East of Eden to Kill Jackie: the seven best shows to stream this week
Florence Pugh shines as the icy sociopath at the heart of the Steinbeck classic, plus Catherine Zeta-Jones plays an international cocaine dealer in a truly bananas thriller
TL;DR
- This is an adaptation of John Steinbeck's "East of Eden".
- The adaptation features Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames.
- Director Zoe Kazan brings a new twist by focusing more on Cathy's character.
- Cathy is portrayed as a ruthless survivor rather than purely sociopathic.
- The story involves themes of family, free will, and arbitrary evil.
- The show is available on Netflix starting Thursday, October 1st.