Jesse L. Martin Returns to NBC in New Crime Series 'The Irrational'

Law & Order veteran Jesse L. Martin returns to NBC in the new crime procedural series The Irrational, set to premiere on September 25. Martin plays Alec Baker, a renowned professor of behavioral science who uses his unique approach to solve high-stakes cases involving governments, law enforcement, and corporations. The show completed production on its 10-episode first season prior to the writers' and actors' strikes and is inspired by the best-selling book Predictably Irrational by Dan Ariely.