First look at Netflix's Little House on the Prairie: meet the new Ingalls and the cast reinventing a classic

Netflix finally pushed the wagon out of the barn: the new Little House on the Prairie just dropped a trailer, and yes, it looks like the books came to life. This is a fresh TV take on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classics, not a remake of the Michael Landon show beat-for-beat, but it’s playing in the same sandbox. The trailer leans into sunlit fields, hard-won homesteads, and family grit, and the cast is very much the hook.

When it lands, and what Netflix is selling

"Premieres July 9 on Netflix."

Netflix is pitching this as a sweeping look at the hardships and small wins of the folks who built out the frontier, straight from Wilder’s semi-autobiographical books. If you’re wondering why the cast looks familiar, you’re not alone—social feeds are already doing the who’s-who detective work.

Who’s playing who

• Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls – Laura narrates the story this time. Halsey played Madeline Zott (Brie Larson’s daughter) in Lessons in Chemistry.
• Skywalker Hughes as Mary Ingalls – The Ingalls’ eldest daughter. You’ve seen Hughes in Joe Pickett, Ordinary Angels, and In the Blink of an Eye.
• Luke Bracey as Charles 'Pa' Ingalls – Family patriarch, central to the survival grind. Bracey showed up in Elvis and holiday rom-com Holidate. (His casting first surfaced back in May 2025. )
• Crosby Fitzgerald as Caroline 'Ma' Ingalls – The family’s backbone. Credits include Palm Royale, Crime 101, and The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.
• Warren Christie as John Edwards – A mysterious Tennessean and Civil War veteran. Christie’s done The Most Wonderful Time of the Year and A Royal Montana Christmas .
• Jocko Sims as Dr. Tann – Town medicine and common sense. Sims is known for New Amsterdam, How to Die Alone, The Last Ship, and Crash.
• Meegwun Fairbrother as Mitchell – A kind Kansas homesteader and successful farmer already planted on the prairie. Fairbrother’s in Burden of Truth, Helix, and Mohawk Girls.
• Alyssa Wapanatâhk as White Sun – Mitchell’s wife. Recent credits include Bones of Crows, Cottonmouth, and Peter Pan & Wendy.
• Wren Zhawenim Gotts as Good Eagle – Child of Mitchell and White Sun. Gotts has appeared in Echo and Together We Can. (The original description was a bit messy; this is the family setup.)
• Xander Cole as Little Puma – White Sun’s younger brother. Cole’s been in Welcome to the Neighborhood, Web of Spider- Man, and You Can Take It with You.
• Ryan Robbins as Russell Kind – A veteran settler with a skeptical streak. Robbins pops up in the Sniper films, Riverdale, and Sanctuary.
• Barrett Doss as Emily Henderson – Friendly entrepreneur and owner of Independence’s general store. Doss is known for Station 19 and The Noel Diary.
• Michael Hough as Eli James – A booster-ish railroad developer ushering new folks into Independence. Credits include Chapelwaite and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.
• Mary Holland as Jemma James – Eli’s busybody wife. You’ve seen Holland in Nightbitch and Senior Year.
• Rebecca Amzallag as Lacey Aubert – A contentedly widowed, happily single outlier running a bar and card room on the edge of town. Amzallag’s in The Shadow Man and Mommy’s Little Star.
• Maclean Fish as Adam Scott – A charming bachelor who seems to have dodged life’s rough patches. Fish appears in Dark Harvest and Shoresy.
• Kowen Cadorath as Caleb – A teenage orphan working for Emily at the general store. Cadorath’s credits include SkyMed and The Jinglebell Jubilee.
• Thosh Collins as Louis – White Sun’s calm, good-natured cousin. Collins is known for Reservation Dogs, It: Welcome to Derry , and Echo.

Behind the camera

Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Housemaid , The Boys, The Vampire Diaries) is showrunning and executive producing. She’s joined by EPs Dana Fox, Susanna Fogel, Joy Gorman Wettels (for Joy Coalition), and Trip Friendly for Friendly Family Productions—the folks who have been pushing to bring Little House back around for a while.

Season 2 is already locked

Netflix renewed the show for a second season way early—back in March 2026 —months before Season 1 even premieres. Casting for Season 2 is underway, and the streamer has already slotted actors for Nellie Oleson, her mother Margaret Oleson, and teacher Eva Beadle. Names are still under wraps for now.

Bottom line

The trailer makes a strong first impression and puts the spotlight squarely on the cast. On paper, it’s a sharp lineup that blends familiar faces with up-and-comers. Now we see if the show sticks the landing when it hits July 9.