Overview
- Netflix released the eight-episode Little House on the Prairie on Thursday, July 9, 2026, with the full season available to stream at once.
- Alice Halsey plays Laura Ingalls, Luke Bracey is Charles Ingalls, Crosby Fitzgerald is Caroline Ingalls and Skywalker Hughes is Mary Ingalls in a largely new ensemble.
- Season one adapts the third book in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s saga and shifts the tone from the 1970s TV idealization toward a tougher, more realistic depiction of frontier life.
- The production worked with Osage Nation consultants, historians and artisans on costume, set and prop design, including more than a thousand culturally informed objects used on set.
- Filmed in Winnipeg from June to October 2025 and produced by CBS Studios, Anonymous Content, Friendly Family Productions and Joy Coalition, the series features six episodes directed by women and its reported pre-premiere renewal signals strong institutional backing and a planned multi-season arc.