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A small-town cop suspects that the local school for troubled teens — and its dangerously charismatic founder — may not be all it seems.


“The real monsters aren't under the bed.”
A desperate father, alongside a tenacious cop, battles his own demons on the streets of 1980s New York as he searches for his missing nine-year-old son.

Benedict Cumberbatch
Vincent

Gaby Hoffmann
Cassie

McKinley Belcher III
Ledroit

Dan Fogler
Lennie

Clarke Peters
George

Adepero Oduye
Cecile
Eric is a drama, mystery series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of new york city, puppeteer, son, puppet, disappearance, miniseries. Created by Jane Featherstone, it stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann, McKinley Belcher III. A desperate father, alongside a tenacious cop, battles his own demons on the streets of 1980s New York as he searches for his missing nine-year-old son.
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