The Reboot of Little House: A Test Case for America's Past and Present The latest iteration of Little House on the Prairie has finally arrived, bearing the weight of a complex legacy that refuses to be pinned down by either nostalgia or critique.
Netflix's reboot, helmed by Rebecca Sonnenshine, takes aim at the fraught history of the original series but raises more questions than it answers. The show's commitment to representation is striking.
Gone are the sanitized portrayals of Native Americans and African Americans that were hallmarks of the original series.