
The Irrational
He has solving crime down to a science.
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Jesse L. Martin
Alec Mercer
29 episodes

Maahra Hill
Marisa Clark
29 episodes

Travina Springer
Kylie Mercer
29 episodes

Molly Kunz
Phoebe Duncan
29 episodes

Arash DeMaxi
Rizwan Asadi
29 episodes

Karen David
Rose Dinshaw
11 episodes

Max Lloyd-Jones
Simon Wylton
11 episodes

Garfield Wilson
Andrew Quinn
8 episodes

Brian King
Jace Richards
7 episodes

Briana Buckmaster
Raina Allen
4 episodes

Fritzy-Klevans Destine
Cameron 'Cam' Washington
4 episodes

Ben Cotton
Wes Banning
3 episodes
Creators
Arika Lisanne Mittman
Creator
Latest Episodes

The Exchange
When Alec is recruited to assist with a multi-national prisoner exchange that has gone awry, he sees an opportunity to rescue a wrongfully imprisoned colleague. The case pulls Alec and Rose into the dangerous world of international espionage.
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Season 111 episodes
- E1: PilotSeptember 25, 2023
Professor of behavioral science Alec Mercer suspects there's more to the story when he is called upon to investigate the murder of a fashion influencer whose boyfriend has confessed.
7.47.443 min - E2: Dead Woman WalkingOctober 2, 2023
Prof. Mercer is approached by old friend CJ, a prominent investigative journalist, who asks for his help after she’s poisoned with a rare and deadly nerve agent. With time running out, Mercer pieces together scant clues.
7.37.042 min - E3: The Barnum EffectOctober 9, 2023
After a passenger plane crashes into the Potomac River, suspicions focus immediately on the pilot. Prof. Mercer and the team are asked to investigate the pilot’s personal motivations and piece together clues in the hopes of revealing the truth.
7.47.242 min - E4: Zero SumOctober 16, 2023
Alec and the team take on a kidnapping case at the request of a desperate father. Their investigation is hampered by a complicated family dynamic that slowly reveals everyone's hidden motivations.
7.37.242 min - E5: Lucky CharmsOctober 23, 2023
Alec and the team head to Las Vegas to help Camille, a former colleague turned expert poker player who's been lured into danger. They must take some risks to solve a gambling mystery before Camille gets hurt. Marisa makes a significant discovery.
7.542 min - E6: Point and ShootOctober 30, 2023
Alec agrees to testify as an expert witness in a wrongful death trial for a friend of Kylie's. As he faces an old nemesis, he discovers competing emotions around an accidental shooting. Marisa reaches a decision about the bombing investigation.
7.07.241 min - E7: The Real DealNovember 6, 2023
Alec's first date with Rose turns into a 24-hour excursion when they find themselves taking on an investigation involving a forged masterpiece. Marisa and Kylie attempt to revive their friendship, which has faltered since Alec and Marisa's divorce.
6.841 min - E8: Scorched EarthJanuary 29, 2024
Alec takes a case involving a young burn victim and arson that forces him to confront some trauma from his past. Phoebe and Rizwan compete for an important research grant.
7.242 min - E9: Cheating LifeFebruary 5, 2024
After witnessing a hit and run during a friend's livestream, Alec and Kylie aim to prove it wasn't an accident. As Marisa and Jace continue their investigation into the church bombing, they set their sights on a prominent senator.
7.242 min - E10: BombshellFebruary 12, 2024
Alec and his team come face to face with the man who was put away for the church bombing 20 years earlier. Marisa and Kylie work together to save Alec, Phoebe and Rizwan. Jace makes a critical break in the case that changes everything.
8.042 min - E11: ReciprocityFebruary 19, 2024
Alec and Marisa are close to finding the culprit of the church bombing. Kylie gets an interview with the FBI, but is pulled into the investigation. Rose tracks down a witness. Phoebe and Rizwan make a discovery that sheds light on the truth.
8.342 min
Season 218 episodes
- E1: Collateral DamageOctober 8, 2024
When Rose goes missing, Alec quickly discovers this is no ordinary kidnapping. While Rose plays a dangerous game to stall for time, Alec takes matters into his own hands to find her.
4.542 min - E2: A Kick in the TeethOctober 15, 2024
The FBI needs Alec and his team to help stop a serial killer terrorizing the suburbs.
5.042 min - E3: Bad BloodOctober 22, 2024
Alex investigates the death of a rising star on Wall Street who was killed during her hockey game.
4.542 min - E4: Formal TiesOctober 29, 2024
Alec and Marisa attend a wedding inside a foreign embassy that turns into a murder investigation.
4.542 min - E5: Anatomy of a FallNovember 12, 2024
Simon's mother asks Alec to help stop a suicide contagion when a third student death strikes the campus. Alex asks Marisa to help when he thinks there might be more to the case. Phoebe struggles with her next career move
2.042 min - E6: The Wrong Side of MaybeNovember 26, 2024
Alec and the team work to prevent a looming train disaster. Phoebe, Simon and Rizwan struggle to figure out the new power dynamics between them.
1.042 min - E7: Stan by MeDecember 3, 2024
Alec enters the world of K-Pop fandom when a superfan is murdered, and the only suspect is the pop star the fan idolizes. Alec and Rose dig beneath the surface to uncover what happened and, in the process, he uncovers more about her past.
1.042 min - E8: Lost SoulsJanuary 7, 2025
When an acclaimed tennis player goes missing in a remote forest, Alec is called to help find her and bring her to safety. However, a medical emergency threatens to sideline Alec, leaving Marisa and Rose to race against time and rescue the woman.
3.342 min - E9: Another Man's TreasureJanuary 14, 2025
Alec and Marisa investigate a museum heist and a curator and his son might hold the key; the case raises ethical questions about the controversial practice of buying and selling cultural artifacts, which brings old memories for Marisa.
1.042 min - E10: Now You Don'tJanuary 21, 2025
Alec brings Rose on a date to a magic club he frequents where a friend is the headliner; the evening turns deadly when an audience volunteer is inexplicably killed onstage, and seemingly by magic.
3.342 min - E11: Ghost ShipJanuary 28, 2025
Alec and Marisa investigate a mysterious ghost ship that has washed up on the shores of his hometown. This forces him to revisit his past and spend time with his father with whom he has a fraught and complicated relationship
3.042 min - E12: Straight From the HeartFebruary 4, 2025
Renee seeks Alec's help after she has a dream containing details about a murder that actually happened. The case grows more intriguing when they realize the victim was Renee's heart transplant donor. Marisa is surprised by a visitor from her past
5.042 min - E13: Murder, She RodeFebruary 11, 2025
After a champion horse throws and kills his rider, Alec and Phoebe are called upon to save the horse from being euthanized. Their investigation reveals what happened isn’t at all as it appears.
3.042 min - E14: The Milgram ExperimentFebruary 18, 2025
Alec helps Rose when an attorney general is threatened by a scandalous deep fake video that puts lives in danger. The head of Rose’s firm arrives from Europe and gets entangled in their case work, leading Alec to do an experiment.
7.74.042 min - E15: Conversation GamesFebruary 25, 2025
When Kylie and Marisa find evidence that a tech billionaire may be a serial killer, Alec quickly determines the only way to prove the killer’s guilt is for Alec to extract a confession, which leads into a dangerous game of cat and mouse.
3.042 min - E16: The Overview EffectMarch 11, 2025
With an astronaut trapped in space, Alec is tapped to evaluate whether the pair of astronauts assigned to rescue them—a married couple—can safely complete the mission, until an accident during a training exercise puts the mission at risk.
4.042 min - E17: Suddenly, AlecMarch 18, 2025
In order to solve an actor's murder, Alec and Rose must go undercover to infiltrate a community theater production of "Little Shop of Horrors," but joining the cast may put them right in the killer's cross-hairs.
3.042 min - E18: The ExchangeMarch 25, 2025
When Alec is recruited to assist with a multi-national prisoner exchange that has gone awry, he sees an opportunity to rescue a wrongfully imprisoned colleague. The case pulls Alec and Rose into the dangerous world of international espionage.
7.83.042 min
Storyline
“He has solving crime down to a science.”
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.
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