Jesse L. Martin gives fans an exclusive sneak peek into the highly anticipated new season of NBC's gripping crime drama, The Irrational. This season, Martin returns as Professor Alec Mercer, a brilliant behavioral science expert whose unique insights into human nature allow him to crack the toughest cases. From complex psychological mysteries to edge-of-your-seat suspense, Mercer is back in action, navigating the twists and turns of criminal investigations like never before. Don’t miss the season premiere on Tuesday, October 8th on NBC, with episodes available to stream the following day on Peacock.
The Irrational Cast:
Jesse L. Martin, Karen David, Ella Cannon, Molly Kunz, Soma Chhaya, Maahra Hill and Teach Grant
Stream The Irrational Season 2 October 8, 2024 on Peacock!
The Irrational Cast:
Jesse L. Martin, Karen David, Ella Cannon, Molly Kunz, Soma Chhaya, Maahra Hill and Teach Grant
Stream The Irrational Season 2 October 8, 2024 on Peacock!
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00:00Hey, Mark.
00:00I'm absolutely elated.
00:02Like, who isn't happy to come back in season two?
00:05Alec Mercer, fancy professor by day,
00:07inspector gadget by night.
00:11The Irrational is all about solving
00:13the mystery of human behavior.
00:15My character, Alec Mercer, whose day job
00:17is teaching psychology.
00:18Nearly all irrational behavior is driven by our emotions.
00:23Also helps law enforcement solve their most unusual cases.
00:28If you hate someone and you kill them during the game,
00:30does that make it murder?
00:31Bit of an irrational question.
00:33You got my attention.
00:34The show got bigger.
00:35It looks bigger.
00:36It feels bigger.
00:37And we get into a lot of trouble.
00:42This season, Marissa and Alec explore
00:45more of the friendship part of their relationship.
00:48I think they make a great team.
00:49I was your wife for 15 years.
00:51If I'm going to be your friend, you
00:53should listen to me sometimes.
00:55My sister, Kylie, has joined the FBI.
00:57In sort of a hacker capacity.
00:59Kylie gets to really show off her skills.
01:01She can lend her talents in solving the cases.
01:04I wanted to get out of the house
01:06and into the mix of the exciting FBI stuff.
01:08You know, like bad boy style.
01:10Alec is Phoebe's idol because he sees
01:12what other people don't see.
01:14How can you make decisions and react and read people
01:18under those very intense situations?
01:20That's Alec's superpower.
01:21I'm feeling you're a good guy.
01:22You didn't want to do it, did you?
01:24I needed the job.
01:25What's he doing?
01:25Getting him to rethink his identity.
01:28We'll find out.
01:30People love Alec, first of all, because he's
01:32played by the Jesse L. Martin.
01:34And who doesn't love Jesse?
01:35And it's just a great match for the character.
01:37When we're in a hot state, we make mistakes.
01:40They fit as many lessons into an episode as they possibly can.
01:44Confirmation bias, groupthink, sympathy money,
01:46selective mutism.
01:47You're doing the whole beautiful mind thing again.
01:50Usual crime dramas, you try to figure out who did it.
01:54In this case, why they did it.
01:56Why subdue the captain in that abandoned ship
01:59when you finally gained control?
02:00Maybe they were running?
02:01From what?
02:02And who?
02:03I think it does make you feel smart when you
02:05walk away from this show.
02:07What you going to do?
02:07An experiment.