Scripted series · Netflix
Little House on the Prairie
Adventure awaits.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Luke Bracey
Charles Ingalls
8 eps
Crosby Fitzgerald
Caroline Ingalls
8 eps
Alice Halsey
Laura Ingalls
8 eps
Skywalker Hughes
Mary Ingalls
8 eps
Kowen Cadorath
Caleb
8 eps
Barrett Doss
Emily Henderson
7 eps
Maclean Fish
Adam Scott
6 eps
Rebecca Amzallag
Lacey Aubert
6 eps
Ryan Robbins
Russell Kind
5 eps
Michael Hough
Eli James
5 eps
Mary Holland
Jemma James
7 eps
Catherine Bérubé
Eliza
2 eps
Xander Cole
Little Puma
4 eps
Warren Christie
John Edwards
6 eps
Jocko Sims
Dr. George Tann
7 eps
Meegwun Fairbrother
William Mitchell
6 eps
Alyssa Wapanatâhk
White Sun
6 eps
Wren Zhawenim Gotts
Good Eagle
6 eps
Cliff Sumter
Hahn
1 eps
Thosh Collins
Louis
1 eps
Connor Paton
George
1 eps
Alison Arngrim
Ida
1 eps
Aaron Merke
Harmonica Man
1 eps
Corvin Mack
Myron
1 eps
Daylin Willis
Samuel
2 eps
Corvin Mack
Myron
1 eps
Connor Paton
George
1 eps
Martin Donovan
Mr. Ingalls
1 eps
Megan Follows
Grandma (uncredited)
1 eps
Zoe Fish
Edith
2 eps
Paisley Cadorath
Romanzy
1 eps
Thosh Collins
Louis
1 eps
Paisley Cadorath
Romanzy
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Little House on the Prairie actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Little House on the Prairie reads strongest on Character Depth, Emotional Weight and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
The close-knit Ingalls family builds a new life on the Western frontier, where the joys of nature and the struggle for survival are deeply intertwined.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Independence
The Ingalls family trades Wisconsin's woods for the wide-open plains of Kansas, where their new life brings both breathtaking beauty and genuine danger.
- Directed by Sarah Adina Smith
S01E02 · Signature episode
The House on the Prairie
A neighbor steps up to help the Ingalls build their new home, but their growing bond is threatened by the shadows of his past — and Caroline's.
- Directed by Julie Anne Robinson
- Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine
S01E03 · Signature episode
News of the World
As the house on the prairie approaches completion, a troubling encounter makes the family reconsider their decision to settle in Independence.
- Directed by Julie Anne Robinson
- Written by Francesca Butler
S01E07 · Signature episode
A Softer Note in the Sound of the Wind
The Osage gather for a pivotal tribal council, with the fate of the land — and Laura's friendship with Good Eagle — in the balance.
- Directed by Sydney Freeland
- Written by Tom Hanada
S01E04 · Signature episode
Life Let Us Cherish
With fever gripping the town and medicine in short supply, the Ingalls face their most perilous challenge yet.
- Directed by Kat Candler
- Written by P. Carter Kristensen
S01E05
A Circle of Blue Sky
Caroline and the girls struggle to fit in at a ladies' event. Charles sets out to find the family's missing horses — and clear an innocent man's name.
- Directed by Kat Candler
- Written by Adam Starks
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E02 · Signature episode
The House on the Prairie
- Directed by Julie Anne Robinson
- Written by Rebecca Sonnenshine
S01E03 · Signature episode
News of the World
- Directed by Julie Anne Robinson
- Written by Francesca Butler
S01E04 · Signature episode
Life Let Us Cherish
- Directed by Kat Candler
- Written by P. Carter Kristensen
S01E05
A Circle of Blue Sky
- Directed by Kat Candler
- Written by Adam Starks
S01E06
Peace on Earth
- Directed by Erica Tremblay
- Written by Eleanor Burgess
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Rebecca Sonnenshine
Showrunner
Susanna Fogel
Executive producer
Joy Gorman Wettels
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Trip Friendly
Executive producer
Dana Fox
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
P. Carter Kristensen
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Tom Hanada
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Francesca Butler
Writer
Adam Starks
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Eleanor Burgess
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Susanna FogelExecutive Producer
- Joy Gorman WettelsExecutive Producer
- Rebecca SonnenshineExecutive Producer
- Trip FriendlyExecutive Producer
- Dana FoxExecutive Producer
Writing
- P. Carter KristensenWriter
- Tom HanadaWriter
- Francesca ButlerWriter
- Rebecca SonnenshineWriter
- Adam StarksWriter
- Eleanor BurgessWriter
Direction
- Kat CandlerDirector
- Erica TremblayDirector
- Sarah Adina SmithDirector
- Julie Anne RobinsonDirector
- Sydney FreelandDirector
Cinematography
- Ari WegnerDirector of Photography
- Nathaniel GoodmanDirector of Photography
- C. Kim MilesDirector of Photography
Music
- Dan RomerOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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