Netflix Premieres 'Little House on the Prairie' on July 9 as Warren Christie Joins Reimagined Series
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 4
Netflix Premieres 'Little House on the Prairie' on July 9 as Warren Christie Joins Reimagined Series
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 4
Summary
July 9 marks Netflix’s debut of a new “Little House on the Prairie,” which the streamer frames as a reimagining of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s novels rather than a reboot of the 1970s TV series.
Warren Christie plays John Edwards, a Civil War veteran and family friend whose grief and struggles are central to the adaptation’s early episodes, with Christie saying the scripts and character depth drew him to the project.
Rebecca Sonneshine’s series aims to satisfy longtime readers while widening the audience, with Christie saying the production treated the source material with care even as it built its own vision.
Netflix is positioning the show as multi-generational viewing within its wholesome lineup, describing it as a family drama, survival tale and origin story of the American West.