Overview
- Netflix released the full trailer Wednesday, confirming the seven-episode limited series will debut with all episodes on October 1, 2026.
- Florence Pugh headlines as Cathy Ames and serves as an executive producer while Zoe Kazan adapted the novel and co-showruns with Jeb Stuart.
- Directing duties are split between Garth Davis (episodes 1–4) and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (episodes 5–7), and the principal cast includes Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Joseph Zada, Joe Anders, Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts, Ciarán Hinds, and Martha Plimpton.
- The series was filmed across multiple locations in New Zealand and is produced by Fifth Season and Anonymous Content, giving the show scope to cover the novel’s multigenerational sweep.
- Marketing centers the story on Cathy’s perspective and dark moral themes anchored to Steinbeck’s text, and critics and viewers will be watching how Pugh’s portrayal and Kazan’s fuller adaptation compare with prior screen versions.