Netflix's 8-Episode Little House Reboot Draws Woke Backlash as Creator Cites 75% Critic Score
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
Netflix's 8-Episode Little House Reboot Draws Woke Backlash as Creator Cites 75% Critic Score
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 10
Summary
Rebecca Sonnenshine said viewers are "worried for no reason" as Netflix's eight-episode "Little House on the Prairie" reboot premiered Thursday amid pre-release claims it had been "woke-ified."
75% of critics and 58% of audiences rated the series on Rotten Tomatoes, while some reviewers argued it softens frontier hardship and adds more diverse characters, including an Osage couple and a Black doctor.
Sonnenshine said the term "woke" has become a catch-all fear that childhood favorites will be changed, and argued the show is simply exploring social issues and Native American stories that audiences want to see.
Melissa Gilbert, who starred in the original for nine seasons, had already pushed back when the reboot was announced, saying the 1970s series also tackled racism, addiction, antisemitism, misogyny, rape and spousal abuse.