East of Eden's October 1 Netflix premiere with all seven episodes drives its near-certain positioning as the #2 U.S. show this week. The Zoe Kazan adaptation of the Steinbeck novel stars Florence Pugh as Cathy Ames alongside Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist, generating strong early buzz from an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score and prestige marketing around its multigenerational family saga. Traders see the limited series' binge format and star power sustaining high U.S. viewership against established titles, consistent with historical patterns for major literary adaptations. An upset would require unexpectedly soft second-week retention or a surprise surge from another new release like Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story.