This week Apple TV+ debuted the first two episodes of its blockbuster conspiracy thriller Prime Target. Now the streamer is previewing January 29’s brand new episode of the series which stars SAG Award winner Leo Woodall (One Day) and Quintessa Swindell (Black Adam).
The series features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (played by Woodall), who is on the verge of a major breakthrough. If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers, he will hold the key to every computer in the world. Soon, he begins to realize an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea before it’s even born, which throws him into the orbit of Taylah Sanders, a female NSA agent (played by Swindell) who’s been tasked with watching and reporting on mathematicians’ behavior. Together, they start to unravel the troubling conspiracy Edward is at the heart of.
First up, the streamer has released a first look clip from “The Sequence”. You can watch the clip in full below:
In our four star review of season one Neil says “Prime Target is a tightly written, arresting thriller. With a cool cast at its core, the series has fun mixing American and British storytelling sensibilities to create something fresh and exciting.”
But that’s not all, the steamer has also revealed episodic stills and synopsis for the latest episode:
While retracing Safiya’s steps, Ed uncovers chilling pleas from the past. Taylah tries to earn Ed’s trust.
The cast also includes Academy Award nominee and BAFTA Award winner Stephen Rea (The Crying Game), BAFTA Award nominee David Morrissey (Sherwood,), Emmy Award winner Martha Plimpton (The Regime), BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Sidse Babett Knudsen (Borgen), SAG Award nominee Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), BAFTA Award nominee Harry Lloyd (Game of Thrones), Ali Suliman (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan), Fra Fee (Hawkeye) and Joseph Mydell (The Eternal Daughter).
Created by award-winning writer Steve Thompson (Sherlock) who also serves as executive producer, the new drama is produced for Apple TV+ by New Regency with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions. Produced for Apple TV+ by New Regency with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions, Ed Rubin serves as executive producer for New Regency alongside Beth Pattinson, Emma Broughton, Yariv Milchan, Arnon Milchan andMichael Schaefer;Marina Brackenbury is executive producer for Scott Free Productions along with David W. Zucker and Scott. Laura Hastings-Smith serves as executive producer alongside acclaimed writer and director Brady Hood (“Top Boy,” “Great Expectations”), who also directed all eight episodes.
