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Season 1 – East of Eden

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In the farmlands of the Salinas Valley in California, successive generations of two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, are destined to reenact the fateful story of Cain and Abel.
East of Eden — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Zoe Kazan imbues her legacy adaptation with delicious moral quandaries and sumptuous landscapes, but it's the expanded character work from Pugh and Lee that brings justice and dignity to this new canon of East of Eden.

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Nick Schager The Daily Beast 4 hrs ago
A superlative adaptation anchored by a cunning, complex, and captivating performance by Florence Pugh. Go to Full Review Lacy Baugher RogerEbert.com 4 hrs ago
3/4
The combination of Pugh’s performance and the show’s unabashed insistence that her story is worth telling in its own right—on her own terms—makes for something that’s still deeply satisfying to watch. Go to Full Review Bob Strauss TheWrap 5 hrs ago
I wouldn’t infer that Zoe intended to out-icon Elia’s use of James Dean here. But if she had, mission damn close to accomplished. Go to Full Review Sophia Ciminello Awards Watch 1 hr ago
C+
It often feels like Kazan created this version of Cathy simply to respond to nearly a century’s worth of readers’ misinterpretation, instead of just letting her be evil and allowing the text to do the work. Go to Full Review Pramit Chatterjee Digital Mafia Talkies 1 hr ago
2/5
Halfway through East of Eden, I started craving that spiked tea that Cathy gave to Adam, because getting a good night’s sleep would have been preferable to watching this show. Go to Full Review Clotilde Chinnici Loud and Clear Reviews 1 hr ago
4.5/5
An excellent show that explores many complex and important topics with ease while always giving them their importance and relevance in the story. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Critic B @CriticBR79 1 hr ago nossa, eu simplesmente amei esse show Grande atuações e cinematográfia excelente See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Zoe Kazan

Creator

Florence Pugh

Cathy Ames

Mike Faist

Charles Trask

Ciarán Hinds

Samuel Hamilton

Martha Plimpton

Faye

Christopher Abbott

Adam Trask

Episodes

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Season Info

Creator
Zoe Kazan
Executive Producer
Jeb Stuart
Screenwriter
Zoe Kazan
Network
Netflix
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 1, 2026
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