Netflix’s reboot of the classic family series Little House on the Prairie is looking for its new Laura Ingalls, with production slated to start this June in Winnipeg.
Contact: Cast it Talent
Candidates must be white and between the ages of 9 and 11 and need to submit a self-tape that includes a fully body shot before submissions close on April 4th.
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.
There are casting calls for Laura’s father Charles, her mother Caroline and her sister Mary, too.
The original TV adaption of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books about the American Midwest Ingalls farming family in the late 1800s, starred Melissa Gilbert as Laura, Michael Landon as her father Charles, Karen Grassie as her mother Caroline and Melissa Sue Anderson as her older sister Mary, The show ran for nine seasons on NBC from 1974 -1983.
The new adaption:
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.
Little House on the Prairie has captured the hearts and imaginations of so many fans around the world, and we’re excited to share its enduring themes of hope and optimism with a fresh take on this iconic story — Netflix’s Vice President of Drama Series Jinny Howe.
Little House on the Prairie Season One:
Working title: INDEPENDENCE.
Winnipeg filming dates: June 10 2025 – October 2025.
Showrunner: Rebecca Sonnenshine.
Cast:
Producers: Anonymous Content, Friendly Family Productions, CBS Studios, Netflix.