Netflix released its first teaser trailer for the series adaptation of John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden.”

The series, which is expected to be released in the fall, stars Florence Pugh as Cath Ames; Christopher Abbott as her husband Adam Trask; Joseph Zada and Joe Anders as their children Caleb and Aron; and Zoe Phillips as the twins’ love interest. 

The series tells “the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames,” a synopsis of the series reads. 

Pugh’s Cathy narrates the trailer, which shows clips from the family members lives over the years. 

“When “ was a little girl, I imagined I could grow smaller,” she said. “So small that the bad things couldn’t find me and I could disappear because the world is so full of evil. 

“You are growing smaller and smaller. So small no door can keep you out and no door can close you in. So small you have almost disappeared. But you will not, Cathy. You will not disappear.”

The series, directed by Zoe Kazan, also stars Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts, Martha Plimpton and Ciaran Hinds. 

About the writer

Danielle Haynes is the co-founder and co-editor of Booked & Screened, covering book-to-screen adaptations, film and TV development. She has yet to read “East of Eden,” but Steinbeck’s “Grapes of Wrath” taught her at a very young age not to give up too soon on a book you initially find to be boring.