The Irrational Cinematographer On Creating A Dark And Dramatic Procedural For Network TV

The pilot of The Irrational is currently available to stream on Peacock with subsequent episodes airing Mondays on NBC. Based on Dan Ariely’s novel, Predictably Irrational, the procedural follows Alec Mercer, a professor of human behavior who assists law enforcement officers in cracking inexplicable cases. However, as a burn victim who can’t remember the details of the night that scarred him, Alec is also determined to solve the mystery of his own traumatic event.