TV series

The Irrational

2023–2025 · 2 seasons

A brisk, brainy procedural that turns human quirks into puzzles, mixing tense investigations with a scarred hero's quiet melancholy.

Tagline: He has solving crime down to a science.
Overview: Alec Mercer is a world-renowned professor of behavioral psychology with a unique insight into human nature who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, corporations and law enforcement. However, he meets his match in a female domestic terror suspect who turns his world upside down.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Crime, mystery, deception, trauma
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
mystery
deception
trauma
justice
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild