Probably the most carefully watched Little Home On The Prairie casting search is over: 10-years-old Alice Halsey (Classes in Chemistry, Days of Our Lives) has landed the position of Laura Ingalls within the Netflix reboot from showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine and CBS Studios.
Halsey is the primary solid member confirmed for the brand new collection, described as half hopeful household drama, half epic survival story, and half origin story of the American West. Casting Laura is taken into account key: she is the protagonist of the present as it’s based mostly on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical novels and tells the story of the struggles and triumphs confronted by those that formed the frontier via her eyes.
Within the 1974 TV collection, Laura was performed by Melissa Gilbert who just lately welcomed the brand new tackle the traditional books.
Per the official character description, Laura (Halsey) is a disruptor. Sincere to a fault. Questions authority. She’s our window into this journey. An American icon in ready. Neglect your trendy concepts of childhood — the stakes are excessive for kids dwelling within the Nineteenth century. They’ve duties — and freedoms — that appear extraordinary on this period of helicopter parenting. Combined in with small pleasures and petty disputes together with her older sister are true feats of survival and bravado. She is observant, tender, strong-willed, hot-tempered. She resists the bounds of Nineteenth-century ladylike conduct — she likes to run barefoot and really feel the solar on her face. She is curious and optimistic and fearless, like her father; resourceful and hardworking and trustworthy, like her mom. She is fast to name out anybody who’s merciless or unjust. She loves fiercely and unapologetically and is completely dedicated to her canine, Jack. She rubs some adults the mistaken method — too many laborious questions, an excessive amount of persona, an excessive amount of power — however to the individuals who matter, she’s a brilliant mild. She absorbs each element she sees round her, accumulating them for tales she’s going to sometime share with the world.
Sonnenshine govt produces alongside Pleasure Gorman Wettels for Pleasure Coalition, Journey Pleasant for Pleasant Household Productions, Dana Fox and Susanna Fogel. Sarah Adina Smith will direct the primary episode. She was a director and govt producer on the primary two episodes of Apple TV+’s Classes In Chemistry, which didn’t function Halsey. CBS Studios produces with Nameless Content material Studio
Since its unique publication within the Thirties, the Little Home novels have offered over 73 million copies in additional than 100 nations, translated into no less than 27 languages. Their 1974 TV collection adaptation has discovered new viewers on streaming with 13.25 billion minutes considered on Peacock in 2024.
Halsey launched her performing profession on the age of seven, taking part in Madeline Zott, the hyper clever — and sensible — daughter of Elizabeth Zott (Brie Larson) in Apple TV+ praised restricted collection Classes In Chemistry. She will be seen on Peacock’s Days Of Our Lives as Rachel Black and heard as a part of the principle solid of Disney Jr.’s animated tv collection Kindergarten: The Musical, voicing twin sisters Kat and Ellie. Halsey additionally just lately visitor starred on the NBC comedy collection Night time Court docket.
In a current behind-the-scenes DoOL video. Halsey reveals that she first auditioned for a business when she was 3 however didn’t get the half. After a break, she began performing once more when she was 5-6 and shortly booked Classes In Chemistry.
