Reimagined Little House On The Prairie gets some new residents

Netflix's reimagining of the classic book series has found its Dr. George Tann, John Edwards, Good Eagle, and more.

By Emma Keates  |  May 27, 2025 | 1:33pm
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The Little House On The Prairie is getting pretty crowded. Netflix’s “kaleidoscopic” reimagining of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic, semi-autobiographical book series just announced a bunch of supporting cast members. New prairie denizens (with Netflix-provided description for those who haven’t thought about this story since middle school) include Jocko Sims as Dr. George Tann, “a generous and kind-hearted man with a charming bedside manner that makes him a connector within the community,” Warren Christie as John Edwards, a Civil War vet who “catches the eye of every single woman in the county,” Meegwun Fairbrother as Mitchell, “a successful farmer [who] built the most impressive homestead in the county,” Alyssa Wapanatǎhk as White Sun, Mitchell’s “opinionated, beautiful” wife, Wren Zhawenim Gotts as Good Eagle, a storyteller and Mitchell and White Sun’s daughter, and Xander Cole as Little Puma, White Sun’s “good-hearted, but bull-headed” little brother.

The new cast members join previously announced homesteaders Luke Bracey (Charles Ingalls), Crosby Fitzgerald (Caroline Ingalls), Skywalker Hughes (Mary Ingalls), and, of course, Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls, without whom we wouldn’t have the story in the first place.

But while the characters are familiar, this may not be the same Little House you remember from your childhood. Rebecca Sonnenshine, whose previous bona fides include The Boys and The Vampire Diaries, is taking the helm. That’s not nearly as cozy a résumé as one might expect for a Little House On The Prairie adaptation, but it sounds like Netflix is trying to lean a bit more into the danger of it all than the 1974 series did. (Well, before it detonated its set in the final movie, that is.) “A transformed adaptation of Wilder’s semi-autobiographical books, the new Little House On The Prairie is part family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West,” Tudum promises. Yellowstone, you may have some competition.

 
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