The synopsis adds: “As Vincent’s progressively destructive behaviour alienates his family, his work colleagues, and the detectives trying to help him, it’s Eric, a delusion of necessity, who becomes his only ally in the pursuit to bring his son home.”

Annnnd we’re hooked, just like that.

Who stars in Eric?

Cumberbatch takes the lead in this one (obviously) as the highly intelligent, charismatic yet narcissistic Vincent. Gaby Hoffmann, meanwhile, stars as Vincent’s beleaguered wife, Cassie – and Ivan Morris Howe stars as their withdrawn 9-year-old son, Edgar.

Elsewhere, McKinley Belcher III takes on the role of seasoned detective Michael Ledroit, who unexpectedly finds himself forced to choose between protecting his secret life and finding Edgar. Matteo Cripp (David Denman), Ledroit’s eagle-eyed boss and captain of the station, is fiercely adamant that Ledroit to stop pursuing leads on the case – and then there’s graffiti artist Yuusuf Egbe (Bamar Kane), who unexpectedly finds himself mixed up in this story of a missing boy, too.

Eric: Benedict Cumberbatch’s intense new Netflix thriller sounds like unmissable TV