SummaryMath postgrad Edward Brooks (Leo Woodall) is on the cusp of discovering a pattern in prime numbers, but someone is trying to stop him. With help from NSA agent Taylah Sanders (Quintessa Swindell), they seek to find out who and why in the thriller series created by Steve Thompson.
Created By:Steve Thompson
Prime Target
Season 1 Premiere:
Jan 22, 2025
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56
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4.8
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38% Positive
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Jan 22, 2025
80
The twists and turns of Prime Target defy explanation yet are delightful to unspool. .... I wasn’t sure if Prime Target had enough of a premise to sustain so many hours of viewing, yet I gleefully clicked through all eight screeners.
Jan 22, 2025
80
It is derivative, preposterous, utterly unbelievable and great fun. It’s got confidence and style and is here to deliver escapism to the power of pi cubed, or something, and it does. Prime ridiculous entertainment.
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33% Positive
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
29% Mixed
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38% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
Jan 27, 2025
10
I find the show interesting and the cast is great. Leo Woodall gives a compelling performance
Feb 11, 2025
9
It’s realization, cinematography and characters do the magic required from films: it makes an improbable premise believable. A plus: it’s aesthetic vibe
Jan 30, 2025
63
Even though it telegraphs its “surprises” way too often, it’s always entertaining — even as it gets tied up into plot knots by its end. As a bonus, Martha Plimpton co-stars and Stephen Rea appears in a smaller role. They get to chew a bit of the scenery, and it’s a welcome addition to this passable thriller that’s elevated by its lead star.
Jan 22, 2025
58
Prime Target is playing with known formulas and well-worn tropes, turning to real-life anxieties about privacy and surveillance for narrative fodder. But in wrapping them all around maths—and a character who’d rather not be part of this story at all—the series keeps running into dead ends that are never as interesting nor as exciting as this would-be spy thriller presents them as.
Jan 27, 2025
40
I slogged on, beguiled by the strong cast (David Morrissey, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Quintessa Swindell, Fra Fee, Stephen Rea), some of whom, as is typical of prestige streamer thrillers, seem to have about three scenes each. Then a sinister maths institute was slung into the mix and the glossy tedium got too much.
Jan 21, 2025
40
Serves up basically competent if unmemorable action and raises worthwhile if not exactly novel debates. But it does not show the math, serving two-dimensional pawns instead of three-dimensional characters and lofty-sounding speeches instead of nuanced dialogue — and, as a result, fails to add up to much at all.
Jan 22, 2025
30
[Edward] is neither written well enough nor played particularly strongly to warrant any interest beyond the central relationships he finds himself at the center of. Woodall delivers each bloated line with a woodenness fitting of his name, making “Prime Target” more grating with each episode.
Jan 26, 2025
9
I find the basic premise of a prime number dominated universe actually fascinating, and after 2 episodes I find the series intriguing, original, and unflinchingly intelligent. Almost all the reviews I read think this show is a swing and a miss about a dude who can break all passwords and how unengaging a neurodivergent genius is as a protagonist - and maybe after finishing the series that'll make more sense. But for the time being I'm hooked.
Mar 9, 2025
5
This film revolves around Leo Woodall (“White Lotus,” “One Day” & the young boyfriend in the new “Bridget Jones”). He plays a mathematics genius who’s working to find the prime number formula that would allow access to every password in the world. The financial sector and governments are against it, so he goes on the run with the help of an agent (Quintessa Swindell). There’s the potential for a typical political thriller, but show creator Steve Thompson has substituted action for math and mistrust. With his underplayed style, doe-eyed Woodall is continually compelling, seemingly hiding and/or struggling with so many issues, including his unique romantic entanglement. The show has intriguing aspects, but as with many series, it could have been tauter with fewer episodes. As it is, the **** concept isn’t especially original, as are none of the developments. The primary reason to watch is for Woodall’s charms, but that alone isn’t sufficient to make the series that strong. (Eight one-hour eps with an ending that's open for a 2nd season, but none has been announced.)
Mar 19, 2025
2
Poorly executed. Wanted to like it given the genre and had hope at the beginning, but it became insulting in its ridiculous story, poor acting (with some exceptions) and terrible script.
Feb 20, 2025
2
I made the mistake of watching the first two episodes, and feel compelled to stay awake through the final ones. There is no life to this-it is simply boring. This week's episode actually had some excitement to it- six weeks in, but I am waiting for the last episode to come so I can remove this from my watch next list.
