Netflix has ordered a Little House on the Prairie series, 40-plus years after a long-running adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved books aired its last episode on NBC. The new version comes from showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine ( The Boys, The Vampire Diaries ).
Original “Little House on the Prairie” star Melissa Gilbert fired back at Megyn Kelly over a comment the former Fox News host made about Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of the classic book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Get ready to head back to the world of "Little House on the Prairie" with a new adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved book series.
A "Little House on the Prairie" alum shut down Megyn Kelly's concerns that Netflix will "wokeify" a reboot of the series.
The beloved frontier drama, "Little House on the Prairie" is making a comeback — with a modern twist. Netflix is reimagining the series for a whole new generation of fans.
Netflix isn't the only company that has planned a reboot of the series based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Sonnenshine is the executive producer and showrunner of the new Little House on the Prairie reboot at Netflix. Per IMDb, among her producing credits are Bunny (2000), Reversion (2008), The Vampire Diaries, Outcast, The Crossing, Archive 81 and The Boys.
News of the reboot comes days after Nielsen’s streaming report for 2024, which revealed that the original Little House is one of the most popular “legacy titles” on streaming, logging over 13 billion viewing minutes on Peacock. For Netflix, a Little House reboot will be like striking gold. Ballerina Farm must be shaking in her egg apron.
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Melissa Gilbert decided to school Megyn Kelly on her Little House on the Prairie facts. Kelly, 54, shared a link to a Hollywood Reporter story about the Netflix reboot of the series on X (formerly Twitter).
“Part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale and part origin story of the American West, this fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic semi-autobiographical Little House books offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier,” a logline for the new show says.