Who else will appear in East of Eden? Who’s behind the camera on East of Eden? “But it is Steinbeck’s writing—personal, shocking, profound and free—that has kept me enthralled by East of Eden since I first read the book as a young teen. When will East of Eden be released on Netflix? There’s no official release date yet, but we know the Kazan-helmed, seven-episode adaptation is due to hit Netflix sometime this fall.