‘Small house on the prairie’ Restart comes to Netflix

The 19th century Ingalls family gets a TV life from the 21st century.

Netflix has ordered one Little house on the prairie Series, 40-plus years after a long-lasting adaptation of Laura Ingall’s Wilder’s beloved books, sent her last episode at NBC. The new version comes from Showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine (The boys, the vampable diaries).

“Little house on the prairie have caught so many fans all over the world and we are happy to share its lasting themes of hope and optimism with a fresh ingestion of this iconic story, ”said Jinny Howe, VP drama series for Netflix. “Rebecca’s vision draws the needle with an emotional depth that will delight both new and existing fans of this beloved classic.”

Said Sonnenshine, “I fell in love with these books when I was five years old. They inspired me to become a writer and filmmaker, and I am honored and excited to adapt these stories to a new global audience with Netflix. “

The new acquisition Little house will be per. Netflix, “Del Håfifting family drama, part of epic survival narrative and part of the origin story of the American West”, which will serve a “kaleidoscopic view of the fighting and triumphs for those who shaped the border.”

Sonnenshine will perform products Little house With Joy Gorman Wettels from Joy Coalition, Trip Friendly of Friendly Family Productions, Dana Fox and Susanna Fogel. The show comes from CBS Studios and Anonymous Content Studios. Trip Friendly is the son of Ed Friendly, who held rights to Wilder’s novels and was a performing producer of the original series. The show ran from 1974-83 and created several follow-up TV movies.

ONE Little house Restart has been in the works for several years – anonymous content, and what was then Paramount TV Studios began working on the project in 2020. Wettels, Friendly and Fox is associated as executive producers from the start.

“It has been a long-standing dream for me to continue my father’s heritage and adapt Wilder’s classic American stories to an 21st century audience in a way that brings together fans of both the books and the original TV series,” Friendly said. “I am excited about our talented creative team led by Rebecca Sonnenshine, who brings these beloved stories of family, society and survival to many years of fans and new generations.”

The original series streaming on peacock remains popular: Nielsen said in his streaming release the end of the year that US viewers saw more than 13 billion minutes of Little house on the prairie In 2024.

The original series starred Michael Landon (who was also an Exec producer and directed more than 80 episodes), Karen Grassle, Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson and Sidney and Rachel Greenbush as the Ingalls family. Katherine MacGregor, Richard Bull, Jonathan Gilbert, Alison Arngrim, Matthew Labyorteaux and Dean Bell also had regular or strong recurring roles.