Florence Pugh-Led ‘East Of Eden’ Sets Netflix Release Date, Unveils First Photos

Netflix has released several first-look photos for its upcoming limited series East of Eden, which you can view above and below. Zoe Kazan’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic 1952 novel, starring and executive produced by Florence Pugh, will premiere October 1 on the streamer, nearly four years after it was first announced.

East of Eden, a modern interpretation of the novel, will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames (Pugh).

The series also stars Tracy Letts as Cyrus Trask; Martha Plimpton as Faye; Ciarán Hinds as Samuel Hamilton; Joseph Zada as Cal Trask; Joe Anders as Aron Trask; Christopher Abbott as Adam Trask; Mike Faist as Charles Trask; and Hoon Lee as Lee.

Filmed across multiple locations in New Zealand, East of Eden hails from co-studios Fifth Season and Anonymous Content.

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Kazan penned the screen adaptation of the novel, which was previously turned into a 1955 movie directed by her grandfather, Elia Kazan. She serves as co-showrunner alongside Jeb Stuart. The two and Pugh executive produce alongside Garth Davis, who directs episodes 1-4; Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, who directs episodes 5-7 and Antoine Douiahy, Zack Hayden, Steve Golin, David Levine and Jill Arthur.