The numbers add up in "Prime Target", Apple TV+'s newest thriller
- The Real Perspectives
- Jan 22
- 2 min read
Updated: Feb 14
The Real Perspectives
Published January 22, 2025
Prime Target is the new thriller miniseries that debuted today on Apple TV+ starring Leo Woodall (The White Lotus, One Day ) as Edward Brooks, a gifted postgrad mathematician at Cambridge University who is on the verge of a significant breakthrough in developing a digital key using prime numbers that would allow him access to any computer in the world. With his life in danger from different entities tracking his progress, Brooks teams up with NSA agent Taylah Sanders (Quintessa Swindell; Trinkets, Black Adam ) to uncover a mass conspiracy. The first two episodes, "Syracuse" and "A New Pattern," premiered on January 22 on Apple TV+. New episodes will be released on Wednesdays through its season finale on March 5.
Created by Steve Thompson and directed by Brady Hood, executive producers include Ridley Scott with New Regency and Scott Free Productions.
The series stars
Leo Woodall as Edward Brooks
Quintessa Swindell as Taylah Sanders
Sidse Babett Knudsen as Professor Andrea Lavin
David Morrissey as Professor Robert Mallinder
Stephen Rea as Professor James Alderman
Fra Fee as Adam Mellor
Joseph Mydell as Professor Raymond Osborne
Jason Flemyng as Stephen Patrick Nield
Martha Plimpton as Jane Torres
Harry Lloyd as Andrew Carter
Ali Suliman as Dr. Akram Nizar
Daisy Waterstone as Fiona Carey
Sofia Barclay as Safiya Zamil
Tom Stourton as Ricky Olson
Tom Byrne as Tom Grayson
Emily Renée as Charlotte Lambert
There's a lot going on in Prime Target. From the opening scenes set in Baghdad, the gripping drama produces lots of spy espionage, action, and many reliable formulas within the genre to make an exciting series. Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell, two of Hollywood's younger stars, shine in the lead roles, making the series compelling to watch.
The first two episodes of Prime Target are currently streaming on Apple TV+.
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