Netflix Sets October 1 Release for 7-Episode East of Eden Series
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 18
Netflix Sets October 1 Release for 7-Episode East of Eden Series
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 18
Summary
October 1, 2026 is the launch date for Netflix’s limited-series adaptation, bringing East of Eden to screens four years after it was announced.
Seven episodes adapt John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel into a multigenerational Trask family drama, with renewed emphasis on Cathy Ames.
Florence Pugh leads as Cathy and executive produces, while Christopher Abbott plays Adam Trask alongside Joseph Zada, Ciarán Hinds, Mike Faist, Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts and Martha Plimpton.
Zoe Kazan co-showruns with Jeb Stuart, Garth Davis directed the first three episodes, and Fifth Season and Anonymous Content produced the series in New Zealand.