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Netflix's Little House on the Prairie wraps season 2 production and announces new cast

Netflix's Little House on the Prairie reimagining has finished filming season 2 and added ten cast members. Screen Rant says the season targets a 2027 return.

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Centre · 2Netflix's Little House on the Prairie reimagining has wrapped production on its second season, and ten new cast members have been announced. Centre · 2The new names are David Wronko, Erik Athavale, Elyse Levesque, Graham Harvey, Jacinta Forest Lewitski, Lyla Porter-Follows, Martin Roach, Paul Greene, Ryan Northcott and Scott Porter. Centre · 2Athavale plays Reverend Alden, minister of Walnut Grove's Congregational church, and Levesque plays Emma Perry, who secretly calls the shots for her husband Luther's business; Greene plays Luther, a grain buyer and town baker.

Centre · 2Wronko plays Thomas Perry, son of the town's wealthiest family. Harvey plays Johnny Johnson, a farm boy and son of Norwegian immigrants who has never been to school. Centre · 1Lewitski plays Hannah Walker, farm manager to Porter-Follows's Mrs. Lena Nelson, an outspoken young widow. Roach plays Civil War veteran Simon Hughes, who owns the Blacksmith Shop, and Northcott plays William Oleson. Centre · 2Scott Porter plays Uncle Peter, older brother of Charles "Pa" Ingalls (Luke Bracey). Deadline says all but Porter's roles are recurring guest star parts, and that his is a guest star role in season 2. Screen Rant lists the character as Peter Ingalls.

Centre · 1Returning cast includes Alice Halsey, Luke Bracey, Crosby Fitzgerald, Skywalker Hughes, Warren Christie, Willa Dunn, Rachelle Lefevre and Charlotte Sullivan, according to Screen Rant. Centre · 1Showrunner Rebecca Sonnenshine said the cast additions made the season "absolutely magical" and thanked the crew and partners CBS Studios, Anonymous Content and Netflix. Centre · 1Executive producers include Joy Gorman Wedtels, Trip Friendly, Dana Fox and Pascal Verschooris, who also directs the finale. Other season 2 directors are Kat Candler, Kyle Patrick Alvarez, Julie Anne Robinson, Liza Johnson, Sarah Boyd, Ellen Kuras and Sydney Freeland. CBS Studios and Anonymous Content Studio produce.

Centre · 1Screen Rant says the season is targeting a 2027 return; Deadline gives no premiere date.

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