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NETFLIX'S "LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE" FOUND ITS LAURA INGALLS
Alice Halsey (she/her) (Lessons in Chemistry, Days of Our Lives) will play Laura Ingalls. Everyone sees themselves in Laura. That's why these books endure. Laura is a disruptor. Honest to a fault. Questions authority. She's our window into this adventure. An American icon in waiting. Forget your modern ideas of childhood -- the stakes are high for children living in the 19th century. They have responsibilities -- and freedoms -- that seem extraordinary in this era of helicopter parenting. Mixed in with small pleasures and petty disputes with her older sister are true feats of survival and bravery. She is observant, tender, strong-willed, hot-tempered. She resists the bounds of 19th-century ladylike behavior -- she likes to run barefoot and feel the sun on her face. She is curious and optimistic and fearless, like her father; resourceful and hardworking and honest, like her mother. She is quick to call out anyone who is cruel or unjust. She loves fiercely and unapologetically and is utterly devoted to her dog, Jack. She rubs some adults the wrong way -- too many hard questions, too much personality, too much energy -- but to the people who matter, she's a bright light. She absorbs every detail she sees around her, collecting them for stories she will someday share with the world. (Series Regular)
Alice Halsey Headshot (credit: Joanna Degeneres)
About Little House on the Prairie
· Logline: Part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West, this fresh adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's iconic semi-autobiographical Little House books offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier
· Showrunner/Executive Producer: Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Boys, Vampire Diaries, Archive 81)
· Executive Producers: Joy Gorman Wettels for Joy Coalition, Trip Friendly for Friendly Family Productions, Dana Fox, Susanna Fogel
· Directors: Sarah Adina Smith is set to direct the first episode.
· Studio: Produced by CBS Studios and Anonymous Content Studio
· Since its original publication in the 1930s, the LITTLE HOUSE book series and brand has remained a constant in the global zeitgeist. The classic novels have sold over 73 million copies in more than 100 countries, translated into at least 27 languages. Most recently, 50 years after the 1974 show first debuted, Nielsen reports that fans of all generations have embraced the nostalgic show garnering an astonishing 13.25 billion minutes of viewing in 2024 alone.
· Follow along the Little House on the Prairie journey online: Tudum.com, Little House Website, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest, Youtube, X
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