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Where Was East of Eden Filmed? New Zealand Stands In for a Bygone California
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Netflix utilized New Zealand locations to simulate early twentieth-century California for its recent adaptation of John Steinbeck's East of Eden. This production choice follows a growing trend of major studios leveraging the region's diverse topography for historical settings.
- 01New Zealand serves as the primary filming location for the new Netflix adaptation of East of Eden
- 02The production utilized landscapes previously featured in The Lord of the Rings and The Power of the Dog
- 03Regional geography effectively simulates the historical environment of bygone California for the Steinbeck narrative
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The new Netflix adaptation of John Steinbeck's seminal novel was filmed in the same place as The Lord of the Rings and The Power of the Dog.