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Twenty Twelve comedy series arrives on Netflix on 17 November
Twenty Twelve arrives on Netflix on 17 November after first airing in 2011.
The British mockumentary follows a fictional team preparing for the London Olympics, as officials face problems and make poor decisions.
Hugh Bonneville plays Ian Fletcher, head of the fictional Olympic Deliverance Commission, with Olivia Colman as his personal assistant.
The series was created by John Morton and was originally timed to the 500-day countdown to the 2012 Games.
Colman won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for her role, making the Netflix release a chance to watch some of her earlier television work.
The series satirises Olympic planning and public relations, and its characters later returned in the sequel W1A.
Netflix’s scheduled release gives viewers a way to watch the series while the next Olympic Games remain ahead in 2028.
The comedy series Twenty Twelve is set to arrive on Netflix on 17 November.
The mockumentary follows the fictional Olympic Deliverance Commission as it prepares for the 2012 London Olympics.
Hugh Bonneville stars as Ian Fletcher, with Olivia Colman, Jessica Hynes and Amelia Bullmore among the cast.
The series originally aired in March 2011, during the 500-day countdown to the Games’ opening ceremony.
Colman won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Female Comedy Performance for her role in the series.
- Who
- Netflix is adding the series. The cast includes Hugh Bonneville and Olivia Colman.
- What
- The comedy series Twenty Twelve is coming to Netflix.
- When
- 17 November. The article was published on 9 November 2026.
- Where
- Netflix. The series is set around preparations for the London 2012 Olympics.
- Why
- The article says Netflix has filled the wait until the next Olympic Games with the series.
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Twenty Twelve originally aired during the 500-day countdown to the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics.
Twenty Twelve is set to arrive on Netflix.
- Netflix arrival
- 17 November
- Original broadcast
- March 2011
- Setting
- Preparations for the 2012 London Olympics
- Central organisation
- Fictional Olympic Deliverance Commission (ODC)
- Lead actor
- Hugh Bonneville as Ian Fletcher
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What people are saying
the funniest British satire since The Office
comedy gold [that] will likely find a long afterlife
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