Apple TV+'s latest espionage thriller manages to make the world of math a white-knuckled adventure. "Prime Target" stars Leo Woodall as a recent post-grad who stumbles into the knowledge that a prime numbers pattern has given him an astonishing amount of access to the world's computers.

The first season of Prime Target is released on AppleTV+ on Wednesdays, with the first two episodes landing on the 22nd January, and weekly after that:

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

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.

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, while Quintessa Swindell, Stephen Rea, David Morrissey, Martha Plimpton and Harry Lloyd all play crucial roles.

Since Apple TV+'s Prime Target unfolds in many diverse locations throughout its runtime, many viewers may be wondering where its filming took place.