The reboot of a classic 51-year-old Western show has an exciting filming update, with Netflix posting new details about theirLittle House on the Prairiereboot. The original series starred Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls, father to Melissa Gilbert’s Laura Ingalls, with Karen Grassle and Melissa Sue Anderson completing thecast ofLittle House on the Prairieas Caroline and Mary. The show was a hit in the 1970s and ‘80s, following the misadventures of a young girl and her clan, based on a book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder about her 19th-century frontier life.
On their Facebook page,Netflixshared photos of the cast along with the names of its stars, confirming thattheLittle House on the Prairiereboot is officially in production. The post confirms who will reprise the roles of Charles, Carolina, Laura, and Mary in the new show , withElvis’ Luke Bracey stepping into the role of Charles Ingalls andAbbott Elementary’s Crosby Fitzgerald reprising the role of Charles’ wife, Caroline. The photos of the cast, including Alice Halsey as Laura and Skywalker Hughes as Mary, show the actors comfortably settling into their parts. Check out the post below:
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By sharing photos of the actors, potentialviewers can get a sense of what to expectfrom thenewLittle House on the Prairiecastdynamic. In one of the pictures, Fitzgerald and Bracey are locked in a gaze. Fitzgerald, who is playing Caroline Ingalls, looks at her co-star with the same tenderness that Karen Grassle brought to the role. The actors could potentially rival the on-screen chemistry that Grassle and Michael Landon brought to Ma and Pa, one of the show’s most endearing aspects. That said, their reprisal could also be divisive, as reboots often are.
The Netflix show likely plans to tackle the Ingalls family’s best stories, too, and there’s a plethora of them.
The show was expected to begin filming in June 2025, so with production underway, Netflix appears to be on track.The cast seem to be rehearsing their scripts in a few of the photos, suggesting that the actors are already collaborating on how they will portray some of theIngalls family’s most riveting moments. The original series tackled significant, real-life events that affected the family, such as when a tornado passed through their homestead or when a fire ravaged the area. The Netflix show likely plans to tackle the Ingalls family’s best stories, too, and there’s a plethora of them.
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Now that Netflix’s reboot is underway, I’m officially curious about how the streaming platform will represent Laura Ingalls Wilder’s frontier story. Netflix has many sources of inspiration to draw from, asIngalls Wilder composed eight autobiographical children’s novelsabout her childhood, and the original show has nine seasons. According to an original cast member,Netflix’s reboot will more closely follow the books, with the family“not going back to Walnut Grove,”intent on skirting concerns that“they’re going to run amok away from the books and make it into something weird.”
I can’t help but think that the popularity of shows likeAmerican Primevaland franchises likeYellowstonehas something to do with the revival ofLittle House on the Prairieafter half a century.Yellowstonecreator Taylor Sheridan has revitalized interest in the Western genre, aesthetic, and lifestyle throughKevin Costner’s portrayal of John Dutton inYellowstone.I hope that by bringing life back to Ingalls’ story, the Netflix series will be just as subversive asYellowstonein its representation of diverse cultures in the American West, telling a well-rounded tale of life on the frontier.
Little House on the Prairie
Cast
Little House on the Prairie, a Western drama, debuted in 1974 and stars Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert, and Karen Grassle. The series chronicles the daily experiences of a family residing on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, during the late 19th century, exploring themes of community and frontier life.
