Little House trailer drops

Netflix has released the first trailer for its new *Little House on the Prairie* series and set the show to premiere on July 9. (netflix.com) The teaser introduces Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls and frames the series as the Ingalls family’s westward journey, told through Laura’s narration. Netflix says the adaptation is based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical books. (netflix.com) Netflix’s official series page lists Luke Bracey as Charles Ingalls, Crosby Fitzgerald as Caroline Ingalls, and Alice Halsey among the lead cast, with Rebecca Sonnenshine credited as creator. The service classifies the show as a 2026 drama based on books. (netflix.com) The release is part of a broader relaunch of a long-running American franchise. Wilder’s first *Little House* book, *Little House in the Big Woods*, was published in 1932, and the series continued through 1943, with *The First Four Years* published in 1971. (loc.gov) Wilder’s books drew on her childhood in the American Midwest during the late nineteenth century. Encyclopaedia Britannica says she is best known for turning those experiences into children’s fiction centered on frontier family life. (britannica.com) Netflix is also betting on the adaptation before viewers have seen a full season. Tudum reported on March 3 that the series had already been renewed for Season 2 ahead of its July 9 debut. (netflix.com) The new version follows the 1974 to 1983 television adaptation that made the property a fixture of American family television. That earlier series starred Michael Landon as Charles Ingalls and Melissa Gilbert as Laura. (britannica.com) The trailer’s job now is simple: introduce a new Laura, a new Ingalls family, and a July 9 date to viewers who may know the books, the older television series, or neither. (netflix.com)