In the new Netflix series, Cumberbatch plays Vincent, a leading puppeteer and the creator of the hit children's show, whose life unravels when his nine-year-old son goes missing on the way to school
Benedict Cumberbatch is back on the small screen as the Sherlock star takes on the lead role in the new Netflix limited series Eric.
READ MORE: Bridgerton season three hit with mixed reviews as sex scenes branded both 'dull' and 'unbearably sexy' Along Vincent’s journey to find his son — and face down his inner demons and fraying marriage to his wife, Cassie — we meet Detective Michael Ledroit of the NYPD’s Missing Persons Unit, who’s also on a quest to find another missing child, a Black teen whose disappearance garnered less attention in the media than that of Vincent’s son.
Gaby Hoffmann plays Cassie, Vincent's wife. Born and raised in privilege on a farm in upstate New York, Cassie fell in love with Vincent at art college before the reality of life kicked in. Cassie is a warm and loving mother to Edgar, but struggles with Vincent, tired of his volatile behavior.
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