Washington DC, 4/2: Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is set to headline Netflix’s upcoming series Eric and will also serve as executive producer on the show.
According to entertainment website Deadline, Cumberbatch will essay the role of a puppeteer whose son goes missing in 1980s Manhattan.
Abi Morgan has penned the six-part show. Actors Gaby Hoffman, McKinley Belcher II, Dan Fogler and Phoebe Nicholls round out the cast