The first look trailer has just been released for the new Netflix psychological thriller ‘Eric’, which will feature a score by Keefus Ciancia. The six-part series starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann and McKinley Belcher III, is directed by Lucy Forbes (This Is Going To Hurt, The End of the F***ing World) and produced by Sister (Chernobyl, This Is Going to Hurt, Landscapers) and co-produced by Little Chick (The Split).
‘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’ will premiere on Netflix May 30th. Check out the trailer below.