Netflix is updated every month with interesting series, and on May 30, it added one to its catalog that immediately caught the attention of the public: “Eric.” A curious fact about this series is that it is not mere fiction, as the context in which it takes place is inspired by real-life events.
What is the plot of ‘Eric’, the new Netflix series?
“Eric” stars Vincent Anderson, a puppeteer who works in a children’s show similar to “Sesame Street” in 1980s New York. Her quiet life takes a turn when her nine-year-old son, Edgar, disappears on the way to school.
Vincent plunges into a desperate search and, when there are no signs, he becomes an alcoholic, which causes him to hallucinate a giant doll named Eric, invented by his lost son.
The story of ‘Eric’ was born not only thanks to the talent of Netflix’s screenwriters, but was also based on events that happened in reality, just like the famous series ‘The Asunta Case’.
Netflix’s ‘Eric’: A drama based on the disappearance of children in the 80s
Abi Morgan, the show’s creator, explained in an interview with ‘RadioTimes’ that the TV drama was inspired by a series of child disappearances in the United States that occurred in the 1980s.
In fact, in an episode of ‘Eric’ you can see how a carton of milk appears with a picture of a child, reminding the audience of the missing children crisis that existed in this country.
However, it is important to mention that the disappearance of Edgar Anderson and Marlon Rochelle presented in the series is not based on specific cases of missing children. This is probably an invention of the show, which Morgan also corrected in the same interview with the aforementioned media.
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