Published Jun 11, 2026, 12:06 PM EDT
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Sometimes you hear a title of a long-forgotten show or movie and you can just hear the music without even realizing it. This is, without a doubt, one of the best examples of that, for this is a beloved story that’s lived across books, television, and generations of family viewing, which makes any new version a pretty delicate wagon to steer. But now, Netflix is officially bringing the Ingalls family back to the frontier, and the first trailer suggests this remake is going for something grander, more sweeping and just as emotional as we remember.
Netflix has just released the official trailer for Little House on the Prairie, which premieres July 9. Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic semi-autobiographical book series, the new adaptation follows the Ingalls family at the very start of their legendary journey. The official logline teases the trip down memory lane we can expect:
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.
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
The series regular cast includes Luke Bracey (Elvis), Crosby Fitzgerald (Palm Royale), Alice Halsey (Lessons in Chemistry), Skywalker Hughes (Joe Pickett), Warren Christie (The Watchful Eye), Jocko Sims (New Amsterdam), Meegwun Fairbrother (Burden of Truth), Alyssa Wapanatâhk (Peter Pan & Wendy), and Wren Zahewenim Gotts.
Rebecca Sonnenshine serves as showrunner, executive producer, and writer, with previous credits including The Boys, The Vampire Diaries, and Archive 81. Executive producers also include Joy Gorman Wettels for Joy Coalition, Trip Friendly for Friendly Family Productions, and Dana Fox. The directing team includes Sarah Adina Smith, Julie Anne Robinson, Kat Candler, Erica Tremblay, and Sydney Freeland.
This will be the fourth time the story has been adapted. The most famous ran between 1974–1983 and starred Melissa Gilbert and Michael Landon on NBC. In 1999 and 2001, we had ***Beyond the Prairie: The True Story of Laura Ingalls Wilder, ***which were TV movies focused more directly on Laura’s later life and marriage to Almanzo Wilder. in 2005, there was a miniseries made by Disney and ABC, before the two decade wait for this one.
Produced by CBS Studios and Anonymous Content, Little House on the Prairie premieres July 9 on Netflix.
Kat Candler, Julie Anne Robinson, Sydney Freeland, Sarah Adina Smith, Erica Tremblay