The show\u2019s synopsis says: \u201cFull of self-loathing and guilt around Edgar\u2019s disappearance, he clings to his son\u2019s drawings of a blue monster puppet, Eric, convinced that if he can get Eric on TV the<\/span>n Edgar will come home.<\/p>\n \u201cAs Vincent\u2019s progressively destructive behaviour alienates his family, his work colleagues, and the<\/span> detectives trying to help him, it\u2019s Eric, a delusion of necessity, who becomes his only ally in the<\/span> pursuit to bring his son home.\u201d<\/p>\n In one of the first-look images, Vincent is seen stressed and dishevelled, while another of the images sees him looking intently at something in a workshop.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, a third image sees him on the train, sat next to his son Edgar.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Cumberbatch spoke about the series alongside Morgan at the Next on Netflix UK event last week, where he said of the series: \u201cIt\u2019s pretty unusual. The part of it, I just hadn\u2019t read anything like it, and Abi builds the most extraordinarily detailed and fully realised world.<\/p>\n \u201cSo she\u2019s a walking bible for what is an endless series of questions when you\u2019re reading about a mental collapse manifesting in the way it does.<\/p>\n \u201cBut it is rooted in a lot of real world issues. And I think looking at parenthood, looking at marriage, looking at mental health, looking at the AIDS pandemic then, but also the ongoing crises of homophobia, racism in institutions.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s a lot going on and yet it does speak to our world. It\u2019s not cramming stuff in that we\u2019re not sadly all too familiar with.\u201d<\/p>\n He continued: \u201cAnd it just takes you on one of the most unusual journeys through my character\u2019s involvement that I\u2019ve ever read. So I was hooked.\u201d<\/p>\n The series also stars Gaby Hoffman, McKinley Belcher III, Dan Fogler and Clarke Peters.<\/p> Eric is coming to Netflix on Thursday 30th May 2024. Sign up for Netflix from \u00a34.99 a month<\/a>. Netflix is also available on\u00a0Sky Glass<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Virgin Media Stream<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Drama<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. 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