Shadowy conspiracies are afoot at Cambridge University (Prime Target), the CIA (The Night Agent), outer space (Star Trek: Section 31) and a certain Scottish castle (The Traitors US). The Last Leg also returns, offering less intrigue, but a lot more laughs.
Prime Target
Wednesday
Apple TV+
Leo Woodall (One Day) stars in an action show that combines two of the most exciting things in the world: a hidden conspiracy and maths.
Edward Brooks (Woodall) is studying at Cambridge when his work starts getting some decidedly un-academic attention. If Brooks finds the right sequences in prime numbers, he’ll have control over every computer on earth. As it turns out, unravelling global cybersecurity is a great way of making powerful enemies. It’s up to Brooks and NSA agent Taylah Sanders (Quintessa Swindell, Black Adam) to stop them.
The Last Leg
Thursday
Channel 4, 10.00pm
Adam Hills, Josh Widdicombe and Alex Brooker return to dissect the news with only a bit of piss-taking.
You never quite know what you’re getting from The Last Leg. Incisive political analysis can sit right next to Hills trying to bleep out the swear words in a live Amyl and The Sniffers performance. Whatever happens is sure to be entertaining, and a welcome tonic to the stress of current affairs.
The Night Agent
Friday
Netflix
Things were finally going well for Peter (Gabriel Basso, Juror #2). The first series of the action thriller ended with him joining Night Action, a secreter-than-secret program that take on missions too tough for the usual intelligence agencies. Now, though, he’ll learn that being promoted isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
This series, operations go wrong, the CIA has a mole and experimental weaponry is changing hands. It’s up to the new boy to sort it out.
The Traitors US
Friday
BBC iPlayer
If three nights of Traitors a week wasn’t enough for you, head over to iPlayer to see how the Americans handle a stay in the castle.
The stateside version of the hit reality show promises just as many alliances and stabs in the back as the British offering. US host Alan Cumming also manages the near-impossible task of keeping proceedings just as camp as Claudia Winkleman. Let the games begin. Again. But with different accents.
Star Trek: Section 31
Friday
Paramount+
Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All at Once) helms Star Trek’s first television film. Philippa Georgiou (Yeoh) made her debut appearance in the Discovery series, and now has to fight her demons.
Section 31 is the United Federation of Planets’ secret intelligence agency, which takes an any-means-necessary approach to keeping people safe. Working in the shadows is the perfect way to avoid accountability. As moral lines blur, can Georgiou face up to her past?
