board with Silent Witness writers Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble. Lowe acts as an exec producer as well as on-screen star.

He told Deadline earlier this year,...

Rob Lowe is enjoying being a fish out of water in British cop drama Wild Bill, which is leading ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s scripted lineup at next week’s Mip TV.

The West Wing star plays high-flying U.S. cop, Bill Hixon, who is appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force in the UK. The series is produced by 42, Shiver and Anonymous Content for ITV and launches later this year.

“The interesting sort of flavor of it was what drew me to it, it’s tone really. I love these shows, I love Fargo, Better Call Saul, I love these shows where there’s a titular hero in the middle of it, but surrounded in a world in that is very odd, very different and really authentically intense and violent, and then really really sweet and emotional and then really really funny, all at once. And it...

Rob Lowe is going across the pond for his latest starring role.

The former “West Wing” star will play a high-flying U.S. cop who is appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force in the ITV crime drama “Wild Bill,” TheWrap has learned.

The six-episode series is produced by 42 and Anonymous Content and ITV Studios label, Shiver. It marks the first time the three have collaborated to produce a drama series for ITV, according to a statement from the U.K. network.

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Along with playing the titular role of Bill Hixon, Lowe will also act as an executive producer on “Wild Bill” alongside Eleanor Moran on behalf of 42, and Tim Carter, managing director of ITV Studios label Shiver. Writers Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble, creator David Griffiths, Kyle Killen, Scott Pennington and Keith Redmon from...

Rob Lowe is to star in and exec produce six-part crime drama “Wild Bill” for British broadcaster ITV. The miniseries is produced by 42, Shiver and Anonymous Content.

Lowe will play high-flying U.S. cop Bill Hixon, who is appointed chief of police in East Lincolnshire, a rural part of Eastern England.

When Hixon arrives in Boston, Lincolnshire, with his 14 year-old daughter Kelsey in tow, he’s hoping they can flee their painful recent past. But this unfamiliar, unimpressed community will force Bill to question everything about himself and leave him asking whether it’s Boston that needs Bill, or Bill that needs Boston?

The drama is the first time 42 Anonymous Content and ITV Studios label Shiver have collaborated to produce a drama series for ITV.

“Wild Bill” is created by David Griffiths, Kyle Killen, and Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble, and will be written by lead writers and showrunners Keeble and Appleton.

Rob Lowe is to star in British crime drama Wild Bill for ITV produced by Traitors and Watership Down producer 42, Maniac producer Anonymous Content and Shiver.

Lowe will play high-flying Us cop, Bill Hixon, who is appointed Chief Constable of the East Lincolnshire Police Force in the six-part series.

Wild Bill is created by David Griffiths (The Hunted), Kyle Killen (Halo) and Silent Witness writers Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble and will be written by Keeble and Appleton, who will showrun the series.

Commissioned by Polly Hill, ITV’s Head of Drama, the show will follow Lowe’s Hixon as he lands in Lincolnshire with his 14 year-old daughter Kelsey, hoping to flee their recent painful past.

With a first class degree in Criminology, a Masters in Psychopathology and a Doctorate in Statistical Mapping, Hixon is impressively qualified to tackle the county’s crime figures with his graphs, charts, algorithms and a tapestry of digits.

Fremantle Media is continuing its high-end drama push after striking a development deal with Dudi Appleton and Jim Keeble, the writers of long-running British legal drama Silent Witness. The Rtl-owned producer and distributor has inked the agreement with Appleton and Keeble's production company 87 Films. The pair, who have written a number of episodes of BBC1's Silent Witness as well as Sky's David Morrissey-fronted thriller Thorne, have also teamed up with former Far…...

NBCUniversal International Television Production is expanding its existing relationship with UK writing duo Jim Keeble and Dudi Appleton through the pair’s 87 Films banner. The partners first got into business with spec acquisition Effective Range, a co-production with Scott Free UK. The character-driven conspiracy thriller is currently out to directors and will be shopped as a straight-to-series international co-production. The new one-year first-look deal covers Keeble…...

Breaking Bad’s home stretch has a premiere date, and is getting a talk show.

The final eight episodes of AMC’s acclaimed meth-drama will get underway starting Sunday, Aug. 11, the network announced at its upfront presentation to advertisers on Wednesday. The episodes technically represent the second half of the fifth season of the show.

AMC also announced its adding a post-episode chat show, Talking Bad. The network hopes to continue the success that it has enjoyed with its post-Walking Dead talk show, The Talking Dead. No word yet who will host.

The network is also developing a sci-fi drama titled Ballistic City,...