East of Eden trailer reveals Florence Pugh in Netflix adaptation – Netflix has released the official trailer and new images for East of Eden, a seven-episode limited series arriving on Netflix on Wednesday, 1 October 2026.
For Australian Netflix viewers, this is one of the platform’s major October drama plays. The series gives John Steinbeck’s family saga a fresh television treatment, with Florence Pugh at the centre as Cathy Ames.
The trailer leans into the story’s questions of choice, family and morality. It also shows how the series will move across generations of the Trask family, rather than narrowing the story to one romance or one feud.
Zoe Kazan adapts the novel and serves as writer, executive producer and co-showrunner with Jeb Stuart. The limited series follows the Trasks through a changing America, while placing new focus on Cathy as one of Steinbeck’s most complicated figures.
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Pugh stars as Cathy Ames. The cast also includes Christopher Abbott as Adam Trask, Mike Faist as Charles Trask, Hoon Lee as Lee, Tracy Letts as Cyrus Trask, Ciaran Hinds as Samuel Hamilton, Martha Plimpton as Faye, Joseph Zada as Cal Trask and Joe Anders as Aron Trask.
Netflix describes the drama as a fresh interpretation of Steinbeck’s classic novel. The story explores the multigenerational Trask family saga and the darker side of the California dream.
Garth Davis directs episodes one to four. Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre directs episodes five to seven. The series is produced by FIFTH SEASON and Anonymous Content, with Pugh also serving as an executive producer.
East of Eden streams globally on Netflix from Wednesday, 1 October 2026. Visit Netflix’s official East of Eden page for availability, and browse more of TV Central’s Netflix coverage.
