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Eric (Limited Series)

Led by Benedict Cumberbatch, the 6-episode limited series is 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.

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann, McKinley Belcher III, Dan Fogler, Clarke Peters.

After a slow start to this year, “it just exploded, to the point where we had to make some difficult decisions about what we do and what we don’t do,” says Adam Goodman of Mid Atlantic Films, which is servicing the upcoming, yet-to-be-titled “Alien” movie, and recently wrapped production on Season 2 of Showtime’s “Halo,” and the Netflix limited series “Eric,” starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

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The Split writer Abi Morgan can do no wrong as far as I’m concerned, and Eric is her latest offering. With Abi at the helm – writer of The Iron Lady, Shame, The Hour, and The Suffragettes – this promises to be brilliant.

Add in some Benedict Cumberbatch sprinkles, and it’s a no brainer.

Set in 1980s New York, Eric is a new emotional thriller following a father’s desperate search for his nine-year-old son when he disappears one morning on the way to school.

Benedict plays Vincent, one of New York’s leading puppeteers and creator of the hugely popular children’s television show, Good Day Sunshine. But his fame counts for nothing in the face of his personal tragedy.

Vincent struggles to cope with the loss of his son, Edgar, and becomes increasingly distressed and volatile. Full of self-loathing and guilt after Edgar’s disappearance, he clings to his son’s drawings of a blue monster puppet called Eric.

He becomes convinced that if he can get Eric on TV then Edgar will come home…

Eric also stars Fantastic Beasts actor Dan Fogler, and The Wire’s Clarke Peters.