Netflix has ordered the limited series adaptation of "East of Eden" from writer Zoe Kazan, Variety has learned. The series was originally reported to be in development at the streamer in June 2022 with Florence Pugh attached to star as Cathy.

Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist and Hoon Lee also star in the drama based on John Steinbeck's literary classic.

Zoe Kazan will write the show, following in the footsteps of her grandfather, Elia Kazan, who directed the 1955 adaptation of the famed novel.

Florence Pugh and Mike Faist have signed on to star in a TV remake of the classic film East of Eden. The pair will lead the cast in a seven-episode limited series for Netflix. East of Eden, a 1952 novel written by John Steinbeck,

Netflix has ordered "East of Eden," a seven episode limited series based on John Steinbeck’s famed novel in 1952.

British Vogue’s October cover star, Florence Pugh, is moving full steam ahead: She’s about to break your heart in We Live in Time opposite Andrew Garfield, and then, come next spring, deliver knock-out blows while reprising the part of Marvel’s deliciously deadpan Yelena Belova in Thunderbolts*.