# Florence Pugh’s Steinbeck Adaptation Officially Passes Massive Netflix Milestone

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/florence-pughs-steinbeck-adaptation-officially-passes-massive-netflix-milestone/
- Published: 2026-11-14T21:00:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T22:39:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/east-of-eden-netflix-top-10-six-weeks-florence-pugh/
- Topics: Entertainment, TV

## Key points

- *East of Eden* has spent six weeks in Netflix’s top ten.
- Florence Pugh stars as Cathy Ames in the seven-episode adaptation.
- Zoe Kazan and Jeb Stuart are moving on to *Lonesome Dove*.

## Summary

Netflix’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s *East of Eden*, starring Florence Pugh, has remained in the service’s top ten for six consecutive weeks. Its continued viewership is notable for a miniseries retelling a novel that was already adapted into an Oscar-winning film.

The seven-episode series follows Cathy Ames and Adam Trask from their meeting in the late 19th century through the lives of their twin sons. It was released on 1 October and has an 88% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Creator Zoe Kazan is the granddaughter of Elia Kazan, who directed the 1955 film; she and co-showrunner Jeb Stuart are now working on a Netflix adaptation of *Lonesome Dove*.

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