Beloved '70s Western Reboot Arrives on Netflix Next Month

Following the success of original shows like Ransom Canyon, Netflix is adding another western to its streaming service - this time, a remake of a classic television series.

Little House on the Prairie, the western historical drama based on the book series of the same name by Laura Ingalls Wilder, follows the Ingalls family, who live on a farm on Plum Creek, near Walnut Grove, Minnesota. Set in the 1870s–1890s, the stories are based on Wilder's childhood as part of a settler and pioneer family in Pepin, Big Woods, Wisconsin.

It is perhaps the NBC series, however, that audiences are most familiar with, which ran from 1974 to 1983 for over 200 episodes, starring Michael Landon as family patriarch Charles Ingalls, along with Karen Grassle as his wife, Caroline Ingalls. Melissa Gilbert, Melissa Sue Anderson, and twin actresses Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush portrayed their daughters, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mary Ingalls Kendall, and Carrie Ingalls, respectively.

The new series, streaming exclusively on Netflix, is set to premiere on July 9, co-produced by CBS. Actors Alice Halsey, Luke Bracey, Crosby Fitzgerald, and Skywalker Hughes will take on the roles of Laura, Charles, Caroline, and Mary Ingalls, respectively.

"Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, beloved by children (and former children) of many generations, are based on her own experiences growing up in the American West in the 1800s," Netflix said in a press release for the upcoming series. "Written during the Great Depression and first published in the 1930s, Wilder's stories were adapted into the hit TV series Little House on the Prairie, which ran for nearly a decade in the 1970s and into the '80s. Now a new generation will have its own version with Netflix's reimagining of the treasured novels. "

The remake has already been renewed for a second series, ahead of its July premiere. In the Season 2 announcement, Netflix also confirmed that actors Jocko Sims, Warren Christie, Wren Zhawenim Gotts, Meegwun Fairbrother, and Alyssa Wapanatahk would round out its main cast.

This story was originally published by Men's Journal on Jun 10, 2026, where it first appeared in the Entertainment section. Add Men's Journal as a Preferred Source by clicking here.

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This story was originally published June 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM.