'Little House on the Prairie' Star's Kids Send a Bold Message About Reboot Series
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Little House on the Prairie star Michael Landon's son, Michael Landon Jr., sent a bold message about the upcoming reboot series.
Recently, Michael Jr. and his sister, Leslie Landon Matthews, spoke with The National Desk about their father and the upcoming Netflix reimagining of the beloved series.
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“I wouldn't touch that series myself,” Michael Jr. admitted of Little House on the Prairie, which originally aired from 1974 to 1983.
AdvertisementAdvertisement#«Rmekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframe AdvertisementAdvertisement#«R16ekkr8lb2m7nfddbH1» iframeHe continued, “Personally, I wish them the best of luck because it's family entertainment, and it potentially could be great storytelling. But I personally loved what my father did. I know Leslie does too, and, yeah, I wouldn't touch perfection.”
Meanwhile, Leslie spoke of the "environment" her father created that "felt like family" on the set of the popular Western drama series. Landon died in 1991 at age 54 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
"You had people that had been working together for umpteen years, because there was no reason to leave that particular crew, because everyone just worked so well together and took care of each other,” she told the publication. “And it was a special cast. Melissa Gilbert was at our house all the time. Our families traveled together. We just, we were all very, very close. It was, it was a very special, special place to be.”
The cast of the television series 'Little House on the Prairie' with a dog on the set of the show, mid 1970s. Clockwise from left: American actors Melissa Gilbert, Michael Landon (1936–1991), Karen Grassle, who holds an unidentified baby, Melissa Sue Anderson, and Lindsay or Sidney Greenbush. (Photo by Fotos International/Getty Images)Recently, Landon's other son, Christopher Landon, sent a blunt message of his own regarding the Little House reboot. Gilbert—who portrayed Laura Ingalls Wilder—also weighed in on the series after a new actress was tapped for the iconic character.
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'Little House on the Prairie' Star's Kids Send a Bold Message About Reboot Series first appeared on Parade on Jul 2, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 2, 2025, where it first appeared.
