Netflix’s limited series adapts John Steinbeck’s novel, following the Trask and Hamilton families in California’s Salinas Valley. It echoes the biblical story of Cain and Abel. According to What’s on Netflix, it drew about 6.5 million views in its opening week.
New Netflix Originals
| Show | Genre | Language | What it’s about |
|---|---|---|---|
| East of Eden | Drama, limited series | English | Steinbeck’s multi-generational family saga |
| #Love | Romcom, 6 episodes | Tamil, with dubs | Rival dating-app founders with opposite beliefs about love |
| The Arena | MMA competition | French | 38 amateur fighters chasing €100,000 and a pro contract |
| Medusa (Season 2) | Crime thriller | Spanish | Bárbara Hidalgo returns to the family empire in Barranquilla |
| Love Is Blind: Netherlands | Dating reality | Dutch | 30 singles date without seeing each other |
| Outside | Reality | English | Content creators compete in a forest for up to £1 million |
US Top 10 Series This Week
| Rank | Show |
|---|---|
| 1 | A Different World |
| 2 | Wonka’s The Golden Ticket |
| 3 | The Great British Baking Show |
| 4 | Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story |
| 5 | Murder in a Small Town |
| 8 | East of Eden |
| 9 | LEGO ONE PIECE |
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East of Eden (limited series, drama, TV-MA). Netflix’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s novel follows the intertwined Trask and Hamilton families in California’s Salinas Valley, echoing the biblical Cain and Abel story. Florence Pugh stars. It debuted at #8 on the US series chart (18 points). What’s on Netflix separately reports about 6.5 million views in its opening week.
New Netflix Originals this week
#Love (Tamil romcom, 6 episodes, TV-14). It premiered on 2nd October, with dubs in Hindi, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. Aishwarya Lekshmi plays Tara, who runs a compatibility-based dating app called FOUND. Arjun Das plays Matthew, whose rival app Find My Bae bets on chemistry. A bet between them makes the rivalry personal. Balaji Mohan directs, and Soundarya Rajinikanth produces and showruns.
The Arena (French MMA competition, TV-MA). It premiered on 30th September. Thirty-eight amateur fighters (19 women and 19 men) train in a fight camp coached by Ciryl Gane, Cédric Doumbé and Benoît Saint-Denis. The winner gets €100,000 and a contract with a professional league. Episodes drop in batches, with the finale on 14th October.
Medusa (Season 2, Colombian thriller, TV-MA). It premiered on 30th September. Juana Acosta returns as Bárbara Hidalgo and Manolo Cardona as detective Danger Carmelo, set in Barranquilla. In season one, Bárbara loses her memory after a yacht explosion. Season two follows an attack that pulls her back into the family empire. One Colombian outlet says Netflix has billed this as the final season.
Love Is Blind: Netherlands (Season 1, TV-MA). Thirty Dutch singles date from separate pods without seeing each other. Nicolette van Dam and Bas Smit host. It has 10 episodes released in batches, from 30th September through 14th October.
Outside (Season 1, reality, TV-MA). This is a spin-off of the Sidemen’s Inside. Content creators are sent into a forest to compete for up to £1 million, and every comfort they use cuts into the prize pot.
LEGO ONE PIECE (Season 1, TV-Y7). It’s an animated original that debuted at #9 on the US series chart (16 points). I found no other details.
Returning or licensed shows
| Show | What the article and general knowledge say |
|---|---|
| NCIS (Seasons 20 to 22) | The long-running crime procedural, TV-14 |
| Murder in a Small Town (Seasons 1 and 2) | #5 on the chart (27 points) |
| The Way Home (Season 4) | Family time-travel drama, #16 on the chart |
| Ancient Aliens (Season 13) | History-style documentary series |
| Hoarders (Season 16) | Documentary series on compulsive hoarding |
| Chicken Shop Date (Seasons 1 to 9) | Interview series, TV-MA |
| Ms. Rachel (Season 3) | Educational kids’ series |
| Ninjago: Dragons Rising (Season 4) | LEGO animated series |
| Top Chef VIP (Seasons 2 and 3) | Spanish-language cooking competition |
| Sinatra: All or Nothing at All | Music documentary series |
| The Great Indian Kapil Show (Season 5) | Hindi comedy talk show, new episodes weekly |
Other originals I couldn’t confirm details for
The article lists only a language and rating for these: I-Popstar (Hindi), Irreplaceable (Chinese, weekly), The Ramparts of Ice (Season 2, Japanese), Tougen Anki (Season 2, Japanese, weekly), Iryu Team Medical Dragon (Season 2, Japanese), OUTLORE with Eleanor Neale (Seasons 1 and 2), ONE PIECE BONUS CONTENT, Last Trace with Kaelyn Moore (weekly episodes; one Italian source calls it a crime podcast), and the two Halloween Playlist specials.
FAQs
Q1. What are the biggest new Netflix shows this week?
East of Eden, #Love, The Arena, Medusa Season 2 and Love Is Blind: Netherlands.
Q2. Which show is #1 on Netflix’s US series chart?
A Different World, with 76 points.
