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A long-awaited reboot of the beloved series Little House on the Prairie is officially in the works, according to Entertainment Weekly. This is huge news for lifelong fans of the Ingalls family. Paramount TV Studios and Anonymous Content are teaming up to create the hour-long drama series based off the original novels by Laura Ingalls Wilder. The books were adapted into a hit television show once before, which aired on NBC from 1974 to 1982. Now, decades later, Trip Friendly whose father, Ed Friendly, bought the TV and movie rights to the Little House on the Prairie novels is expected to serve as an executive producer on the upcoming project. ....
Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers a viewing tip for the coming week. To mark the 85th anniversary of the publication of “Little House on the Prairie,” PBS’s “American Masters” does a deep dive into the life and literary work of the book’s author in “Laura Ingalls Wilder: Prairie to Page” (8 p.m. Tuesday, WQED-TV). The program offers a clear-eyed portrait of the Midwestern farm woman, exploring Wilder’s writing collaboration with her daughter, Rose; racist scenes in her writing, her personal politics (she thought FDR was a communist) and how the books deviated from reality (Pa paid his debts in the books but not always in real life). ....
Little House on the Prairie. Imagine a retelling of the Ingalls family’s 19th century plight, courtesy of modern entertainment. It’s on its way, as reported by Entertainment Weekly. Paramount TV Studios and Anonymous Content have teamed up to develop a one-hour episodic drama based on the popular book series. Little House on the Prairie reboot in the works from Paramount TV Studios, Anonymous Content https://t.co/HZxpVmLXGgpic.twitter.com/goOcUyB2JP The project will be executive-produced by Trip Friendly, whose father, Ed, once possessed the rights to the novels. He eventually sold them to NBC. The new show’s been a long time coming: ....
Little House on the Prairie, the long-running, Michael Landon-starrer on NBC that followed Laura “Half-Pint” Ingalls (Melissa Gilbert) and her family’s life on the farm in the late 1800s. While beloved period pieces like Little Women continue to inspire new interpretations by Hollywood, the other Little has been mostly overlooked during our current reboot-happy era. (A forgettable mini-series aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney in 2005, and a touring stage musical ran from 2008 to 2010.) But interest in the franchise has never diminished. Reruns of the 1974-83 series continue to air in 30 countries worldwide, including U.S. networks like Cozi TV, UPtv, and Hallmark Drama, where it remains the most-watched program excluding movies. Peacock just announced it will begin streaming old episodes this month, while PBS on Dec. 29 will devote an installment of its ....