Netflix fans have gone wild following the release of a new series on the platform featuring an A-list actor. 

The programme centres on one of New York's leading puppeteers and the creator of a fictional children's television show Good Day Sunshine. 

He struggles to keep himself and his life together after his nine-year-old son goes missing on the way to school.

After the series dropped on the streaming platform on Thursday, fans have been full of praise for one notorious actor's performance in the show. 

Featuring in a new series titled Eric, Benedict Cumberbatch has garnered instant approval from fans for his dual portrayal of leading New York puppeteer Vincent and the title character, a blue monster puppet. 

Netflix fans have gone wild following the release of a new series on the platform featuring an A-list actor

The programme centres on one of New York's leading puppeteers and the creator of a fictional children's television show Good Day Sunshin

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, fans were full of praise for the Sherlock and Avengers star, posting: 'Eric on Netflix is a true gem!! Benedict Cumberbatch did it again!!'

'As a major Benedict Cumberbatch fan who has been blown away by many of his performances, I say this with comple te sincerity: 

'His work in Eric as Vincent Anderson is his best yet.'

'Obsessed doesn't even cover it! Benedict Cumberbatch is back as a broken puppeteer desperate to find his missing son in 80s NYC. Watch Eric now and prepare to have your heartstrings pulled'. 

Struggling to cope with the loss of Edgar, Vincent becomes increasingly distressed and volatile. 

Blaming himself for Edgar's disappearance, he keeps hold of his son's drawings of a blue monster puppet, Eric, in the hope that Edgar will return home if Eric can somehow appear on TV. 

However, as Vincent's behaviour worsens, damaging his personal relationships and the detectives trying to help him, Eric remains his only ally in his attempt to bring Edgar home. 

Taking to X, formerly Twitter , fans were full of praise for the Sherlock and Avengers star

Speaking about the show in an article published on the official Netflix website, Benedict said that he perceived Vincent's journey to be a 'huge odyssey to go on in six episodes.' 

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'. 

Elaborating on the decision to make Benedict unrecognisable from more familiar looks in his previous roles, director Lucy Forbes said: 'That's why his hair is grown out, he's got a beard, and we put glasses on him'. 

'Not only for the time period, but also to make him feel like Vincent as much as possible.'

Eric is available to stream on Netflix now.