Netflix's 'East of Eden' Adaptation Arrives Oct. 1 With All Seven Episodes
Netflix's seven-episode adaptation of John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden,' starring Florence Pugh, Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott, premieres Oct. 1 at 12 a.m. PT.
The series stars Florence Pugh, Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott in its main roles. TechRadar described it as the most anticipated Netflix series of the year.
Netflix has not announced a departure from its usual release pattern for original series, so the season is expected to go live at 12 a.m. Pacific Time and 3 a.m. Eastern Time, the same slot used by most of the service's original television titles. Viewers in Canada can expect the same 12 a.m. PT and 3 a.m. ET start. In the United Kingdom the episodes arrive at 8 a.m. BST, in India at 12:30 p.m. IST, in Singapore at 3 p.m. SGT, in Australia at 6 p.m. AEST and in New Zealand at 8 p.m. NZDT.
All seven episodes will be posted together rather than week by week, so subscribers will not have to wait for subsequent installments as they would on Prime Video, Apple TV and Disney+, where weekly releases are common. Because the show is a standalone adaptation of a single book, there will not be another season.
The story is a cross-generational one, set between the 1860s and the run-up to World War I, and retells the biblical account of Cain and Abel through the intertwined lives of two families in California's Salinas Valley. TechRadar characterized the production as epic in scale.
Editor's Summary
Netflix will release all seven episodes of its "East of Eden" adaptation on October 1, with the standard 12 a.m. PT and 3 a.m. ET start time expected for North American viewers. The John Steinbeck adaptation stars Florence Pugh, Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott and is billed as a standalone series. Its same-day, full-season release means subscribers can watch the entire run without waiting for weekly installments.