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‘Prime Target’ Creator Steve Thompson On Drama’s Future & Critics Who Doubted Premise: “A Mathematician Can Change The System”
'Prime Target' Creator Steve Thompson Addresses Drama's Future and Critics Who Questioned his Premise: "A Mathematician Can Change The System"
Apple’s Prime Target — a twisty thriller about a brilliant math post-graduate student who’s close to making a huge discovery that takes him deep into a government conspiracy — wrapped its run March 5 with a bloody good payoff for Leo Woodall ‘s Edward Brooks. Here, creator Steve Thompson ( Sherlock, Dr. Who) explains how he first came up with the idea for Prime Target, along with why it took a bunch of eggheads to make Edward look like a genius over eight episodes, whether we can expect a second season, and why viewers shouldn’t overlook those unique pins on this lapels. Years ago, I was lectured by a playwright who said, find the character you disagree with most and give them the most convincing arguments, which I thought was really good advice, because otherwise what you write is just bland and simplistic.
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