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A Jane Austen adaptation lands with quiet ambition — and a $242M target.

After six years in development, The Midnight Library is finally approaching production. Pugh is a strong choice to lead the adaptation, and reuniting with Davis brings back an established creative partnership.

The series begins not with Cathy Ames, but with the love between two brothers. That choice wasn’t instinctive. It came after months of editing, when Kazan realized: if you don’t feel their bond, her arrival makes no sense.

Florence Pugh’s Cathy Ames isn’t a villain. She’s a survivor. And in Netflix’s new adaptation, that distinction changes everything.

Midsommar isn’t returning because it’s trendy. It’s returning because it’s necessary. Not for fans. For anyone who still believes cinema can hurt.

Pugh, who was Kazan’s only choice from day one, now stands as both lead and executive producer—a dual role that’s clearly reshaped her confidence in front of and behind the camera.
Florence Pugh’s Cathy Ames is back — and she’s colder than ever. The full seven-part adaptation of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden dropped on Netflix Thursday, and it’s already shaping up to be the fall’s most talked-about limited series.

East of Eden is already a hit. Not just on paper, not in quiet hopes—on the charts. Netflix’s seven-part Western epic, adapted from John Steinbeck’s 1952 novel and helmed by Zoe Kazan, has stormed into the top tier of global streaming with a Certified Fresh 85% on Rotten Tomatoes and a FlixPatrol spike that marks it as an instant phenomenon.

Florence Pugh’s Cathy Ames isn’t a villain. She’s a survivor. And in Netflix’s new East of Eden, that distinction changes everything.

Florence Pugh and Zoe Kazan aren’t redeeming Cathy Ames. They’re giving her a voice. And that changes everything.

Netflix’s October 2026 slate isn’t about quantity. It’s about presence. From Florence Pugh’s ferocious turn in East of Eden to the posthumous portrait of Matthew Perry, the streamer’s lineup is defined by voices—some loud, some silent, all real.

October brings Florence Pugh's East of Eden to Netflix, a legal drama from Sienna Miller and Dominic West to HBO Max, and Paul Bettany's VisionQuest closing out Disney+'s WandaVision trilogy, alongside dozens of catalogue titles across all three platforms.

Netflix drops its seven-episode take on John Steinbeck's East of Eden on October 1, with Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames and Zoe Kazan writing the show her grandfather once adapted for the big screen.