In Apple TV+’s new espionage thriller, “Prime Target,” created by Steve Thompson, Cambridge University Ph.D. candidate Edward Brooks (Leo Woodall) is on the cusp of uncovering a new way to view prime numbers.

Leo Woodall ('One Day') plays a brilliant graduate student whose work puts him in the crosshairs of a global conspiracy.

New Apple TV+ thriller series Prime Target follows a maths genius on the verge of a breakthrough, who finds himself the target of an international conspiracy. Said genius, Edward Brooks, is played by One Day star Leo Woodall,

Leo Woodall stars in a mystery series as a young Cambridge scholar whose theories about prime numbers lead him into a web of international intrigue.

Prime Target starts with a captivating concept that blends intellectual puzzles with espionage, but stumbles due to uneven pacing, repetitive exposition, and melodrama that undercuts its potential.

Now, along comes Prime Target, an eight-part thriller from Apple TV+. This show does not fall into the bracket of the previous examples.

A formulaic eight-part thriller, Prime Target revolves around an outstanding but standoffish Cambridge postgrad mathematician called Edward, whose esoteric research into prime numbers sequences inadvertently gives him the tools to access any computer and control the entire digital world.

With a lead who's out of his depth and an absurd plot, the new Apple TV+ series rarely amounts to anything worthwhile, writes our reviewer.

We’ve been doing Stream It Or Skip It for over seven years, and in that time, we’ve rarely seen a first episode of a show that doesn’t give us enough story to figure out whether we want to watch more or not.

New drama series “Prime Target” is available to watch on Apple TV+ as of today, Wednesday, January 22. Stream the first two episodes for free with a 7-day trial. “Prime Target” tells the story of a sharp young mind amid government conspiracy.

This time it’s The White Lotus’ Leo Woodall who steps into the lead role in a new secret services thriller, Prime Target. The eight-part series – written by Vienna Blood’s Steve Thompson – will premieres on Apple TV+ and also stars the likes of David Morrissey,