# Florence Pugh’s Netflix Western Is Officially One of the Streamer’s Biggest Miniseries Ever

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/florence-pughs-netflix-western-is-officially-one-of-the-streamers-biggest-miniseries-ever/
- Published: 2026-11-05T10:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T10:24:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/east-of-eden-streaming-success-netflix-november-2026/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- *East of Eden* has reached 30 million Netflix views.
- Its retention is the best for a miniseries since *Adolescence*.
- The eight-episode adaptation stars Florence Pugh.

## Summary

Netflix’s *East of Eden*, an eight-episode Western limited series, has become a sustained hit after a modest debut. It has reached 30 million views over five weeks, and a report says its audience retention is the strongest for a Netflix limited series since *Adolescence*, making it one of the service’s most resilient recent miniseries.

The series began with 6.5 million views in its first week, rose to more than 12 million in its second, then recorded 6.2 million, 3.6 million and 2.2 million in weeks three to five. Created by Zoe Kazan and adapted from John Steinbeck’s novel, it stars Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist. It has an 88% “Certified Fresh” score on Rotten Tomatoes; the story follows the Trask and Hamilton families in California’s Salinas Valley.

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