The most closely watched Little House On The Prairie casting search is over: 10-years-old Alice Halsey (Lessons in Chemistry, Days of Our Lives) has landed the role of Laura Ingalls in the Netflix reboot from showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine and CBS Studios.
Halsey is the first cast member confirmed for the new series, described as part hopeful family drama, part epic survival tale, and part origin story of the American West. Casting Laura is considered key: she is the protagonist of the show as it is based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s semi-autobiographical novels and tells the story of the struggles and triumphs faced by those who shaped the frontier through her eyes.
In the 1974 TV series, Laura was played by Melissa Gilbert who recently welcomed the new take on the classic books.
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