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Spoiler Alert: This story includes details from the finale of Prime Target on Apple.

One of the highlights of Apple’s Prime Target has been the welcome addition of Martha Plimpton as Jane Torres, an Nsa queen who heads of a group of spies who surveil mathematicians all over the globe. Her portrayal of the villainous figure who ends up double-crossing her young charge so she can get her hooks into Leo Woodall’s Edward Brooks has made the twisty series a little less preposterous and a lot more fun.

Here, the veteran actress last seen in The Regime and forever missed as Patty Nyholm on The Good Wife talks about the drama’s finale, what viewers should expect will happen to Jane, and why she thinks the show has resonated so much with viewers.

Deadline: Martha, were you the token American in this British production from New Regency and Scott Free Productions?...

The following contains spoilers for Prime Target Season 1, Episode 8, "The Key," now streaming on Apple TV+.

Imagine The Bourne Identity with a mathematician. Prime Target Season 1, Episode 8, “The Key,” does exactly that, giving audiences an academic action hero who can take down nations with his smartphone. Step forward Edward Brooks, fresh out of Nsa incarceration, infiltrating everything and sick of being chased around the world. After seven hours of whiteboards, murder most horrid, and endless international travel, this Apple original is finished. Laying to rest all those academic secrets that have haunted Edward for seven episodes — giving audiences a finale in keeping with the most underrated thriller on AppleTV+.

This is the last chance for audiences to get on board the Prime Target train as it comes to a chaotic conclusion. With origin stories coming out of the woodwork, far-fetched theories being woven into the fabric, and Edward evading capture,...

The following contains spoilers for Prime Target Season 1, Episode 7, "Prime Finder," now streaming on Apple TV+.

If there is a moral message behind Prime Target, it would be that absolute power corrupts absolutely. After Season 1, Episode 6, “The Last Link,” Edward and Taylah are in the home stretch. With our heroes back on British soil and the power dynamics between Jane Torres and Andrew Carter shifting, audiences are inching closer to the prime finder — a theoretical set of coded equations that could unlock any digital location around the world. With everything to play for and our intrepid duo no longer talking, they must fend for themselves in the penultimate episode of Apple’s most underrated thriller.

Now more than ever, privacy is essential. Our information sits on servers around the world being collected, collated, and kept for a rainy day. Season 1, Episode 7, “Primer Finder,” explores the implications of being digitally compromised.

The following contains spoilers for Prime Target Season 1, Episode 7, "Prime Finder," now streaming on Apple TV+.

If there is a moral message behind Prime Target, it would be that absolute power corrupts absolutely. After Season 1, Episode 6, “The Last Link,” Edward and Taylah are in the home stretch. With our heroes back on British soil and the power dynamics between Jane Torres and Andrew Carter shifting, audiences are inching closer to the prime finder — a theoretical set of coded equations that could unlock any digital location around the world. With everything to play for and our intrepid duo no longer talking, they must fend for themselves in the penultimate episode of Apple’s most underrated thriller.

Now more than ever, privacy is essential. Our information sits on servers around the world being collected, collated, and kept for a rainy day. Season 1, Episode 7, “Primer Finder,” explores the implications of being digitally compromised.

The following contains spoilers for Prime Target Season 1, Episode 6, "The Last Link," now streaming on Apple TV+.

Up until now, Prime Target has kept it low-key, more concerned with ancient equations than action or adventure. With Season 1, Episode 6, “The Last Link,“ that is all about to change. Time is ticking, with every agency in hot pursuit as the intrepid duo tries to leave Paris. With an irate Nsa tracking their every move and allies thin on the ground, it is make-or-break time when it comes down to finding that final puzzle piece. Right now, Edward might be an important mathematical asset, but he is also a liability likely to land them both in hot water.

With the revelations from Season 1, Episode 5, still ringing in their ears, The Last Link morphs into a different show. Assassins in hot pursuit, clandestine cyber-crimes done on the fly, and home truths shared in times of crisis.

The following contains spoilers for Prime Target Season 1, Episode 5, "House of Wisdom," now streaming on Apple TV+.

Prime Target Season 1, Episode 5, "House of Wisdom" comes alive in unexpected ways. There are personal revelations between Edward Brooks and Professor Andrea Lavin, covert connections that threaten their burgeoning friendship, and Nsa agents lying in wait to take advantage. Time is still a factor for Edward and his ally Taylah Sanders in this top-notch TV thriller, as creator Steve Thompson continues to drip-feed intrigue into the Apple TV+ show.

There's an incredible amount of character development in this episode. The sincerity of Dr Akram Nizar comes under scrutiny thanks to his shady associations, Professor Lavin is threatened by Taylah’s intentions, and Edward shows more self-awareness than he has all season.Not only that, but “House of Wisdom” delves into a pivotal piece of backstory that may yet compromise Jane Torres. The choices...

The following contains spoilers for Prime Target Season 1, Episode 4, "Kaplar," now streaming on Apple TV+.

Prime Target Season 1, Episode 4 is called "Kaplar" -- and everything about the Kaplar Institute gives off villainous Bond vibes. The Institute's head Stephen Patrick Nield is surrounded by top-tier security and touchscreen technology, but his intentions are far from honorable. As Edward Brooks gets closer to unraveling the mystery of Safiya Zamil’s research, a complex equation becomes the least of his problems.

Following the death of an academic and Andrea Lavin’s journey to Baghdad, another puzzle piece slots into place, pitting Edward and Taylah Sanders against unknown enemies coming at them in all directions. The mismatched duo are forced to rely on each other more, while the TV show seems poised to expand its world beyond the walls of Cambridge University. In Prime Target Episode 4, series creator and writer Steve Thompson successfully ups the ante.

In the 3rd episode of Prime Target, we learned about Safiya’s relationship with Mallinder and how the latter dissuaded her from pursuing her research on prime numbers. Soon after that, she began getting threatening letters from anonymous people asking her to give up all her work to them. So, in order to ensure that her documents didn’t fall into the wrong hands, she purposefully botched them, then stashed some hidden messages in a book titled Sophie German. The Unsolved Riddle, and then she (allegedly) killed herself. In the present day, Taylah joined hands with Edward to tackle the guys who were after his and Safiya’s research. And they came to the conclusion that one of their only ways to get out of this mess was by taking Nield’s offer to join Kaplar Institute. Charan, on Andrea’s behalf, reached Baghdad and was instantly alerted by the structural engineer,...