Miniseries · Apple TV
Prime Target
A brilliant mind is a dangerous weapon.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Leo Woodall
Edward Brooks
8 eps
Quintessa Swindell
Taylah Sanders
8 eps
Sidse Babett Knudsen
Professor Andrea Lavin
8 eps
Stephen Rea
Professor James Alderman
8 eps
Fra Fee
Adam Mellor
8 eps
Martha Plimpton
Jane Torres
8 eps
Harry Lloyd
Andrew Carter
8 eps
Ali Suliman
Dr. Akram Nizar
8 eps
Maanuv Thiara
Dr Charan Nathoo
4 eps
Daisy Waterstone
Fiona Carey
3 eps
Tim Faraday
Keith Wyatt
3 eps
Hiba Bennani
Baidaa Saeed
1 eps
Ellie Dormer
India
1 eps
Gloria Onitiri
Anneli Potts
3 eps
Alison Lintott
Dorothy Hicks
2 eps
Saadi Bahri
Hakeem
1 eps
Kenza Kharbouch
Amira
2 eps
Rod Hallett
Brian Brooks
2 eps
Tom Stourton
Ricky Olson
1 eps
Noé Besin
Denis Blanchet
2 eps
Ian Bouillion
Alex Pope
3 eps
Caroline Faber
Prof. Florence Parker-Lee
2 eps
Raquel Téliet
Elise Laferiere
1 eps
Sofia Barclay
Safiya Zamil
2 eps
Jude Mack
Sophie Forster
2 eps
Sia Alipour
Hassan Kasem
2 eps
Sergej Onopko
Bogdan Vlahovic
5 eps
Alex Heath
Chris Howells
1 eps
Adnane Rami
Khaleed Kasem
1 eps
Nassim Bouguezzi
Masoud
2 eps
Ruth Redman
Rose
1 eps
Tom Byrne
Tom Grayson
3 eps
Tia Bannon
Poppy Wilson
2 eps
Ami Tredrea
Nicki Meyer
1 eps
Alaa Habib
Zahra Salim
1 eps
Aso Sherabayani
Hameed Salman
1 eps
Adam Sina
Ahmed Al Bayati
1 eps
Yasmine Abdelli
Amira Double
1 eps
Mudar Abbara
Kasim
1 eps
Emily Renée
Charlotte Lambert
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Prime Target actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Prime Target reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A brilliant math student is on the verge of a major breakthrough when a shadowy enemy tries to stop him. Fighting for answers—and his life—he teams up with a government agent to unravel a high-stakes conspiracy.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E02
Syracuse
Ed's work catches the attention of NSA operative Taylah Sanders and a mysterious institute.
- Directed by Brady Hood
- Written by Steve Thompson
S01E03
The Sequence
While retracing Safiya's steps, Ed uncovers chilling pleas from the past. Taylah tries to earn Ed's trust.
- Directed by Brady Hood
- Written by Steve Thompson
S01E07
Prime Finder
Ed is coerced into completing his work. Taylah considers an ultimatum. An ally gets trapped in the middle of the mayhem.
- Directed by Brady Hood
- Written by Steve Thompson, Selina Lim
S01E01
A New Pattern
Cambridge student Edward Brooks starts working on a secret research project that triggers unthinkable chaos.
- Directed by Brady Hood
- Written by Steve Thompson
S01E06
The Last Link
As the NSA trails their every move, Taylah and Ed race to track down the final piece of the puzzle.
- Directed by Brady Hood
- Written by Thomas Martin
S01E05
House of Wisdom
Ed and Taylah join Andrea in Baghdad, where they unearth ancient, buried answers—and get caught in the crosshairs of an unknown enemy.
- Directed by Brady Hood
- Written by Steve Thompson
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E07
Prime Finder
- Directed by Brady Hood
- Written by Steve Thompson, Selina Lim
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Steve Thompson
Showrunner
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Emma Broughton
Executive producer
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Laura Hastings-Smith
Executive producer
Michael Schaefer
Executive producer
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Beth Pattinson
Executive producer
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Marina Brackenbury
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Brady Hood
Executive producer
Arnon Milchan
Executive producer
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David W. Zucker
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Yariv Milchan
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Ed Rubin
Executive producer
Ridley Scott
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Thomas Martin
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Selina Lim
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Emma BroughtonExecutive Producer
- Laura Hastings-SmithExecutive Producer
- Laura Hastings-SmithProducer
- Michael SchaeferExecutive Producer
- Steve ThompsonExecutive Producer
- Beth PattinsonExecutive Producer
Writing
- Thomas MartinWriter
- Steve ThompsonWriter
- Selina LimWriter
Direction
- Brady HoodDirector
Cinematography
- Dan AthertonDirector of Photography
Music
- Arthur SharpeOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Apple TVStreaming
- Apple TV Amazon ChannelStreaming
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