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NBC's classic Western show "Little House on the Prairie" was filmed from 1974 to 1983. During this time, the story of the Ingalls family and their family-friendly toil and trouble won four Emmys and numerous other awards -- as well as the hearts of the viewers. Thanks to its lengthy tenure, "Little House on the Prairie" featured an impressive cast of characters for a show that takes place in a small frontier settlement. Famous names like "Arrested Development" and "Ozark" star Jason Bateman (whose first screen acting role was the adopted late-game Ingalls kid, James) visited the titular Plum Creek farm and its neighboring small town of Walnut Grove during the show's lifetime. However, the series' main cast remained aboard for so much of its run that its audience came to know their characters the best.

With its many reruns and overall cultural impact,...

The casting search for the upcoming Netflix series Little House on the Prairie has officially begun. Based on the American children's novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder, the modern reboot describes this latest adaptation as a “part-hopeful family drama, part-epic survival tale, and part-origin story of the American West.” Production is set to begin sometime in the middle of the year, with Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Boys) listed as the series showrunner.

Deadline reported that production is now searching for a young girl aged between 9 and 11 to play Laura Ingalls, the lead role. The character description notes, "A plucky white female who questions authority and is 'honest to a fault.'" Casting calls have also been sent out to find those who will play Laura's family – Charles, Caroline, and Mary. Those interested will have until April 4 to submit an audition tape with a full-body shot.

A full description of Laura reads:

“Everyone sees themselves in Laura.

Little House on the Prairiefans are mourning the loss of one of the actors from the beloved Western series. Melissa Gilbert, who played the show's main star, Laura Ingalls, revealed that Jack Lilley has died at age 91. In a touching post on Instagram, Gilbert shared fond memories between the two on the series and behind the scenes. Lilley, who made appearances in classic Westerns such as Bonanza, Gunsmoke, The Wild Wild West, and more, taught Gilbert how to ride horses as a young child after she begged him to go ride. Lilley played a stagecoach driver on the series, showcasing his horse skills, which made him the perfect person to teach Gilbert how to ride a horse. which made him the perfect person to teach Gilbert how to ride a horse.

She began the post by saying, "The little house family has lost one of our own. Jack Lilley has passed away.

TV’s original Laura Ingalls is speaking out about Netflix’s plans to reboot Little House on the Prairie.

In an interview with EW, Melissa Gilbert, aka the Laura in the long-running NBC series from 1974-1984, said, “there’s room in the Little House universe for all different kinds of stories to be told, just like there was always room in the Little Women universe to keep retelling that story.”

“These are classic stories, and no one’s done it where they hewed to the books completely,” Gilbert said. “[The original] was Michael Landon’s interpretation, and now it’s time for someone else’s interpretation. And I think there’s plenty of room for that. And I think there’s a lot of other stories to mine beyond that. So I think this opens the door in a lot of ways for all kinds of Little House on the Prairie projects.

Original “Little House on the Prairie” actors Dean Butler and Alison Arngrim are quelling concerns that the recently announced reboot will tarnish the legacy of the beloved 1974 drama.

In a recent interview with Remind, Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson in the original “Little House,” said she’s heard two distinct fan reactions to the reboot: “People are like, ‘Oh my God, yay, a reboot. It’s the greatest thing that ever happened. The second coming.’ Or [they say], ‘No, no, no, not a reboot. The show is perfect. Don’t touch it.’ And they’re getting upset about it.”

Arngrim clarified the new series is “not really like a reboot” since it will be more faithful to Laura Wilder’s original books than the TV show. She hopes this fact will calm the nerves of “Little House” purists.

“So concerns that they’re going to run amok away from the books and make it into something weird,...

Little House on the Prairie is getting reimagined, becoming the latest TV series from the past to be given the reboot treatment, courtesy of Netflix. While this has led to comments that the new version might be more "woke," one of the stars of the classic series says Little House on the Prairie has actually been woke all along.

After it was reported that Little House on the Prairie was getting rebooted, right-wing pundit Megyn Kelly posted on X, "[Netflix] if you wokeify Little House on the Prairie I will make it my singular mission to absolutely ruin your project." The post was liked over 79K times as of this writing with more than 8.6K shares. Over on Instagram, Og Little House on the Prairie Star Melissa Gilbert responded by sharing a message addressing Kelly's X post. Gilbert suggested that anyone worried about the new show going "woke" must have forgotten...

Netflix is setting up shop in Plum Creek.

The streaming behemoth has ordered Little House on the Prairie, a new series adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic novels.

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The new Little House, which hails from CBS Studios, is being shepherded by Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Boys, The Vampire Diaries), who will serve as showrunner. Trip Friendly,...

Half pint is about to become whole again: Netflix has greenlighted a reboot of Little House on the Prairie, the ’70s drama that has enjoyed a stunning resurgence on Peacock recently.

Rebecca Sonnenshine will serve as showrunner and executive producer on what Netflix is describing as a “reimagining” of the series based on the book series by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Other EPs are Joy Gorman Wettels for Joy Coalition, Dana Fox, Susanna Fogel and Trip Friendly for Friendly Family Productions — who’s been pushing for a reboot for years.

“It has been a long-held dream of mine to carry on my father’s legacy and adapt Wilder’s classic American stories for a 21st century audience in a way that brings together fans of both the books and the original television series,” said Friendly in a statement. “I am thrilled by our talented creative team...

The classic historical drama Little House on the Prairie has many fans, complete with fan-events and gatherings. However, many of the stars of the series have taken issue with a former event promoter for the show. The cast-members have even taken to social media to reassure and explain the issue to fans.

The Series Had Many Events Planned Around The Country

Little House on the Prairie is an American Western historical drama, loosely based on the Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Michael Landon famously played the Ingalls patriarch, Charles Ingalls, with Laura herself played by actress Melissa Gilbert.

Originally running from 1974 to 1983, the series continues to have its fans, complete with events. However, such fan gatherings recently sparked controversy involving an event planner.

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Fan promoter Jack Bishop and his company Gravel Road Markets came under fire after fans weren...

We recently shared that many of the surviving cast members of Little House on the Prairie cut ties with the event planning company Jack Bishop’s Gravel Road Markets LLC, after the company produced a number of 50th anniversary events. They wrote in a joint statement, “We have instructed Mr. Bishop to remove our names and likenesses from all sales and marketing assets supporting his scheduled Little House on the Prairie 50th anniversary events in Lyle, Tennessee; Keystone, South Dakota; Branson, Missouri; and Corsicana, Texas.” It seems that the drama continues as the September 14 event in Lyle, Tennessee continued on without the cast. Cast member Dean Butler took to social media to apologize to the fans and give an explanation, as well as thank the owners of the event location for doing the best they could under bad circumstances. He said, in part, “On behalf of the entire cast of Little House on the Prairie,...

Shannen Doherty, who starred on Beverly Hills, 90210 and Charmed before exiting both Aaron Spelling-produced shows amid conflicts with co-workers, has lost her long battle with cancer. She was 53.

Doherty died Saturday. She was first diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2015; after treatment and several surgeries, she announced in April 2017 that she was in remission. In February 2020, she tearfully revealed on Good Morning America, “I’m stage 4 — my cancer came back,” then said in June 2023 that cancer had spread to her brain.

“I definitely have days where I say, ‘Why me?’ And then I go, ‘Well, why not me? Who else? Who else besides me deserves this?’ None of us do,” she said.

“It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On Saturday, July 13, she lost her battle with cancer after many years of fighting the disease,” publicist Leslie Sloane said in a statement to People.

Throughout the nearly decade-long run of Little House on the Prairie, there weren't many longstanding romances between the infamous Laura Ingalls (played on the series by Melissa Gilbert) and the handful of boys that crossed her sights. No matter how many guys Laura was interested in, audiences who knew the true story of the character were just waiting for Almanzo Wilder to show up. When he finally did (played by Dean Butler), we were forced to wait just a bit longer before these two officially became an item, which happened at the tail end of the Season 6 episode "Sweet Sixteen." But there was more to that famously intimate kiss than meets the eye, and many longtime fans are just finding out about it nearly 50 years later.

Melissa Gilbert had a ready answer when asked why fans of Little House on the Prairie always seem to burst into tears whenever they see her in person.

“Because I do! I think it’s just, you know … the show evokes so much emotion in people and made everybody feel,” Gilbert told the crowd Friday at the three-day Little House on the Prairie Cast Reunion and Festival in Simi Valley, CA. “So when they see us, they have the feels, and then the leftover feels from 50 years ago. Now they’re feeling it again through children and grandchildren. There’s this continuity and sense of family. This is a giant family reunion.”

Thousands of people converged upon Simi Valley’s Rancho Santa Susana Park to remember Little House on the Prairie, the Michael Landon starrer that debuted 50 years ago this year. With the promise to see stars like Gilbert, who played Laura “Half Pint” Ingalls,...

An adaptation of Judy Blume’s 1975 young adult novel “Forever” has been greenlit by Netflix, the streamer announced Thursday.

The show is the first project to come from Mara Brock Akil’s 2020 overall deal with Netflix to develop new content for the streamer. Akil, best known as the creator of the popular 2000 Upn comedy series “Girlfriends,” will showrun and executive produce the series.

“Judy Blume’s ability to capture the real emotions we experience during the various rites of passage of our youth influenced my life choices and writing voice,” Akil said in a statement on Thursday. “I’m honored to reimagine one of my favorite books, ‘Forever.’ I am thrilled to have the opportunity of a lifetime to partner with a childhood icon and bring this story to my Netflix home, where the idea of your first love being with you Forever is shared with the world through the lens of Black love.

Judy Blume‘s 1975 novel Forever is being reimagined for a new generation as a Netflix series of the same name. Mara Brock Akil will serve as showrunner and executive producer of the project, her first under her overall deal with the streamer.

The drama series is an epic love story of two Black teens exploring romance and their identities through the awkward journey of being each other’s firsts.

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“Judy Blume’s ability to capture the real emotions we experience during the various rites of passage of our youth influenced my life choices and writing voice. I’m honored to reimagine one of my favorite books,...

Harriet Halpern Beck, an entertainment attorney who specialized in children’s programming during her long career, died Friday, Nov. 26 after a long ilnness.

As the VP of business affairs at Ruby Spears Productions in the 1980s, she played a pivotal role in shaping the Saturday morning children’s television universe, helping to build the company into one of the main suppliers of network animated content, including Alvin and the Chipmunks, Mr. T, Rambo, Punky Brewster, Dragon’s Lair and Rubik, the Amazing Cube.

Beck began her career in show business in 1975 as a legal secretary for producer Dino DeLaurentis. She enrolled in law school at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, attending at night while working and raising her son as a single mother.

During her time as a legal secretary and student, she worked for various firms that specialized in the music business, handling clients that included Fleetwood Mac. She...

On March 16, 2020, Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley launched “Stars In The House” in response to what they knew would be an immediate need for funds in light of the Broadway shutdown.

Now, one year and over 375 episodes later, “Stars In The House” has raised over $715,000 for The Actors Fund, and an additional $200,000 for other charity organizations who have needed support throughout the pandemic.

“We can’t believe it has been a year! We continue to be overwhelmed by the generosity of our viewers, who send in donations from all over the world,” said Rudetsky and Wesley. “We thought that after the first few weeks, contributions would dwindle and the show would be more about bringing some joy and positivity during these dark times. But the fact that we have been able to do both – deliver fun and financial support – is beyond our wildest dreams. We are so grateful to our team behind the scenes,...

To mark its one-year anniversary on March 16, the Actors Fund benefit YouTube series Stars in the House will feature a special all-new week-long series of its popular reunion episodes, bringing together the casts of The West Wing, thirtysomething, Little House on the Prairie, Broadway’s Head Over Heels and other surprises.

Since launched by Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley last year following Broadway’s Covid shutdown, more than 375 episodes of Stars In The House has raised over $715,000 for The Actors Fund, and an additional $200,000 for other charity organizations needing support throughout the pandemic.

In a statement, Rudetsky and Wesley said, “We thought that after the first few weeks, contributions would dwindle and the show would be more about bringing some joy and positivity during these dark times. But the fact that we have been able to do both – deliver fun and financial support – is beyond our wildest dreams.”

The anniversary week kicks off Tuesday,...

Another day, another reboot announcement.

Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Little House on the Prairie is getting the update treatment.

A reboot is officially in development on a one-hour drama that would be based on Laura Wilder's beloved novels.

The new series would be co-produced by Paramount TV Studios, Anonymous Content, and Friendly Family Productions.

Details are scarce at this early stage, which is not uncommon for a project this early into development.

The book series was previously adapted into a TV series for NBC and starred Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert.

It was a roaring success and aired from 1974-83, having tremendous staying power.

TV movies followed the end of the original series, while ABC aired a miniseries based on the books in 2005.

The original series centered around the Ingalls Family, who live on a small farm near the village of Walnut Grove, Minn., in the late 1800s.

A reboot of “Little House on the Prairie” is in the works at Paramount TV Studios and Anonymous Content, TheWrap has learned.

The one-hour drama would be based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s iconic “Little House” novels and would be co-produced by Paramount TV Studios, Anonymous Content and Friendly Family Productions. There’s no word yet on the creative team or talent that would be attached to the “Little House on the Prairie” reboot.

The book series was previously adapted into an NBC show starring Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, which ran for nine seasons between 1974 and 1983.

The original “Little House on the Prairie,” also produced by Friendly Family Productions, centered around the Ingalls Family, who live on a small farm near the village of Walnut Grove, Minn., in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. The show primarily focused on Gilbert’s character, Laura, as the “Little House” novels were an autobiographical work by Wilder.

“Little House on the Prairie” producer Kent McCray died of natural causes in Los Angeles on Sunday. He was 89.

McCray was born on June 7, 1928, the second son of Thomas Chapman McCray — an executive with the NBC Radio Network — and singer Dorothy Baldwin McCray. A Hartford, Conn., native, McCray found his passion for entertainment early on during his time at the Kimball Union Academy prep school in New Hampshire. While at Kimball, McCray built sets, directed, acted, and sang in several school theatrical productions.

Three years after graduating from the University of Hartford, McCray began his television career at NBC in L.A. as a production coordinator on the “All Star Revue” and “The Colgate Comedy Hour.” Other assignments followed quickly, including “The Red Skelton Show,” “The Ralph Edwards Show,” “This Is Your Life,” and “You Bet Your Life” starring Groucho Marx.

When NBC announced its shift away from live television into filmed entertainment,...

By 1985 Hollywood had still only dabbled in movies about the ‘shame that cannot speak its name,’ and in every case the verdict for the transgressors was regret and misery, if not death. Donna Deitch’s brilliant drama achieves exactly what she wanted, to do make a movie about a lesbian relationship that doesn’t end in a tragedy.

Desert Hearts

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1985 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 96 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date November 14, 2017 / 39.95

Starring: Helen Shaver, Patricia Charbonneau, Audra Lindley, Andra Akers, Gwen Welles, Dean Butler, James Staley, Katie La Bourdette, Alex McArthur, Tyler Tyhurst, Denise Crosby, Antony Ponzini, Brenda Beck, Jeffrey Tambor.

Cinematography: Robert Elswit

Film Editor: Robert Estrin

Production Design: Jeannine Oppewall

Written by Natalie Cooper from the novel by Jane Rule

Produced and Directed by Donna Deitch

Desert Hearts is a fine movie that’s also one of the first features ever about a lesbian romance,...

The 2017 Sundance Film Festival may already have announced their premieres, Spotlights, Competition and Next lineup, among other films and installations, but there’s four more features joining the festival.

Sundance Institute has added two Documentary Premieres and two archive From The Film Collection movies to next year’s lineup. The two documentaries are “Bending the Arc” and “Long Strange Trip,” with the archive films being “Desert Hearts” and “Reservoir Dogs,” which premiered at Sundance in 1986 and 1992, respectively. The 25th anniversary screening of Quentin Tarantino’s classic will be followed by an extended Q&A with Tarantino and producer Lawrence Bender.

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The archive films are selections from the the Sundance Institute Collection at UCLA, a joint venture between UCLA Film & Television Archive and Sundance Institute, established in 1997. With these additions, the festival will present 118 feature-length films, which represent 32 countries and 37 first-time filmmakers. For...

Festival brass on Wednesday added two Documentary Premieres as well as a pair of favourites from the vaults – Desert Hearts and Reservoir Dogs.

Documentary Premieres are Haitian activism story Bending The Arc from Kief Davidson and Pedro Kos, and Long Strange Trip, about The Grateful Dead, from Happy Valley and The Tillman Story director Amir Bar-Lev.

Desert Hearts and Reservoir Dogs premiered at Sundance in 1986 and 1992, respectively. Quentin Tarantino and Reservoir Dogs producer Lawrence Bender will participate in a post-screening Q&A.

The archive films are selections from the Sundance Institute Collection at UCLA, a joint venture between UCLA Film & Television Archive and Sundance Institute established in 1997 that has grown to more than 4,000 holdings representing close to 2,300 titles.

The four additions boost the 2017 roster to 118 feature films representing 32 countries and 37 first-time filmmakers, including 20 in competition.

Entries were selected from 13,782 submissions including 4,068 features and 8,985 shorts. Of the feature submissions, 2,005 were from the Us and 2,063 were international. One hundred...

Three classic "Little House on the Prairie" TV movies are coming to DVD and Digital HD!

Celebrate the series that stole America’s heart when “Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy Movie Collection” arrives on DVD (plus Digital) and Digital HD September 13 from Lionsgate. Say farewell to this legendary western drama with three movie adventures: “Look Back to Yesterday,” “Bless All the Dear Children,” and “The Last Farewell.” These restored and remastered movies will be available individually on Digital HD and the “Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy Movie Collection” DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $14.98. The story of the Ingalls family concludes with these three heartwarming movies—newly restored and remastered for optimal sound and picture quality. Rediscover the timeless adventure of “Little House on the Prairie” as Albert displays courage in the face of a serious illness; Laura and Almanzo...

At TVSeriesFinale.com, nothing warms the cold cockles of our cancellation-weary hearts than a warm and wonderful reunion featuring the cast of a beloved classic TV show. The Hallmark Channel's Home & Family show reunited cast members from the long-running favorite, Little House On the Prairie. Once Landon left the screen (he remained behind camera), the series was renamed Little House: A New Beginning, but was cancelled after 19 episodes. Three TV movies followed, to wrap up the story that had played out week after week, for nine seasons prior.

During the reunion, Melissa Gilbert, Dean Butler, Matthew Labyorteaux, and Rachel Lindsay Greenish reminisced about the late Michael Landon, and their time working together. Watch below as Gilbert and Butler talk about their first on-screen kiss, which was also Gilbert's first kiss. Next, watch as Greenbush describes how she met her husband on set, when...

In 1974, TV audiences were introduced to the Ingalls family, a frontier clan living in a rustic cabin in the Minnesota wilderness during the 1870s and '80s. America was in the middle of its Me Decade, with an exhausting war and general upheaval at home. The weekly dramas of a farmer and his children—based on the Little House on the Prairie books by Laura Ingalls Wilder—were an irresistible look at a simpler time when people based their lives around family, home, and church. (All nine seasons are available on Digital HD on Amazon; seasons 1–3 are also available on Blu-ray and DVD from Lionsgate.

It's nearly impossible to talk about Little House on the Prairie without talking about the show's director/executive producer/star, Michael Landon, who succumbed to pancreatic cancer in 1991. When EW reunited many members of Walnut Grove—Ingalls kids Laura (Melissa Gilbert), Mary (Melissa Anderson), Carrie (Lindsay Greenbush, who split the role with her twin sister, Sidney), and Albert (Matthew Laborteaux), along with town bully Nellie Oleson (Alison Arngrim), Laura's husband, Almanzo Wilder (Dean Butler), kindly schoolteacher Miss Beadle (Charlotte Stewart) and Ingalls matriarch Caroline (Karen Grassle)—memories of Landon were everywhere. "What I remember the most from my audition was meeting Michael Landon,...

Being on top of a Hellmouth leaves zero leeway for peace. The most innocent things can become causes for concern. A starling could be affected by Hellmouth energy, turning into a flesh-eating, 20-foot big bird. A leftover cheese sandwich tossed to the ground could spawn demon fondue, oozing through every drain and tap in Sunnydale. Even the simple act of dreaming is not sacred any more, given that a coma-induced kid has somehow brought the nightmare world kicking and screaming into a slowly fading reality.

Take Laura, the hapless victim of what's known as the “Ugly Man”. It's difficult to relate to her admittedly brutal plight of being beaten black and blue just for taking a crafty puff on a cigarette – mainly because we've never encountered the character before. She's just dumped in the middle of this strange blurry world of reality and dreams, and then she's quickly forgotten about...