This is the premise to the latest thriller series from Apple TV+.
The series has been written by Steve Thompson, a former maths teacher and the creative force behind episodes of Dr Who and Sherlock.
Leo Woodall plays a postgraduate maths student on the verge of a major breakthrough (Photo: Nick Wall/AppleTV+)
Prime Target stars Leo Woodall as brilliant young maths postgraduate Edward Brooks at the University of Cambridge, who is on the verge of a major breakthrough.
However, he soon begins to realise there is an unseen enemy trying to destroy his idea before it’s even born.
She has been tasked with watching and reporting on the mathematician’s behaviour.
Who is in the Prime Target cast?
Leo Woodall leads the cast as Edward Brooks (Photo: Apple TV+)
Leo Woodall leads the cast as Edward Brooks, a maths postgraduate student at the University of Cambridge on the verge of a breakthrough.
He also starred as Dexter Mayhew in the Netflix series One Day, which earned him a National Film Award nomination.
Quintessa Swindell
Quintessa Swindell stars as Taylah Sanders (Photo: Apple TV+)Quintessa Swindell takes on the role of Taylah Sanders, who works for the US National Security Agency.
They also played Laila in the HBO drama In Treatment in 2021.
Sidse Babett Knudsen plays professor Andrea Lavin (Photo: Nick Wall/Apple TV+)
The Danish actress, 56, achieved international recognition for her leading role as fictional Danish prime minister Birgitte Nyborg in the Danish TV series Borgen.
David Morrissey
David Morrissey appears as professor Robert Mallinder (Photo: Apple TV+)David Morrissey stars as professor Robert Mallinder, Edward’s maths superviser at Cambridge.
He has starred as former prime minster Gordon Brown in the film The Deal and MP Stephen Collins in State of Play.
Also in the cast are:
Martha Plimpton as Jane Torres (A Town Called Malice, Sprung, Generation) Stephen Rea as professor James Alderman (The English, The Stranger, Dickensian) Harry Lloyd as Andrew Carter (Arcane, The Theory of Everything) Fra Fee as Adam Mellor (Lost Boys & Fairies, Hawkeye, Rebel Moon) Ali Suliman as Dr Akram Nizar (The Swimmers, Arthur The King) Sergej Onopko as Bogdan Vlahovic (The Agency, Barbarians) Jason Flemyng as Stephen Patrick Nield (A Town Called Malice, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) Joseph Mydell as professor Raymond Osborne (Conclave, The Castaways) Maanuv Thiara as Dr Charan Nathoo (Trigger Point, Landscapers) Filming for some of the drama took place in and around the university in Cambridge (Photo: Nick Wall/Apple TV+)Edward Brooks is a postgraduate student at the University of Cambridge and so some of the location shots were done in and around the city including at The Backs, an area of lawns and gardens between some of the university colleges and the river.
And parts of Kent were used as the backdrop for some of the scenes.
How many episodes are there?
There are eight episodes in total of the Apple TV+ drama Prime Target.
Then the remaining six will be released weekly until Wednesday 5 March.
Viewers will need to have signed up to Apple TV+ to watch the show, which costs from £8.99 a month. There is a seven-day free trial available.
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