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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I have no idea. Maybe because of the specificity of the era and the place, and I guess the loose connection to Etan Patz, the little boy who went missing in downtown New York in the late seventies. DEADLINE: What was your initial reaction to this role? HOFFMANN: I was actually a little bit hesitant when I started reading it.
My first thought was like, I can’t make .