East of Eden (2026 miniseries)
Upcoming drama miniseries
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East of Eden is an upcoming limited television series from Zoe Kazan, starring Florence Pugh. It is adapted from John Steinbeck's 1952 novel of the same name.
| East of Eden | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Based on | |
| Written by | Zoe Kazan |
| Directed by | Garth Davis Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Zoe Kazan Garth Davis Jeb Stuart Antoine Douiahy Zack Hayden Florence Pugh |
| Production companies | |
| Original release | |
| Network | Netflix |
Cast
- Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames
- Joseph Zada as Caleb "Cal" Trask, Cathy and Adam's son and Aron's fraternal twin brother
- Zoe Phillips as Abra Bacon, Cal and Aron’s love interest
- Christopher Abbott as Adam Trask, Cathy's husband
- Mike Faist as Charles Trask
- Joe Anders as Aron Trask, Cathy and Adam's son and Caleb's fraternal twin brother
- Hoon Lee as Lee
- Tracy Letts as Cyrus Trask
- Martha Plimpton as Faye
- Ciaran Hinds as Samuel Hamilton
Production
The series is adapted by Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather Elia Kazan directed the 1955 film adaptation of the novel.[1] Anonymous Content and Fifth Season are co-producing the seven-episode limited series for Netflix. Garth Davis will direct the first four episodes and is an executive producer. Also, Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre will direct the last three episodes. Antoine Douiahy and Zack Hayden will serve as executive producer. Florence Pugh was first linked to the project in 2022, and leads the cast as well as co-producing.[2][3] Jeb Stuart is co-showrunner alongside Kazan.[4]
In September 2024, Pugh was joined in the cast by Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, and Hoon Lee.[5] The following month, additional additions to the cast included Tracy Letts, Martha Plimpton, Joe Anders and Ciaran Hinds. Filming got underway in New Zealand in October 2024.[6] Filming locations are reported to include Auckland,[7] Dunedin and Oamaru[8] in the South Island. Filming wrapped in March 2025.
