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  "id": 12029168,
  "title": "Zoe Kazan on Honoring Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ for Netflix Series While Rethinking Its Characters",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/zoe-kazan-on-honoring-steinbecks-east-of-eden-for-netflix-series",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T23:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hollywood Reporter",
    "slug": "the-hollywood-reporter",
    "url": "https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/netflix-east-of-eden-creator-interview-adapting-steinbeck-1236713934/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The series creator explains her decision to build the adaptation around a love story, between brothers, rereading Cathy Ames and how she updated Steinbeck's novel for television.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "John Steinbeck’s ‘East of Eden’ Returns to Top of Book Charts Following Netflix Adaptation’s Release",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/john-steinbecks-east-of-eden-returns-to-top-of-book-charts-following",
        "published": "2026-10-04T16:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}