The internet was wrong about 'East of Eden'

When Netflix released the first teaser for its adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden, the reaction was not one of excitement, but rather one of trepidation. According to Netflix's description of the series, East of Eden, written and executive produced by Zoe Kazan, would focus "new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames, played by Florence Pugh."

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