We must admit that the morbidity that the phrase generates in us based on real events It is an infallible reason why we spend hours in front of the television enjoying excellent productions in which, added to good research, we see formidable performances that make our hair stand on end, as is that of the BAFTA award winnerthe actor Benedict Cumberbatch who stars in a chilling series that looks set to become the most watched on Netflix in Mexico.
‘Eric’ is set in New York City during the 1980s. The series revolves around the disappearance of Edgar, Vincent’s (Cumberbatch) son, a renowned children’s puppeteerand the desperate search he undertakes to find it.
Vincent, consumed by guilt and despair, finds himself in a downward spiral as he searches for his son: his marriage to Cassie (played by Gaby Hoffmann) crumbles under the weight of the tragedy, and his fragile mental health deteriorates every day. once again. As he digs deeper into the investigation, Vincent faces the darkest part of the city and to the harsh reality of the time, where corruption, poverty and violence were the daily bread.
As if that were not enough, the impact of the rawness that the series offers us when portraying the less friendly side of the city, the series introduces a surreal element with the presence of Eric, an imaginary monster who lives under Edgar’s bed.
This character becomes a confidant for Vincent, offering cryptic clues and a strange comfort in the midst of his pain, drawing a line between reality and fantasy that becomes increasingly blurred as Vincent becomes obsessed with finding answers.
Beyond the story of a lost child
‘Eric’ is not a series that is only limited to being a simple suspense story about a missing child: the series explores deep themes such as guilt, loss, mental health and the childhood traumas that torment the head of a man in search of stability in the middle of the fullness of his life.
Furthermore, as part of an interesting, but at the same time very crude social context, it portrays the harshness of what was at the time the rise of AIDS, discrimination towards the LGBTQ+ community and social inequality.
Although the plot unfolds in a simple way in which you will guess how the story will conclude long before the chapters tell you, the truth is that the performances of the protagonists are the highlight, as Adam Miller states for Metro: “It’s still one of the funniest dramas I’ve seen in a long time, and if nothing else, Gabby Hoffmann and Benedict Cumberbatch deliver two standout performances of the year.”
‘Eric’ is available on Netflix Mexico.
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