Netflix just found its Laura Ingalls. The streamer revealed today that Alice Halsey will play the lead role in its upcoming adaptation of Little House on the Prairie.
According to the streamer, the new series is “part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West”. It will draw on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical book series of the same name, and “offer a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier”.
Here’s the full character description for Laura Ingalls from Netflix:
“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.
Laura 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. Laura 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.”
Halsey’s previous credits include Apple TV+’s Lessons in Chemistry and Days of Our Lives.
Little House on the Prairie comes from showrunner and EP Rebecca Sonnenshine. Sarah Adina Smith will direct the first episode.
The series doesn’t have a release date yet. So, check back to THS for more updates.
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