Netflix Tudum confirms it: Zoe Kazan’s seven-episode adaptation of John Steinbeck’s East of Eden is streaming globally as of October 1. Florence Pugh stars as Cathy Ames, opposite Christopher Abbott (Adam Trask) and Mike Faist (Charles Trask), with Hoon Lee, Ciarán Hinds, Martha Plimpton, and Tracy Letts in the ensemble. Drop window was overnight (12:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 a.m. MT), so the full limited series is available tonight.

Variety’s review (Oct 1) calls Pugh and Hoon Lee the beating heart of a rich, faithful adaptation that elevates Cathy and Lee beyond the 1955 film’s narrower focus. Directors Garth Davis (Eps 1–4) and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (Eps 5–7) handle the Civil War–to–WWI span. Couch pick of the night if you skipped the theaters: prestige limited series, known drop, stacked cast; full season available at once.

One day after Flydubai flight FZ1073 from Dubai to Tel Aviv was diverted to Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, questions about motive and identity still swirl. CBS News (Oct 1): the co-pilot allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the plane; passengers and crew overpowered him; off-duty pilots helped land safely. About 174 people were aboard; no passengers were seriously injured. The wounded captain, Indian national Smit Machchhar, was reported recovering. Saudi authorities transferred the co-pilot to the UAE for questioning Thursday afternoon, per AP via CBS.

Netanyahu told Fox the co-pilot had undergone “Islamist radical indoctrination,” and Defense Minister Israel Katz called it attempted jihadist terror, characterizations that remain claims under investigation, not settled findings. President Trump suggested a possible Iran link “based on what I’m hearing”; Netanyahu said it was “too early to say.” Careful takeaway: cockpit violence stopped by people on the plane, a safe divert, and an active UAE/Saudi/Israeli inquiry; motive not locked.

BBC reporting October 1: at the Valdai forum, Vladimir Putin said Russia would use all weapons at its disposal if it considers its Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad under direct attack, including nuclear if the West tried to cut the territory off from Russia. He insisted Moscow was “not threatening anyone” and framed the remarks as a response to Western talk of preparing for war later this decade. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said alliance exercises pose no threat and called the Kremlin messaging “absolutely not called for and not helpful.”

Context: Poland reported a Russian helicopter straying near Kaliningrad last week; Lithuania has complained of drone airspace violations; Germany’s Merz warned of further hybrid attacks after an armed drone was found near Leipzig airport cargo planes. Putin also said international conflicts are “highly likely” to continue. Denver weather: mostly sunny near 71°F today, lows around 48°F, warming into the mid-80s this weekend (Denver Gazette / NWS Boulder). This is the geopolitical headline worth knowing before Friday.