Plot: A young mathematician is on the verge of a breakthrough when he realizes an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea; together with a government agent who’s been tracking him, he begins to unravel a conspiracy.
I got excited for this series altering watching the trailer.
This miniseries was okay.
Pros: I did like how they neutralise maths in this series. Leo Woodall was a good lead being a quiet sobered individual. Well done on the makers creating gripping narrative that keeps me in engaged week by week. Windsor, Cambridge, London and Kent were the right locations for this series. It does took it’ time building to big moments & How it make me guess what Edwards was going to ends up by the end.
Cons: The dialogue did felt stiff and short spoken. I wish Taylah did better as the main lead instead of Edwards. It does fell like a slog at times to move forward and Certain storylines were not got a proper payoff.
Genre: Thriller
Created by Steve Thompson
Directed by Brady Hood
Starring: Leo Woodall, Quintessa Swindell, Sidse Babett Knudsen, David Morrissey, Stephen Rea, Fra Fee, Joseph Mydell & Jason Flemyng.
Theme Music Composer by Arthur Sharpe
Executive producers: Arnon Milchan, Yariv Milchan, Michael Schaefer, Ridley Scott, David W. Zucker, Emma Broughton, Beth Pattinson, Laura Hastings-Smith, Brady Hood, Steve Thompson, Marina Brackenbury, Ed Rubin
Producers: Sarah Jane Wheale, Laura Hastings-Smith
Cinematography: Dan Atherton
Editor: Beverley Mills
Production companies: New Regency, Scott Free Productions
Network: Apple TV+
Casts & Characters:
Main:
- Leo Woodall as Edward Brooks, a mathematics student at Cambridge University
- Quintessa Swindell as Taylah Sanders, an NSA agent remotely spying on various academics
- Sidse Babett Knudsen as Professor Andrea Lavin, Robert Mallinder’s wife, an archaeologist and professor at Cambridge
- David Morrissey as Professor Robert Mallinder, a mathematics professor who died under suspicious circumstances
- Stephen Rea as Professor James Alderman
- Fra Fee as Adam Mellor
- Joseph Mydell as Professor Raymond Osborne
- Jason Flemyng as Stephen Patrick Nield
- Martha Plimpton as Jane Torres
- Harry Lloyd as Andrew Carter
- Ali Suliman as Dr. Akram Nizar
Recurring:
- Maanuv Thiara as Dr. Charan Nathoo
- Sergej Onopko as Bogdan Vlahovic
Guest:
- Daisy Waterstone as Fiona Carey
- Tim Faraday as Keith Wyatt
- Rod Hallett as Brian Brooks
- Tom Stourton as Ricky Olson
- Sofia Barclay as Safiya Zamil
- Tom Byrne as Tom Grayson
I recommend watching this miniseries on Apple TV+.
Rating: 6 out of 10 Stars
Ryan Balkwill:
Resident Film reviewer,
Level Best Art Cafe