Apple TV+'s Prime Target sets itself apart in more ways than one, but it is hard not to see how it reminds one of Netflix's $160 million sci-fi show.

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.

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.

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.

In Apple TV+'s Prime Target, a young student's research could revolutionize everything... if a host of mysterious forces stopped intervening. It's an exciting and mysterious series that occasionally stretches plausibility while still remaining engaging.

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