{"id":251021,"date":"2026-07-09T17:30:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/netflixs-warm-little-house-on-the-prairie-reboot-is-your-next-feel-good-binge-tv-review\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T17:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T17:30:49","slug":"netflixs-warm-little-house-on-the-prairie-reboot-is-your-next-feel-good-binge-tv-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/09\/netflixs-warm-little-house-on-the-prairie-reboot-is-your-next-feel-good-binge-tv-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix\u2019s Warm \u2018Little House on the Prairie\u2019 Reboot Is Your Next Feel-Good Binge: TV Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>Three stars out of four<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a moment when Westerns are more popular than ever, it makes perfect sense that Netflix is launching a new adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/little-house-on-the-prairie-cast-1970s-show-vs-netflix-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Laura Ingalls Wilder\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> beloved, semi-autobiographical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/little-house-on-the-prairie-cast-1970s-show-vs-netflix-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Little House on the Prairie<\/em><\/a> series. (Season 1 premiered Thursday, July 9, and the show has already been renewed for season 2).<\/p>\n<p>The books, of course, were originally adapted into an iconic 1970s TV show. This adaptation begins a bit earlier, prior to the Ingalls\u2019 adventures in Walnut Creek, Minnesota. Instead, over eight heartfelt episodes, viewers follow 7-year-old Laura (newcomer <strong>Alice Halsey<\/strong>) and her family \u2014 Pa Charles (<strong>Luke Bracey<\/strong>), Ma Caroline (<strong>Crosby Fitzgerald<\/strong>) and sister Mary (<strong>Skywalker Hughes<\/strong>) \u2014 on their journey west to Independence, Kansas, and the trials and tribulations of building a new life from scratch.<\/p>\n<p>The show succeeds in demonstrating just how dang near impossible pioneer days were and does a good job balancing the hardships of frontier life with the innocent perspective of an inquisitive, hopeful child. In a smart update, Netflix\u2019s <em>Little House<\/em> wisely devotes significant time to the Native families \u2014 including <strong>Wren Zhawenim Gotts<\/strong> as Laura\u2019s friend Good Eagle \u2014 who originally inhabited the land and are understandably unhappy as settlers arrive. The tension between these two groups is the show at its best.<\/p>\n<p>A back-to-the-beginning reboot means viewers don\u2019t need to be familiar with any of the previous work to enjoy this wholesome family program. This warm reimagining honors the spirit of the books \u2014 and sets the show up for many more years of wilderness adventures for a new generation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4370424\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.714285714286%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Luke Bracey as Charles Ingalls.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Eric Zachanowich\/Netflix<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here\u2019s what other critics had to say about Netflix\u2019s <em>Little House on the Prairie<\/em> reboot:<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/article\/2026\/07\/02\/little-house-on-the-prairie-review-netflix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Time<\/strong><\/a>: \u201c[Showrunner Rebecca] Sonnenshine\u2019s intentions are noble in transforming Little House into a vision of frontier multiculturalism battling entrenched white supremacy, even if the show suggests a dubious moral equivalence between the Ingallses and the Mitchells. Its painterly exterior shots, all sun-dappled meadows and nights lit by campfire, surpass aesthetic expectations for Netflix fare. Halsey and Fitzgerald give their characters real energy and depth.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/tv-and-radio\/2026\/jul\/09\/little-house-on-the-prairie-review-reboot-netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Guardian<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cIt is exactly the revamp you would expect. The new <em>LHOTP<\/em> is a precision-tooled and well-oiled machine. All children\u2019s and most adult problems are solvable within a one-to-three episode arc. Kansas may contain malaria, medicine-hoarders and mentions of how hard the war was but ultimately the vibe is the one we recognise: faith, hope and the American way will carry us cozily through. There are peppermint sticks in the general store, handmade quilts on the snug cabin\u2019s beds and at least three songs and dances round the campfire per episode. You may take that as a promise or a warning as you wish.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-reviews\/little-house-on-the-prairie-review-netflix-1236642377\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>The Hollywood Reporter<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cOver eight episodes, most running under 50 minutes but never dull even in the longer installments, Little House on the Prairie captures a tumultuous year in the life of the Ingalls family, a year with danger, romance, heroism and the learning of many important lessons. I don\u2019t gravitate toward \u2018wholesome\u2019 or \u2018earnest\u2019 as attributes in most of my favorite shows, but I bought into Little House on the Prairie and I\u2019m relieved that Netflix has already renewed it for a second season.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/netflixs-little-house-on-the-prairie-reboot-is-feel-good-binge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three stars out of four In a moment when Westerns are more popular than ever, it makes perfect sense that Netflix is launching a new adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder\u2019s beloved, semi-autobiographical Little House on the Prairie series. (Season 1 premiered Thursday, July 9, and the show has already been renewed for season 2). 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