Apple TV+'s is unique in more ways than one, but it also serves as a reminder to watch Netflix's $160 million critically-acclaimed sci-fi show. Despite having a talented cast, led by Leo Woodall of The White Lotus and One Day fame, Prime Target surprisingly has a relatively low Rotten Tomatoes critics' score of 41%. Interestingly, however, its audience score of 71% on the same platform seems way less divisive, suggesting that it deserves a chance.

Apart from its audience score, another good reason to watch Prime Target is that it seems reminiscent of one of Netflix's best sci-fi shows from last year. As Prime Target's episodes 1 and 2 establish, its narrative adopts many original elements that have probably never been explored in other TV shows and movies. However, some of the aspects of its story are similar to a high-budget Netflix sci-fi show, giving audiences a solid reason to check it out.

In both Netlix's 3 Body Problem and Apple TV+'s Prime Target, mathematicians/scientists are secretly watched by shadowy organizations. As both progress, academicians also suddenly start getting mysteriously murdered because they dive too deep into forbidden research. The two series also introduce myriad numerical theories and scientific gobbledygook, combining fantasy with realism. Despite exploring many complex ideas and being high-concept shows, .

Prime Target is more grounded in realism compared to 3 Body Problem because it does not involve supernatural or extraterrestrial elements. Even when it comes to its portrayal of technology, Prime Target keeps a more realistic and believable approach, primarily relying on devices that could exist in the real world. However, both shows creatively ground their stories in physics and math and manage to turn otherwise jarring scientific concepts into something more thrilling.

Apple TV+ arguably has one of the best catalogs of sci-fi shows in the streaming space. While some of its better-known shows, like Silo and Severance, have performed incredibly well both critically and commercially, even its canceled series, like Constellation and Sunny, have acquired wide acclaim. and less towards sci-fi. However, it is hard not to see that similar to Apple TV+'s sci-fi shows, it presents a puzzle box of fascinating mysteries to viewers in its early moments and prompts them to theorize and speculate.

While only time will tell whether it will receive the same reception as Silo, Severance, and Dark Matter, Prime Target is a detail-oriented show like most other sci-fi series on the streamer. It rewards viewers for paying attention and promises to leave them with a lesson or two about real scientific and mathematical theories. Owing to its narrative and thematic similarities with Netflix's 3 Body Problem and Apple TV+'s other sci-fi shows, Prime Target deserves to be on the watchlist of viewers who enjoy thought-provoking action thrillers.