Critic Reviews

Not only does Netflix’s new 8-episode series pay homage to what came before with grace and understanding, but it also improves upon aspects of the book series with the aid of primary source-led historical context that enriches the story for a new generation.

This new Little House, run by Rebecca Sonnenshine, is in many ways true to both the spirit and substance of the books and their beloved prior adaptation. But it's also smart in the ways it tries to reconsider Wilder's young adventures through the lens of 2026. It's made the story feel bigger and more complicated, but still Little House.

Sonnenshine, who developed the reboot, doesn’t lay her lesson on too thick, wisely rooting it in a story as much about a family finding their home as they are finding themselves.

Even those who didn't watch the original series will find much to be charmed by in Netflix's delightful reboot of the family-friendly drama.

Little House on the Prairie is a charming and beautifully crafted reboot series that will welcome a new generation to the Prairie universe through the good chemistry of the cast.

The result is an undeniably heartfelt family drama that, for all its coming-of-age anxieties and sweeping vistas, also dares to ask some difficult questions about the true price of progress.

I don’t gravitate toward “wholesome” or “earnest” as attributes in most of my favorite shows, but I bought into Little House on the Prairie and I’m relieved that Netflix has already renewed it for a second season.

Though the show is slightly slow at the start, the childlike whimsy and robust themes are as resounding today as they were 150 years ago.

Once in a while, you might imagine a bit of Ms. Gilbert in the younger actress and a bit of the old show in this one, which is quite frank about certain aspects of the Wilder story, but also earnestly sentimental in a way that will please the Wilder loyalists.

It’s an absolutely charming family drama that will either hook you with its tender heart or infuriate you for not being “your” Little House.