Apple TV Has Its Own Sherlock Version While You Wait for BBC Drama Possible Return
There’s a reason why the show’s lead character is so much like Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock.
BBC’s Sherlock might be gone for good or at least for several more years, but its story lives on in other adaptations of Conan Doyle’s beloved story or, surprisingly, in some other shows that seemingly have nothing to do with the famous detective.
This is the narrative that Apple TV ’s new thriller show might have adapted — with just two episodes in, the series can easily bring its viewers a deja vu feeling by getting some inspiration from Sherlock which, surprisingly, still connects to Apple TV’s new arrival in a very direct way.
Prime Target Is a New Show That Has Critics and Viewers Divided
A brand new series with The White Lotus’ star Leo Woodall in the leading role, Prime Target follows post-graduate mathematics student Edward Brooks who becomes aware of some sort of conspiracy when he realises that someone is trying to destroy his work. While making an attempt to find out the truth, Edward discovers a pattern in prime numbers which can potentially give him access to every computer in the entire world.
Having just kicked its first season’s run off, Prime Target wasn’t met with a lot of enthusiasm from the critics, but still succeeded in garnering the viewers’ acclaim. The show is currently holding scores of 42% and 71% from critics and the audience respectively on Rotten Tomatoes.
Prime Target’s Edward Brooks Is (Non-Accidentally) Just Like BBC’s Sherlock
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Some of those who have been watching and rewatching Sherlock with Benedict Cumberbatch in the leading role might have noticed a specific feature that the famous detective and Prime Target’s Edward Brooks have in common.
Just like Sherlock, Edward tends to forget about everything in the world once he gets absorbed by the mathematics’ universe; pretty much the same repeatedly happens with Sherlock when he embarks on yet another investigation, ignoring everything and everyone except for those details that might help him resolve the mystery.
This is probably not a mere coincidence since Prime Target’s creator Steve Thompson is also the one who wrote scripts for three episodes of Sherlock.
Edward’s habit to lose himself in all the infinite numbers is probably yet another result of Thompson’s ability to build a specific type of character obsessed with some idea, and it’s not only Sherlock’s case — the writer also handled a detective fiction Vienna Blood and a historical drama Leonardo, as well some episodes for Doctor Who.