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NBC has picked up drama pilot The Irrational, starring Jesse L. Martin, to series. The Irrational, from Arika Lisanne Mittman, was ordered to pilot in February and signs were looking good for a series order. As Deadline previously reported, a mini writers room was set up in the fall to produce a…

EXCLUSIVE: NBC is keeping drama pilot The Irrational in contention a little longer. The network and producing studio Universal Television have extended the options on the cast, headlined by Jesse L. Martin. As Deadline reported last month, the actor options on the show were up in late October. I hear they…

NBC is getting close to making decisions on its remaining three off-cycle pilots. Drama The Irrational starring Jesse L. Martin is putting together a mini-room to produce a couple of backup scripts ordered by the network, I have learned. It is a good sign for the project as I hear the pilot was well received…

Universal TV has added three new actors to The Irrational, the NBC pilot starring Jesse L. Martin as Alec Baker, a professor of behavioral science who lends his expertise to an array of high-stakes cases. Travina Springer will play Kylie, who is described as a creative free spirit and Alec's younger sister, with whom…

EXCLUSIVE: Maahra Hill, who played the title role in the OWN series Delilah, has been tapped as the female lead opposite Jesse L. Martin in NBC's drama pilot The Irrational. Created by Craig Wright, Delilah premiered in March 2021. It was quietly canceled several months ago, sources tell Deadline, making Hill…

Jesse L. Martin has been tapped as the lead of NBC’s drama pilot The Irrational as he is leaving the CW’s The Flash after eight seasons. While Martin no will longer be a series regular on the Berlanti Prods./Warner Bros. TV-produced The Flash, he is expected to appear in multiple episodes of the DC drama in its…

NBC continues to plow ahead with pilot orders. The network has picked up two projects – Dean Georgaris’ agent drama The Blank Slate and The Irrational, Arika Mittman's adaptation of book Predictably Irrational, to pilot. The orders mean that NBC has now ordered six drama pilots for the 2022/23 season following the…

EXCLUSIVE: NBC has handed out a put pilot commitment to The Irrational, an investigative thriller from writer/executive producer Arika Lisanne Mittman, executive producers Mark Goffman (Umbrella Academy) and Samuel Baum (Lie To Me) and Universal Television where Mittman is under an overall deal. Written by Mittman, The…