Leo Woodall, Stephen Rea, David Morrissey and Joseph Mydell are among the cast of the conspiracy thriller series, Prime Target on Apple TV+
Today, Apple TV+ announced the premiere date for the new conspiracy thriller “Prime Target” starring SAG Award winner Leo Woodall (“The White Lotus,” “One Day”). And Quintessa Swindell (“Black Adam,” “In Treatment”). Created by award-winning writer Steve Thompson (“Sherlock,” “Vienna Blood”) who also serves as executive producer. The new drama is produced for Apple TV+ by New Regency with Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Productions. The eight-episode series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on January 22, 2025, with the first two episodes. Followed by one episode weekly, every Wednesday through March 5, 2025.
THE PREMISE
“Prime Target” features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks (played by Woodall), 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. This 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’ behaviour. Together they start to unravel the troubling conspiracy Edward is at the heart of.

ALSO STARRING
The cast also includes Academy Award nominee and BAFTA Award winner Stephen Rea (“The Crying Game”). BAFTA Award nominee David Morrissey (“Sherwood,” “The Walking Dead”). 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,” “Paradise Now”). Fra Fee (“Rebel Moon,” “Hawkeye”) and Joseph Mydell (“The Eternal Daughter”).

BEHIND THE SCENES
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 and Michael 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.

Prime Target premieres on Apple TV+ on January 22nd, 2025.

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