Netflix has debuted the first trailer and images for Eric, the upcoming thriller series from Abi Morgan.
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as Vincent, a father desperately searching for his nine-year-old son Edgar in 1980s New York after he goes missing on his way to school. As the guilt of Edgar’s disappearance sends the grief stricken Vincent into distressed and volatile state, he creates an ally in Eric, a drawing of a big blue monster puppet from his son’s drawings which he hopes to bring to life on his TV show, believing it will bring Edgar home.
Set in 1980s New York, Eric is a new emotional thriller from Abi Morgan following the desperate search of a father when his nine year old son disappears one morning on the way to school. Vincent, one of New York’s leading puppeteers and creator of the hugely popular children’s television show, ‘Good Day Sunshine,’ struggles to cope with the loss of his son, Edgar, becoming increasingly distressed and volatile. Full of self-loathing and guilt around 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 behaviour 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.
Joining Benedict Cumberbatch in the cast are Gaby Hoffmann, McKinley Belcher III, Dan Fogler and Clarke Peters.
Eric lands on Netflix on May 30th.
