The Irrational

The Irrational
Genre	Police procedural Crime drama
Created by	Arika Mittman
Based on	Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Starring	Jesse L. Martin Maahra Hill Travina Springer Molly Kunz Arash DeMaxi
Composer	Danny Lux
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Arika Mittman Mark Goffman Samuel Baum
Producer	Jesse L. Martin
Running time	42 minutes
Production companies	Simon-Binx Productions Samuel Baum Productions Off the Cliff Entertainment Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 25, 2023 (2023-09-25) – present
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The Irrational is an American crime drama television series created by Arika Mittman. It is loosely based on the life of Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist and professor at Duke University, and his 2008 non-fiction book Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions.^[1] The show features Jesse L. Martin in the role of Alec Mercer, and a behavioral scientist who, like Ariely, lends his expertise to governments, law enforcement, and corporations to solve complex issues. Co-stars include Molly Kunz as Pheobe, Alec's grad student, and Maahra Hill as Special Agent Marisa Clark.

Season one of The Irrational premiered on September 25, 2023, on NBC, and season two began airing a year later, on October 8, 2024. With the series' premiere attracting over 3.8 million viewers, it received good reviews from critics and a 5.1/10 rating on Rotten Tomatoes.^[2]