Curious about Eric Season 1’s release date, trailer, cast, and plot? Look no further as we have all the information you need. This new mystery drama series created by Abi Morgan and starring Benedict Cumberbatch in the lead role, follows a father who gets involved in a desperate search for his missing nine-year-old son, who disappears one morning on his way to school.
Here’s everything you need to know.
Release date — when is Eric Season 1 coming out?
Eric Season 1’s release date is May 30, 2024.
Eric Season 1’s May 30 releases happens roughly three years after Netflix originally commissioned the series’ development in November 2021, and one year after principal photography reportedly began in early 2023.
Trailer — watch it now
You can watch the Eric Season 1 trailer below:
The new Eric Season 1 trailer confirms the basic plotline of the series, which is a father and puppeteer Vincent’s search for his missing nine-year-old son Edgar. The trailer also highlights Vincent’s increasing mental instability in his desperation for his son’s return, which causes trouble with his wife and other acquaintances. The trailer also teases how Vincent winds up becoming insane when he believes his seven-foot-tall puppet Eric can help reunite him with his missing son.
Cast — who is in Eric Season 1?
Eric Season 1’s cast includes:
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Vincent Anderson
- Gaby Hoffmann as Cassie Anderson
- McKinley Belcher III as Detective Michael Ledroit
- Dan Fogler as Lennie Wilson
- Clarke Peters as George Lovett
- Ivan Morris Howe as Edgar Anderson
- Phoebe Nicholls as Anne Anderson
- David Denman as Matteo Cripp
- Bamar Kane as Yuusuf Egbe
- Adepero Odyue as Cecille Rochelle
- Alexis Molnar as Raya
- Roberta Colindrez as Ronnie
Plot – what’s the story about?
Eric Season 1’s story is reportedly set in 1980s New York, and revolves around Vincent Anderson, a puppeteer who becomes involved in a desperate and harrowing search for his missing son Edgar, when he does not return home from school one day.
As teased by the trailer, Vincent’s desperation over his missing son, takes a toll on his mental health and after he winds up having issues with substance abuse, gradually falls insane and becomes volatile which inadvertently alienates him from his wife and close friends, who find themselves baffled and helpless over his current mental state. Vincent eventually comes to believe that his 7-foot-tall puppet named Eric is the key to helping him find his missing son.
