JamesG
05-27-2026, 04:11 PM
"Little House on the Prairie" Reboot Finds its Nellie Oleson
by Nellie Andreeva
May 27, 2026
In one of the most anticipated castings for Season 2 of Netflix‘s "Little House on the Prairie", Willa Dunn (Only Murders in the Building, The Runarounds) will play one of the most recognizable antagonists from the original series, Nellie Oleson.
On the surface, Nellie (Dunn) is a world-class spoiled princess and a playground bully. Smart and supremely confident, sharp-tongued but easily wounded. Lives and breathes to make Laura Ingalls (Halsey) miserable. But beneath her mean-girl persona is tenderness and a yearning for true friendship — even if she doesn’t know exactly how to get it.
Judging by Nellie’s description, the reboot is taking a more layered approached to the character.
https://deadline.com/2026/05/little-house-on-the-prairie-willa-dunn-nellie-oleson-netflix-1236921115/
by Nellie Andreeva
May 27, 2026
In one of the most anticipated castings for Season 2 of Netflix‘s "Little House on the Prairie", Willa Dunn (Only Murders in the Building, The Runarounds) will play one of the most recognizable antagonists from the original series, Nellie Oleson.
On the surface, Nellie (Dunn) is a world-class spoiled princess and a playground bully. Smart and supremely confident, sharp-tongued but easily wounded. Lives and breathes to make Laura Ingalls (Halsey) miserable. But beneath her mean-girl persona is tenderness and a yearning for true friendship — even if she doesn’t know exactly how to get it.
Judging by Nellie’s description, the reboot is taking a more layered approached to the character.
https://deadline.com/2026/05/little-house-on-the-prairie-willa-dunn-nellie-oleson-netflix-1236921115/