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NBC’s Fall hit The Irrational, starring Jesse L. Martin as the “behavioral science guy”, is back tonight with the first of four new season one episodes filmed in Vancouver.
Related: The Irrational Season One Starts Filming Four New Episodes in Vancouver
Alec Mercer (Jesse L Martin). a world-renowned professor of behavioral science, lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement, and corporations with his unique and unexpected approach to understanding human behavior.
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Alec (Jesse L. Martin) investigates an arson, with a young burn victim triggering his own past trauma. Elsewhere, his grad-student assistants Phoebe (Molly Kunz) and Rizwan (Arash DeMaxi) compete for a research grant.
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The Irrational Season One::
Episodes: 11
Pre-strike filming dates March 21 2023 – July 14th 2023.
Post-strike filming dates: : November 27 2023 -January 19 2024.
Showrunner: Arika Lisanne Mittman (La Brea).
Cast: Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Travina Springer, Molly Kunz, Arash DeMaxi.
Producers: Arika Mittman, Sam Baum and Mark Goffman.
Filming in Vancouver:
Hennings Building on University of British Columbia campus.
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Vancouver Art Gallery in downtown Vancouver.
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Jesse L. Martin at the Vancouver Art Gallery.
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Jesse L. Martin walking through set.
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Filming in December snow at Burnaby’s Central Park.
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Adapted from Dan Ariely’s book Predictably Irrational..
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