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‘Eric’ Star Gaby Hoffmann On Working Opposite Benedict Cumberbatch And An Oversized Blue Puppet For Netflix: “It Was Really A Fairy Tale”


In Netflix's limited series Eric, Gaby Hoffmann and Benedict Cumberbatch play parents of a boy who goes missing on the mean streets of '80s NYC.

In Netflix ‘s limited series Eric, Gaby Hoffmann and her husband Vincent ( Benedict Cumberbatch) are the parents of a clever boy who goes missing on the mean streets of ’80s New York City. Desperate to find their only child, Vincent — a TV puppeteer by trade — recreates a life-size blue monster that he discovers in his son’s drawings, hoping that it will lure the boy home. Here, Hoffmann — a three-time Emmy nominee best known for her work in Transparent and Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty — talks about her initial hesitation to starring in what looked like a “dead kid” story, and how she felt about acting in the vicinity of a veritable Muppet.

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