# Eric (2024)

> In 1985 Manhattan, a missing boy's disappearance pulls a detective and a family into a dark web of grief, guilt, and secrets.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/137773

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 6
- Episode runtime: 53 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: drama, mystery
- Created by: Abi Morgan
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann, McKinley Belcher III, Dan Fogler, Clarke Peters, Adepero Oduye, David Denman, Jeff Hephner
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16283824/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Tone: melancholic, tense, atmospheric, bleak

## What critics say

Critics broadly praise the atmospheric 1980s New York setting and Benedict Cumberbatch's performance, while finding the bleak tone and deliberate pacing harder going.

## Synopsis

Eric is a dark, slow-burn mystery miniseries set in 1985 Manhattan. When nine-year-old Edgar Bonaventura vanishes from his family's apartment, his father Vincent, a puppet-show producer at a children's television program, begins a frantic search that pulls him into the city's underbelly. Detective Michael Bell works the case from the other side, unraveling a world of neglect, hidden anger, and emotional fracture in a family that has been held together only by appearances. The story moves between Vincent's waking nightmare and Michael's methodical investigation, with a third thread following Edgar himself as he navigates his own fears and imagination. The atmosphere is heavy with unease, shaped by the grimy textures of a city in transition and the glossy artifice of children's entertainment. The tone is melancholic and tense rather than sensational, and the drama leans on performance and mood to explore loneliness, guilt, and the cost of keeping up appearances. Its emotional weight comes from what it reveals about the people left behind, making it a demanding, atmospheric watch for viewers drawn to character-focused crime drama.

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