Prime Target
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Prime Target

"A brilliant mind is a dangerous weapon."

6.8
Yr 2025
Status Ended
Drama Action & Adventure
Series Brief

Overview

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.

Why fans love it

Prime Target leans into the paranoia of a classic conspiracy thriller while centering on the fragile intersection of pure mathematics and state power. The narrative trades tired espionage tropes for an ominous atmosphere, following a graduate student whose academic work inadvertently threatens a hidden authority. The tension builds as his personal breakthrough forces a collision with an intelligence operative, creating an unlikely alliance fueled by mutual desperation.

Leo Woodall anchors a cast that navigates a complex web of surveillance and danger. The project establishes itself through a sharp focus on the vulnerability of the individual against an faceless pursuit. By weaving in gay themes alongside high-stakes geopolitical maneuvering, the drama creates a distinct sense of urgency that feels grounded, even when the scope of the conspiracy threatens to spiral out of control. It is a calculated look at how quickly an ordinary life can vanish when information becomes a weapon.

Featured Players

Cast 51

Leo Woodall
as Edward Brooks
Quintessa Swindell
as Taylah Sanders
Sidse Babett Knudsen
as Professor Andrea Lavin
Stephen Rea
as Professor James Alderman
Fra Fee
as Adam Mellor
Martha Plimpton
as Jane Torres
Harry Lloyd
as Andrew Carter
Ali Suliman
as Dr. Akram Nizar
Maanuv Thiara
as Dr Charan Nathoo
4 episodes
Daisy Waterstone
as Fiona Carey
3 episodes
Tim Faraday
as Keith Wyatt
3 episodes
Hiba Bennani
as Baidaa Saeed
1 episode
Ellie Dormer
as India
1 episode
Gloria Onitiri
as Anneli Potts
3 episodes
Alison Lintott
as Dorothy Hicks
2 episodes
Saadi Bahri
as Hakeem
1 episode
Kenza Kharbouch
as Amira
2 episodes
Rod Hallett
as Brian Brooks
2 episodes
Tom Stourton
as Ricky Olson
1 episode
Noé Besin
as Denis Blanchet
2 episodes
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Ian Bouillion
as Alex Pope
3 episodes
Caroline Faber
as Prof. Florence Parker-Lee
2 episodes
Raquel Téliet
as Elise Laferiere
1 episode
Sofia Barclay
as Safiya Zamil
2 episodes
Jude Mack
as Sophie Forster
2 episodes
Sia Alipour
as Hassan Kasem
2 episodes
Sergej Onopko
as Bogdan Vlahovic
5 episodes
Alex Heath
as Chris Howells
1 episode
Adnane Rami
as Khaleed Kasem
1 episode
Nassim Bouguezzi
as Masoud
2 episodes
Ruth Redman
as Rose
1 episode
Tom Byrne
as Tom Grayson
3 episodes
Tia Bannon
as Poppy Wilson
2 episodes
Ami Tredrea
as Nicki Meyer
1 episode
Alaa Habib
as Zahra Salim
1 episode
Aso Sherabayani
as Hameed Salman
1 episode
Adam Sina
as Ahmed Al Bayati
1 episode
Yasmine Abdelli
as Amira Double
1 episode
Mudar Abbara
as Kasim
1 episode
Emily Renée
as Charlotte Lambert
1 episode
Igor Skreblin
as Matis
1 episode
Tara Abboud
as Afina Nizar
2 episodes
Alex Cartuson
as Bobby Miller
2 episodes
David Morrissey
as Professor Robert Mallinder
3 episodes
Jason Flemyng
as Stephen Patrick Nield (Kaplar)
4 episodes
Joseph Mydell
as Professor Raymond Osborne
4 episodes
Amanda Blake
as Rebecca Collins
1 episode
Miles Jovian
as Michael Campbell
1 episode
Sonia Faïdi
as Simone Macon
1 episode
Elan James
as Joshua Davies
1 episode
Charlie McCullagh
as Young Professor Alderman
1 episode
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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

mathematician graduate student nsa agent gay theme breakthrough conspiracy thriller ominous
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US • CA • UK
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Details

First Aired
January 22, 2025
Status
Ended
Origin
GB
TMDB Votes
116