Netflix shares new look at Florence Pugh's trip East Of Eden

If you’re one of those “read the book before the movie/limited series people,” you don’t have a ton of time for East Of Eden. Netflix confirmed this morning that the series will debut on October 1 after previously just telling us it would be “this fall.” John Steinbeck’s novel is pretty long, but if you start now and read about 100 pages a week, you should be well prepared to meet Cathy Ames, played here by Florence Pugh. (Those who have read the book will know that it takes a little while for Cathy to show up, so we might assume that the series is a somewhat-abbreviated version of Steinbeck’s tome.) 

Anyway, along with the release date, Netflix also shared some new images of the series. The streamer did release a teaser for the series during its upfront presentation in the spring, but this one serves as a good reminder that Mike Faist, an actor who has been in woefully short supply since 2024’s Challengers, is in this. Christopher Abbott is also here, though he’s been in a lot of stuff lately and has just joined the X-Men.