Yahoo News Where was Netflix's Eric filmed?
If you want a psychological thriller to binge-watch on Netflix this weekend, then you need to put Eric on your list. But, where was the series filmed?
The six-part drama starring Benedict Cumberbatch follows a father searching for his missing son, and soon becoming fixated on bringing him back through making his drawing come to life on the TV show he created.
The binge-worthy series is set in New York City in the 1980s, but was it actually filmed in the Big Apple? We've already got you covered on the ending and whether its based on a true story, so here are all of the filming locations in Eric.
Where was Eric filmed?
The drama follows Vincent, one of New York’s leading puppeteers and creator of a popular children’s television show, as he struggles to cope after his son, Edgar, goes missing.
Then, he begins to clings to his son’s drawings of a blue monster puppet, Eric, convinced that if he can get Eric on the show then Edgar will come home. The series is set in New York City, but was it actually filmed there?
Yes! The show was filmed between Budapest and New York, with many of the exterior shots being filmed in the Big Apple and interiors being shot in the Hungarian capital.
Series director Lucy Forbes told Radio Times, "There was never going to be an option to shoot the whole thing in New York because it's so expensive.
"So, it was about choosing the right place to go, and Budapest has lots of very good studio space that is cost effective and has an amazing crew," she continued.
"We built loads of interior sets in Budapest. Vincent and Cassie's apartment, Good Day Sunshine... Then everything exterior-wise is pretty much 80 per cent New York."
As for the scenes of the unhoused people living underground, the tunnels that run underneath New York in Eric are based on real life and were shot in Hungary.
Eric is streaming on Netflix now.
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