Everything changes when Vincent’s son goes missing.
Sometimes, a man needs to make a puppet to get to learn something about himself.
And inEric, that man isBenedict Cumberbatch.
Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Eric’.Ludovic Robert/Netflix
I love thrillers, but I knew I wanted something emotional and psychological,Ericcreator Abi Morgan tells EW.
I was drawn to the idea of Vincent in the world ofGood Day Sunshine.
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Morgan then paired pieces of her upbringing with her time spent in NYC in the 80s.
Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Eric’.Ludovic Robert/Netflix
That became a very intriguing world for me.
“We meet him at a time where his world’s been shaken up by his son’s disappearance.
He’s a man struggling to come to terms with his mental state.”
McKinley Belcher III in ‘Eric’.Ludovic Robert/Netflix
Weve always tried to see Eric as a manifestation of the inner workings of Vincents psychosis, Morgan says.
Cumberbatch adds, “He’s utterly real for him.”
The piece is also playing with male toxicity and the things we inherit from our fathers.
Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Eric’.Ludovic Robert/Netflix
Ericpremieres May 30 on Netflix.
Benedict Cumberbatch in ‘Eric’.Ludovic Robert/Netflix
