Netflix is planning a reboot of the “Little House on the Prairie” series that was based on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. It’s an historic intellectual property with modern appeal, given that Nielsen recently revealed the 50-year-old television series had 13.3 billion minutes of viewing time on Peacock last year.

A Little House on the Prairie reboot is coming to Netflix. The streamer announced on Wednesday, Jan. 29 that it has greenlit a "reimagining" of the beloved '70s show, which is loosely based on the bestselling books series by Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Netflix has ordered a Little House on the Prairie series, 40-plus years after a long-running adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved books aired its last episode on NBC. The new version comes from showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine ( The Boys, The Vampire Diaries ).

Netflix announced on Wednesday (Jan. 29) that Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House on the Prairie book series is getting the TV series treatment yet again. The series of semi-autobiographical novels,

The long-gestating project from CBS Studios and Anonymous Content was first announced in 2020. According to Deadline, the Netflix series will follow the Ingalls family — Charles, his wife Caroline, and their children Laura and Mary — as well as characters from the Osage tribe the Ingalls family encounters in Kansas.

The original series was produced by Ed Friendly, while the reboot will be overseen by his son Trip under their Friendly Family Productions banner. The Boys writer-producer Rebecca Sonnenshine will act as showrunner.