Need a distraction from the real world? Try a British conspiracy thriller and a Swedish satire
LA TimesAs counterprogramming to the tragicomedy of our actual times, television will continue to offer other worlds and worldviews to inhabit. “Prime Target” is not the musclebound secret agent romp its algorithmic title and opening scene — an explosion in Baghdad — suggest might be coming. The MacGuffin at the center of “Prime Target” is a new theory of prime numbers — thus the series’ terrible title — that young math genius Edward Brooks, a Cambridge graduate student, is working toward, calculations certain parties would prefer he abandon and others would prefer he complete. Mallinder’s wife, professor Andrea Lavin is excited to learn that the Baghdad blast mentioned above has opened an entrance to what she hopes might be Bayt al-Hikmah, the fabled 9th century House of Wisdom, “the greatest library ever created” and the center of medieval learning, thought destroyed. More to the point, a lot of math was originated there, and Edward, having seen some pictures, believes it might contain exactly what he needs to finish his “prime finder.” And that’s just the setup.
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