Netflix OrdersLittle House on the PrairieReboot More Than 40 Years After Original Series

Mar. 15, 2025

The original cast of ‘The Little House on the Prairie’.Photo:Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Fans are heading back to the little house on the prairie!

More than 40 years since the original series concluded after nine seasons in 1983, Netflix has greenlit a reboot of the 19th century period western series,Little House on the Prairie.

According to the streaming platform, the new show will be “part hopeful, family drama, part epic survival tale and part origin story of the American West.”

(L) Melissa Gilbert and Alison Arngrim on ‘Little House of the Prairie’.NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

NBCU Photo Bank/Getty

Netflix added that “this fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic semi-autobiographicalLittle Housebooks offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier.”

Rebecca Sonnenshine, known forThe BoysandVampire Diaries, will act as showrunner and executive producer. Joy Gorman Wettels for Joy Coalition, Trip Friendly for Friendly Family Productions, Dana Fox and Susanna Fogel will also executive produce.

“Little House on the Prairiehas captured the hearts and imaginations of so many fans around the world, and we’re excited to share its enduring themes of hope and optimism with a fresh take on this iconic story,” Jinny Howe, Netflix’s Vice President, Drama Series said in a press release.“Rebecca’s vision threads the needle with an emotional depth that will delight both new and existing fans of this beloved classic.”

Karen Grassle on ‘Little House on the Prairie’.NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Sonnenshine added, “I fell deeply in love with these books when I was five years old. They inspired me to become a writer and a filmmaker, and I am honored and thrilled to be adapting these stories for a new global audience with Netflix.”

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While speaking to PEOPLE in June 2024, original cast memberKaren Grassle, who played matriarch Caroline Ingalls, admitted that she didn’t believe the magic of the 1974 series could be recreated.

“There have been lots of attempts to do aLittle House on the Prairieagain,” Grassle said. “There have been shows, there have been a musical, and I think we had a unique experience and it can’t be repeated.”

source: people.com