Oscar nominee Benedict Cumberbatch starrer limited series ‘Eric’ is set to make debut later this month on Netflix and there’s lot to be excited about this one.
Six episode thriller series ‘Eric’ is created by BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Abi Morgan (The Hour, The Iron Lady, The Split) and follows a desperate father as he battles his demons on the vibrant, dangerous, and intoxicating streets of ’80s New York in a race to bring home his missing son.
Vincent (Cumberbatch) is one of New York’s leading puppeteers and creator of the hugely popular children’s television show Good Day Sunshine. But his life unravels when his 9-year-old son goes missing on the way to school.
Struggling to cope with the loss of his son, Edgar, Vincent becomes increasingly distressed and volatile. Full of self-loathing and guilt over Edgar’s disappearance, he clings to his son’s drawings of a blue monster puppet, Eric, convinced that if he can get Eric on TV, then Edgar will come home. As Vincent’s progressively destructive behavior alienates his family, his work colleagues, and the detectives trying to help him, it’s Eric, a delusion of necessity, who becomes his only ally in the pursuit to bring his son home.
‘Eric’ stars Benedict Cumberbatch, McKinley Belcher III, Gaby Hoffman, Dan Fogler, Ivan Howe, Bamar Kane, and Clarke Peters among others. The series is directed by Lucy Forbes (‘This Is Going To Hurt’, ‘The End Of The F***ing World’).
Morgan, Cumberbatch, and Forbes executive produce alongside Jane Featherstone (Chernobyl, This Is Going to Hurt) and Lucy Dyke (The Split, Black Mirror), with Holly Pullinger (This Is Going to Hurt, Don’t Forget the Driver) producing. Eric is produced by Sister (Chernobyl, This Is Going to Hurt, Landscapers) and co-produced by Little Chick (The Split).
‘Eric’ will start streaming exclusively on Netflix on 30th May, 2024.