A teaser has been released for East of Eden, the Netflix limited series based on John Steinbeck's classic novel that is being adapted by Zoe Kazan, granddaughter of filmmaker Elia Kazan, whose 1955 film version of the book starred James Dean and Jo Van Fleet. "Talk about generational inheritance," IndieWire commented.
The new series stars Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts, Ciarán Hinds, Martha Plimpton, Joseph Zada, and Joe Anders. It is described as a "fresh interpretation of Steinbeck's masterpiece [that] explores the timeless story of good & evil through the multigenerational saga of the Trask family and its chilling, indelible antihero, Cathy Ames."
"I fell in love with East of Eden when I first read it, in my teens," Zoe Kazan had said when the project was first announced. "Since then, adapting Steinbeck's novel, the great, sprawling, three-generational entirety of it, has been my dream. More than anything, I have wanted to give full expression to the novel's astonishing, singular anti-heroine, Cathy Ames. Florence Pugh is our dream Cathy; I can't imagine a more thrilling actor to bring this character to life."
In addition to writing, Zoe Kazan is co-showrunner and executive producer, with Jeb Stuart as co-showrunner and exec producer as well.