Production has started on the seven episode limited series East of Eden, filming across multiple locations in New Zealand.
This modern interpretation of Steinbeck’s masterpiece will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames.
Garth Davis will direct episodes 1-4 and serve as an executive producer.
Florence Pugh (We Live in Time, Dune 2, Oppenheimer, Little Women) will play Cathy Ames
Christopher Abbott (Poor Things, Catch-22) will play Adam Trask
Mike Faist (Challengers, West Side Story) will play Charles Traask
Hoon Lee (Warrior, See, Banshee, Your Friends & Neighbors) will play Lee
Tracy Letts (Saturday Night, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty) will play Cyrus Trask
Martha Plimpton (Mass, The Good Wife) will play Faye
Ciarán Hinds (Belfast, Game of Thrones) will play Samuel Hamilton
Joseph Zada (We Were Liars, Invisible Boys) will play Cal Trask
Joe Anders (Bonus Track, I Am Ruth) will play Aron Trask
Co-Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer: Zoe Kazan
Co-Showrunner/Executive Producer: Jeb Stuart
Director/Executive Producer: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (The Mustang, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, The Act, Mrs. America, Impeachment) will direct episodes 5-7.
Executive Producer: Antoine Douiahy (Archive 81), Zack Hayden
Co-Studios: Fifth Season, Anonymous Content
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