Netflix is rebooting Little House on the Prairie based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, and it has already found its Laura.
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Based on the nine original books, the original Little House on the Prairie to TV. The original TV adaptation premiered on NBC in March 1974 and ran for nine seasons, and spawned three TV movies. Now, Netflix is preparing a new take on the series, and has already found its child actor to play Laura.
Netflix announced on Friday that Alice Halsey (Lessons in Chemistry, Days of Our Lives) has been cast as Laura. The part was played by Melissa Filbert in the original series.
The series is being described as “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”
Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Vampire Diaries, The Boys) will serve as the showrunner. No premiere date has been announced for the series as of yet.
