Netflix's 'East of Eden' lands as Steinbeck remake tops streaming charts on day one

On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Netflix released all seven episodes of its prestige miniseries 'East of Eden' simultaneously worldwide. Creator and showrunner Zoe Kazan adapted John Steinbeck's sweeping Salinas Valley novel with Florence Pugh in the career-defining role of the haunting antihero Cathy Ames. The ensemble cast includes Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist as the Trask brothers Adam and Charles, alongside Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts, Martha Plimpton and Ciarán Hinds. Reviews praised Pugh's chilling central performance, with Variety and Roger Ebert highlighting her as the beating heart of the richly produced period drama. Within hours of launch the series hit the top of Netflix's global English TV chart, becoming the streamer's most-watched show on debut day and anchoring Netflix's October slate alongside horror catalogue titles arriving for Halloween.