Alice Halsey (Lessons in Chemistry, Days of Our Lives) will play Laura Ingalls. 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. (Series Regular)

About Alice Halsey:

Alice Halsey launched her career at the age of 7 playing the hyper-intelligent Madeline Zott, daughter of Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson), in the acclaimed Apple TV+ limited series Lessons in Chemistry. Alice then joined the main cast of Disney Jr.’s animated television series Kindergarten, The Musical, voicing the roles of twin sisters Kat and Ellie. Alice can currently be seen on the iconic daytime television series Days of Our Lives playing the role of Rachel Black. Other favorite roles include a guest star on the new Night Court on NBC, and guest star roles on multiple animated series. Alice loves reading, writing, drawing, singing, playing piano, playing with friends and her older sister, and making people laugh.

About Little House on the Prairie:

• Netflix Series Logline: 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
• Showrunner/Executive Producer: Rebecca Sonnenshine (The Boys, Vampire Diaries, Archive 81)
• Executive Producers: Joy Gorman Wettels for Joy Coalition, Trip Friendly for Friendly Family Productions, Dana Fox, Susanna Fogel
• Directors: Sarah Adina Smith is set to direct the first episode.
• Studio: Produced by CBS Studios and Anonymous Content

Since its original publication in the 1930s, the Little House book series and brand have remained a constant in the global zeitgeist. The classic novels have sold over 73 million copies in over 100 countries, translated into at least 27 languages. The books were then adapted into the incredibly popular NBC television series “Little House on the Prairie,” which aired for nine seasons and over 200 episodes between 1974 and 1983.

Now a new generation will have its own version with Netflix’s reimagining of the treasured novels. This new Little House on the Prairie series is part family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West. It offers a kaleidoscopic view of the struggles and triumphs of those who shaped the frontier.

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