Get the latest gossip
Is Netflix's Eric based on a true story? The inspiration behind Benedict Cumberbatch's new series
A new Netflix series starring Benedict Cumberbatch was released on Netflix on Thursday - with fans already praising the the star for his role in the series.
In the Netflix production notes for the series, Morgan also informed the platform of research she had undertaken regarding pertinent social issues in the 80s, highlighting the outbreak of AIDS, and topics such as homelessness and institutional racism. Morgan added: 'Eric is a deep dive into the '80s Big Apple, grappling with rising crime rates, internal corruption, endemic racism, a forgotten underclass, and the AIDS epidemic, exposing the divisions rife between parents searching for their child, a detective battling with a system that is broken, and a lost boy who may never come home — and asks where the real monsters lie. Delving into the character of Vincent, he added: 'He starts to bring home his vanity, his idiosyncrasies, his ego, and all kinds of toxic behavior, which affects how he overlooks his kid and how abrasive he is in a marriage which has [already] had 10 years of pretty tumultuous moments of infidelity, arguing, and disconnection'.
Or read this on Daily Mail
