Prime Target (TV series)

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Prime Target
Genre Thriller
Created by Steve Thompson
Directed byBrady Hood
Country of origin
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducerLaura Hastings-Smith
Production companies
Original release
Network Apple TV+

Prime Target is an upcoming thriller miniseries created by Steve Thompson.

Contents

Premise

A post-graduate mathematics student discovers an effort being made to destroy his work in finding a pattern in prime numbers that would allow him to access every computer in the world.

Cast

Production

It was announced in February 2024 that Apple TV+ had greenlit the series, created by Steve Thompson.

The series would star Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell alongside Stephen Rea, David Morrissey, Martha Plimpton, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jason Flemyng, Harry Lloyd, Ali Suliman, Fra Fee, and Joseph Mydell. [1] The series, already in production, will see all eight episodes be directed by Brady Hood. [2]

Principal photography took place in Windsor [ disambiguation needed ] in May 2023, with other filming locations reported to include London. [3] Filming took place in Cambridge in August 2023. [4]

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References

  1. Yossman, K.J. (February 14, 2024). "One Day Star Leo Woodall to Lead New Apple TV+ Conspiracy Drama Prime Target Alongside Quintessa Swindell". Variety . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  2. Goldbart, Max (February 14, 2024). "Leo Woodall & Quintessa Swindell Leading Apple TV+ Maths Thriller Prime Target From New Regency & Ridley Scott's Scott Free". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  3. "Apple TV is filming a new show in Windsor". Slough Observer. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. Peel, Adrian (20 August 2023). "In pictures: Film crews in Cambridge as The White Lotus actor Leo Woodall shoots Varsity for Apple TV". Cambridge Independent. Retrieved 23 August 2023.