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50-year-old cult series with over 200 episodes gets Netflix reboot

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Netflix is getting ready for the next series reboot based on the ultimate 1970s idealized family drama, following on from Fuller House and other new releases.

The cult series Little House on the Prairie ran for nine seasons and just over 200 episodes from 1974. It told the story of the American farmer family Ingalls from Minnesota, who will soon be reunited on Netflix, where a reboot of the classic feel-good format has been ordered.

Little House on the Prairie as a Netflix series: Who is behind it?

Like the original, the new Netflix version is based on the Little House on the Prairie books by author Laura Ingalls Wilder, in which she summarized notes from her childhood and youth. As reported by Variety, this time the nine-part template is being adapted into a series by showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine, who previously worked on formats such as The Vampire Diaries, The Boys and Archive 81.

The promise is of a Little House on the Prairie remake that is simultaneously a hopeful family drama, an epic struggle for survival and a story of the American West. Showrunner Sonnenshine says:

When I was five years old, I fell deeply in love with these books. They inspired me to become a writer and filmmaker, and I am honored and excited to adapt these stories for a new international audience with Netflix.

The producing team also includes Trip Friendly, son of Ed Friendly, who produced the original series with Michael Landon, Karen Grassle and Melissa Gilbert as Laura Ingalls. The cast of the new edition is not yet known.

Original star takes on FOX commentator

Shortly after the series was ordered, original series star Gilbert responded on Instagram to the negative comments of a conservative FOX presenter, who complained in advance that Netflix would ruin the series and make it “woke” (via Deadline ). The then Laura actress said:

Um…watch the original again. TV doesn’t get much more woke than we were. We covered racism, addiction, nativism, antisemitism, misogyny, rape, spousal abuse, and every other woke topic you can think of. Thanks for that.

In fact, US conservatives have been claiming the series for themselves since President Ronald Reagan declared himself a fan at the latest. Mainly because of the romanticized image of the nuclear family as a lone island against the rest of the world.

How you can watch the classic series Little House on the Prairie today

If you want to watch the original before the new Netflix series, you can find all nine seasons of Our Little Farm on the Amazon channel MGM+, while episodes are available for free on Joyn. A German Blu-ray box set* of the series was released by Universal in 2018.

It will probably be 2026 before the new Our Little Farm is released. If you are more interested in series highlights from the near future, it’s best to listen in here:

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