Netflix's remake of Little House on the Prairie is already building out its cast in surprising ways. According to Screen Rant, the streamer has locked in an actor to play an iconic villain from the original series' second season — and this is happening before the show has even premiered.
Why This Remake Has Fancasters Buzzing
A Little House on the Prairie remake was always going to ignite strong opinions. The original series ran for nine seasons and left an indelible mark on American television, meaning the pressure to get the casting right is enormous. With Netflix now actively filling out season two roles before audiences have even seen episode one, it's clear the production is moving fast — and that means plenty of key characters are still up for discussion. Who plays Laura Ingalls? Who brings Charles and Caroline to life? These are the questions that keep fancasters up at night, and right now, the floor is wide open.
The confirmation of a season two villain also signals something interesting: Netflix is thinking about this as a long-haul franchise, not a limited one-and-done event. That ambition raises the stakes on every single casting decision, from the leads down to the recurring townsfolk of Walnut Grove.
What myCast Fans Are Already Saying
The myCast community has been ahead of this conversation for a while. Over on the main Little House on the Prairie fan-cast story — which covers 23 roles — fans have cast their votes with some clear frontrunners emerging.
The biggest consensus pick by far is Bailee Madison for Laura Ingalls Wilder, pulling in 15 votes and leaving the competition in the dust. It's not hard to see why: Madison has spent years playing determined, emotionally grounded young women, and she carries the kind of frontier-era authenticity the role demands. For the beloved troublemaker Nellie Oleson Dalton, fans have rallied behind Shae Smolik with 7 votes — a spicy pick for one of television's most memorably insufferable characters. Willie Oleson has Kue Lawrence out front with 6 votes, while both Alicia Sanderson Edwards and Isaiah Edwards have their own frontrunners in and , each with 4 votes.