{
  "id": 11130209,
  "title": "Florence Pugh and Hoon Lee Form the Beating Heart of Netflix’s Rich ‘East of Eden’ Adaptation: TV Review",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/florence-pugh-and-hoon-lee-form-the-beating-heart-of-netflixs-rich",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-01T07:01:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/reviews/east-of-eden-review-netflix-florence-pugh-1236893918/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Netflix limited series \"East of Eden\" is an adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel of the same name. The story takes place in Salinas Valley at the turn of the 20th century and follows the Trask family as they struggle with generational trauma. The series stars Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames, a manipulative and murderous character whom Pugh aims to make relatable and even likable.\n\nAccording to Variety, the series opens with the character of Cathy Ames, while The Hollywood Reporter notes that the seven-episode miniseries is truer to the source material than the 1955 feature film. The series also stars Mike Faist and Christopher Abbott.\n\nFlorence Pugh, in an event in New York, expressed her desire to make Cathy Ames a human character, saying she wanted audiences to sympathize with her and \"maybe fall in love with her a little bit.\" Pugh added that Ames is a human who has had awful things happen to her, which leads her to do awful things too. The script was written by Zoe Kazan, whose grandfather Elia Kazan directed the 1955 film adaptation.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "‘East of Eden’ hits Netflix: Florence Pugh plays the darkest Cathy Ames yet",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/east-of-eden-hits-netflix-florence-pugh-plays-the-darkest-cathy-ames",
        "published": "2026-10-01T01:20:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘East of Eden’ Review: A Terrifying Florence Pugh Towers Over Zoe Kazan’s Accomplished Netflix Adaptation of the John Steinbeck Classic",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/east-of-eden-review-a-terrifying-florence-pugh-towers-over-zoe-kazans",
        "published": "2026-10-01T07:01:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}