United Kingdom, Oct. 2 -- Florence Pugh hopes East of Eden prompts questions about contemporary society.

The 30-year-old actress plays the lead role of Cathy Ames in East of Eden, the limited series adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel, and Florence hopes that the show leads to some tough, potentially uncomfortable questions being asked.

The actress told Tudum: "We're coming up against changes that are happening now that are taking us back miles into our history as women, and I think ultimately the demand for equality, the demand for respect, and the demand for control of our own bodies will never not be a topic that we don't want to talk about.

"When we make stories that are from a time that feels far, far away, and they mirror things...