Lately, the public’s attention is mainly focused on the highly anticipated season 2 of Severance which arrives this Friday. However, we should not forget Prime Targeta new production of 8 episodes which will be launched on January 22 on Apple TV+. Here’s what you need to know about this thriller.
What is it about?
Here is the official synopsis offered by the streaming platform:
Prime Target features a brilliant young mathematics researcher, Edward Brooks (Leo Woodall), who is on the verge of a major discovery. If he can find a model for decoding prime numbers, he will hold the key to all the world’s computers. Very quickly, he realizes that an invisible enemy is trying to prevent him from developing his idea. This attracts the attention of an NSA agent, Taylah Sanders (Quintessa Swindell), who is tasked with monitoring and reporting the behavior of mathematicians. Together, they seek to thwart Edward’s disturbing plot.
We will have to see if these good intentions materialize on screen, but this pitch and the trailer nonetheless remain very enticing.
-What casting for Prime Target?
In addition to the two headliners Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell, the cast includes: Stephen Rea (The Crying Game), Academy Award and BAFTA Award nominee Martha Plimpton (The Regime), laureate d’un Emmy Award, Sidse Babett Knudsen (The castle), BAFTA winner Harry Lloyd, BAFTA Award nominee (Game of Thrones), From Fee (Rebel Moon, Hawkeye) and Joseph Mydell (The Eternal Daughter).
As for this production itself, it is created by Steve Thompson who notably served as screenwriter for the fiction The Notebooks of Max Liebermann, broadcast on France TV.
Given the first elements we have, what do you think of this series? Tell us in the comments.
