# Florence Pugh’s Netflix Western Is Officially a Colossal Streaming Hit

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/florence-pughs-netflix-western-is-officially-a-colossal-streaming-hit/
- Published: 2026-10-22T01:15:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T05:41:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/netflix-western-east-of-eden-streaming-success-october-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- *East of Eden* has reached 25 million Netflix views.
- It added 6 million views in its third week.
- The series is on course to pass *Little House on the Prairie*.

## Summary

Netflix’s seven-episode adaptation of *East of Eden*, starring Florence Pugh, has become a major streaming hit, drawing 25 million views in three weeks. Its performance matters because it puts the literary Western on course to surpass Netflix’s other Western release this year, *Little House on the Prairie*.

The series added 6 million views in its third week and has accumulated 175 million hours watched, after reaching 18 million views in its first two weeks. It premiered on 1 October, stars Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Ciarán Hinds and Hoon Lee alongside Pugh, and holds an 86% “Certified Fresh” score on Rotten Tomatoes. *Little House on the Prairie* has 29 million views, while Netflix’s 2025 Western *American Primeval* reached 46 million.

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