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The Irrational: Characters, Literary Connections & Art

The Irrational is an American crime drama television series created by Arika Mittman. It is loosely based on the life of Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist and professor at Duke University, and his 2008 non-fiction book Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. The show features Jesse L. Martin in the role of Alec Mercer, a…

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The Irrational topic overview

The analysis highlights Characters, Literary Connections and Art as prominent areas in the source structure around The Irrational.

Related topics
22
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
27
Extracted relationships
65
Concept neighborhoods
9
Bridge connections
27

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 6 topics
Production · 6 topics
Cast and characters · 5 topics
Reception · 3 topics
Release · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Genre
Police procedural · Crime drama
Based on
Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Composer
Danny Lux
Country of origin
United States
Created by
Arika Mittman
Executive producers
Arika Mittman · Mark Goffman · Samuel Baum

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Cast and characters

Production

Release

Reception

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How The Irrational connects Entity context

The extracted context around The Irrational shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, The Irrational → Alec Mercer, Arika Mittman, Dan Ariely, David Frankel, December, In April, In December, In February, In November, In October, In September, It, Jesse, Mark Goffman, Martin, Mittman, NBC, October, On May, On November Another extracted example is The Irrational → It, NBC, October, Peacock, September, The, USA Network. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

The Irrational

Top relations

related to Development · 22
The Irrational → Alec Mercer, Arika Mittman, Dan Ariely, David Frankel, December, In April, In December, In February, In November, In October, In September, It, Jesse, Mark Goffman, Martin, Mittman, NBC, October, On May, On November
related to Release · 7
The Irrational → It, NBC, October, Peacock, September, The, USA Network
Starring · 5
The Irrational → Arash DeMaxi, Jesse L. Martin, Maahra Hill, Molly Kunz, Travina Springer
Production companies · 4
The Irrational → Off the Cliff Entertainment, Samuel Baum Productions, Simon-Binx Productions, Universal Television
related to Reception · 4
The Irrational → Martin's, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes, The
Executive producers · 3
The Irrational → Arika Mittman, Mark Goffman, Samuel Baum
related to External links · 3
The Irrational → IMDb, Irrational, Official
Genre · 2
The Irrational → Crime drama, Police procedural
Based on · 1
The Irrational → Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely
Composer · 1
The Irrational → Danny Lux

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

nbc irrational series 2023 martin season ariely jesse 2022 mittman cast pilot mercer arika behavioral 25 2024 based dan molly

The Irrational relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 65 structured relationships around The Irrational. Examples in this analysis include The Irrational → Based on → Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely and The Irrational → Composer → Danny Lux. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
The IrrationalBased onPredictably Irrational by Dan Ariely1.00infobox
The IrrationalComposerDanny Lux1.00infobox
The IrrationalCountry of originUnited States1.00infobox
The IrrationalCreated byArika Mittman1.00infobox
The IrrationalExecutive producersArika Mittman1.00infobox
The IrrationalExecutive producersMark Goffman1.00infobox
The IrrationalExecutive producersSamuel Baum1.00infobox
The IrrationalGenrePolice procedural1.00infobox
The IrrationalGenreCrime drama1.00infobox
The IrrationalNetworkNBC1.00infobox
The IrrationalNo. of episodes291.00infobox
The IrrationalNo. of seasons21.00infobox
The IrrationalOriginal languageEnglish1.00infobox
The IrrationalProducerJesse L. Martin1.00infobox
The IrrationalProduction companiesSimon-Binx Productions1.00infobox
The IrrationalProduction companiesSamuel Baum Productions1.00infobox
The IrrationalProduction companiesOff the Cliff Entertainment1.00infobox
The IrrationalProduction companiesUniversal Television1.00infobox
The IrrationalReleaseSeptember 25, 2023 (2023-09-25) – March 25, 2025 (2025-03-25)1.00infobox
The IrrationalRunning time42 minutes1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringJesse L. Martin1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringMaahra Hill1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringTravina Springer1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringMolly Kunz1.00infobox
The IrrationalStarringArash DeMaxi1.00infobox
The Irrationalis aAmerican crime drama television series created by Arika Mittman0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around The Irrational bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Pilot, Based and Premiered. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • The Irrational
    • Pilot
    • Based
    • Premiered
    • September
    • Arika
    • Nbc
    • Mittman
    • Season
    • Series
    • Dan
    • Behavioral
    • Ariely
  • the irrational
    • Pilot
    • Based
    • Premiered
    • September
    • Arika
    • Nbc
    • Mittman
    • Season
    • Series
    • Dan
    • Behavioral
    • Ariely
  • predictably irrational: the hidden forces that shape our decisions
    • Pilot
    • Based
    • Premiered
    • September
    • Arika
    • Nbc
    • Mittman
    • Season
    • Series
    • Dan
    • Behavioral
    • Ariely
  • jesse l. martin
    • Alec
    • Mercer
    • Hill
    • Maahra
    • Producer
    • Springer
    • Travina
    • Announced
    • Baum
    • Kunz
    • Molly
    • Role
  • travina springer
    • Springer
    • Travina
    • Kunz
    • Molly
    • Martin
    • Hill
    • Maahra
    • Producer
    • Arika
    • Jesse
    • Mittman
    • Seasons
  • cast and characters
    • Role
    • Martin
    • Season
    • Production
    • Announced
    • Dan
    • Episodes
    • Hill
    • Kunz
    • Maahra
    • May
    • Molly
  • dan ariely
    • Dan
    • Based
    • Mittman
    • Arika
    • Behavioral
    • Series
    • Cast
    • Season
    • Production
    • Irrational
    • Announced
    • Baum
  • nbc
    • Season
    • Series
    • November
    • Premiered
    • September
    • Pilot
    • Two
    • Production
    • Seasons
    • Announced
    • Baum
    • Episodes

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For The Irrational, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects The Irrational with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
The IrrationalOverview · splits 21 ⟂ 7
The IrrationalProduction · splits 21 ⟂ 7
The IrrationalCast and characters · splits 22 ⟂ 6
The IrrationalReception · splits 24 ⟂ 4
The IrrationalRelease · splits 25 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

The Irrational

Nodes28
Edges27
Triples65
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.071429
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around The Irrational to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Characters, Literary Connections & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — The Irrational · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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