Netflix has released a brand new trailer for upcoming limited-series Eric. Set in 1980s New York, the series 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. The series is currently slated to debut on May 30, 2024.
Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch), 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.
You can watch the trailer in full in the player below:
The six-part series is executive produced by Cumberbatch, Abi Morgan, Jane Featherstone, Lucy Dyke and Lucy Forbes. Episodes are directed by Forbes and written by Abi Morgan. Starring alongside Cumberbatch is Gaby Hoffman, McKinley Belcher III, Dan Fogler and Clarke Peters.
