The Guardian has published a review of Netflix's rebooted Little House on the Prairie, released to coincide with the United States marking its 250th anniversary. The reviewer argues that the revamp is a slick, professionally made update of the beloved 1970s–80s series about the pioneering Ingalls family, based on Laura Ingalls Wilder's semi-autobiographical books about settling the American West. It matters as a barometer of how a nostalgic, wholesome cultural touchstone has been recalibrated for a modern mainstream audience.

The review notes that the reboot retains the original's cosy aesthetic and its faith-hope-and-the-American-way sensibility, while adding emotional depth and modern sensibilities. Female and child characters are given richer inner lives and backstories: young Laura (Alice Halsey) is a rounded, spirited child; Ma (Crosby Fitzgerald) has a career history and a backbone, standing up to the town's snobs and racists; and Pa (Luke Bracey) is driven by grief over his brother's suicide. The series also adds B-plots for Black, mixed-race and Native American characters, offering a glimpse of the other side of the settlement story, though the reviewer suggests these roles may be only "just decent enough". Problems are still tidily resolved within short arcs amid quilts, peppermint sticks and campfire singalongs.