- Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie reboot debuted as the No. 3 most-watched TV series on the platform during the week of July 6-12, reaching 6.4 million views in just four days after its July 9 premiere.
- The show fell behind I Will Find You and Worst Neighbor Ever, which held first and second place with 11.5 million and 8.1 million views, respectively, during the same week.
- Despite drawing criticism for its approach to race and representation, Netflix has already renewed the series for a second season, which will follow the Ingalls family to Walnut Grove, Minnesota.
Netflix’s latest Western reboot silenced its critics with a strong debut, but one show still towers above everything else on the platform. The adaptation’s opening numbers reveal where it stands against 2026’s biggest launches
Little House on the Prairie starts behind I Will Find You and Worst Neighbor Ever
Netflix’s Little House on the Prairie reboot debuted as the No. 3 most-watched TV series on the platform during the week of July 6-12, Variety reported
The Laura Ingalls Wilder adaptation reached 6.4 million views in just four days after its July 9 premiere. It landed behind I Will Find You, which led the chart for a fourth consecutive week with 11.5 million views, and docuseries Worst Neighbor Ever, which held second place with 8.1 million views
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The show beat the four-day launch of Netflix’s 2026 horror series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen. That series opened with 4.5 million views. Little House also exceeded period drama House of Guinness’ 5.2-million-view debut. The reboot, however, fell far short of a breakout as I Will Find You. That Harlan Coben series debuted with 24 million views, the biggest Netflix original-series opening of 2026
Netflix has already renewed the series for a second season. Season 2 will follow the Ingalls family to Walnut Grove, Minnesota, where the original TV series took place. Production on the new season is already underway
The show has also drawn criticism from some conservatives over its approach to race and representation. Showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine addressed the backlash in an interview with TheWrap. “The standard definition of ‘woke,’ as it had been for many years, was to be aware of social justice and inequality — I think that is a good thing,” Sonnenshine said. She also expanded the role of the Osage people, who were not fleshed-out characters in the original books
“It’s 2026 — it’s time to reckon with some of the things that are in the books that have been problematic for people,” Sonnenshine said. She added that the team crafted an Osage family living alongside the Ingalls to give voice to their perspective
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