TV series

Prime Target

2025 · 1 season

A sleek, paranoid chase through academia and spycraft, always humming with quiet dread and intellectual menace.

Tagline: A brilliant mind is a dangerous weapon.
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.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Conspiracy, obsession, power, corruption
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: conspiracy
obsession
power
corruption
identity
Places: big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild