Culture & Education

The Hidden Episode, the Letters to the Editor, and the Connection to Cain and Abel: The Secrets Behind "Kedemat Eden"

The television adaptation of Steinbeck’s literary classic has become a hit on Netflix, but behind it hides a drama that isn’t small in itself: the actor who moved to live on the production’s farm without a phone, the family that didn’t make the leap from book to screen, and a pitch to the streaming giant – which is scrambling over a parking ticket. So what are the substantive differences from the book and how does one Hebrew word hold it all? We dove into the stories behind the series – caution, contains spoilers.