Puppetry helps bring one of this year’s stranger stories to life in a new psycho-drama thriller miniseries on Netflix.
“Eric” stars Benedict Cumberbatch as a puppeteer joined on a quest by a 7-foot puppet to find his missing son. To help create the performance of the titular puppet “Eric,” the production team brought on Atlanta-based puppet guru Raymond Carr, founder of Ninja Puppet Productions.
Carr worked closely with the production team to bring the puppetry to life, training and practicing with them on a tight schedule that tied together the series into a memorable and dramatic production.
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