Eric (2024–2024)

TV ShowEndedDrama, Crime, Thriller1 season, 6 episodes
Eric posterReview score: 63%

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Plot

Set in 1980s New York, Eric is an emotional thriller 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 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.

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  1. 01Eric S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 6.5Vincent's son Edgar has an idea for Good Day Sunshine's new puppet. But before he can convince his father, the boy disappears on the way to school.
  2. 02Eric S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 6.4Vincent's convinced that bringing Eric to life will help his son come home. Detective Ledroit makes an arrest, while Cassie has her own suspicions.
  3. 03Eric S01E06Episode 6S01E06 · 6.3As the city's unhoused people are forced onto the street, Vincent meets the one with answers. An old friend helps Ledroit bring buried evidence to light.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode6Episodes2024Aired 6.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Eric S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1May 30, 2024 6.5Vincent's son Edgar has an idea for Good Day Sunshine's new puppet. But before he can convince his father, the boy disappears on the way to
  2. S01E02Eric S01E02Episode 2May 30, 2024 6.4Vincent's convinced that bringing Eric to life will help his son come home. Detective Ledroit makes an arrest, while Cassie has her own susp
  3. S01E03Eric S01E03Episode 3May 30, 2024 6.2While Vincent frantically gets ready for the pitch, Ledroit arrives with some more questions for him. Cassie meets the mother of another mis
  4. S01E04Eric S01E04Episode 4May 30, 2024 6.2Following shocking news from both Lennie and Cassie, Vincent continues to spiral — until he sees a sign from Edgar and hatches a new plan.
  5. S01E05Eric S01E05Episode 5May 30, 2024 6.2edroit makes headway in both investigations. Cassie gets a phone call that changes everything, and Vincent continues to follow the map.
  6. S01E06Eric S01E06Episode 6May 30, 2024 6.3As the city's unhoused people are forced onto the street, Vincent meets the one with answers. An old friend helps Ledroit bring buried evide

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Cast

Benedict CumberbatchBenedict CumberbatchVincentGaby HoffmannGaby HoffmannCassieMcKinley Belcher IIIMcKinley Belcher IIILedroitDan FoglerDan FoglerLennieClarke PetersClarke PetersGeorgeAdepero OduyeAdepero OduyeCecile

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