Florence Pugh leads a sweeping new chapter of Steinbeck's American epic — the Trasks, the Hamiltons, and the choice between good and evil. Spanning the years between the Civil War and World War I in California's Salinas Valley, two families re-enact the ancient story of Cain and Abel across three generations. At the center is Cathy Ames — wife, mother, antiheroine — whose choices ripple through the lives of brothers Adam and Charles, the Hamilton family, and a Chinese American servant named Lee whose wisdom anchors them all. A meditation on family, free will, and the universal truth — that every person chooses their own way. Seven episodes on Netflix. Fall 2026.
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