A fresh adaptation of "Little House on the Prairie" is headed to Netflix on July 9 that hopes to bring Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic 19th-century frontier novels to life for a new generation.When actor Warren Christie signed on for the role of John Edwards, he knew he was stepping into a project that carried big expectations."You see the name, 'Little House on the Prairie,' and it obviously carries a certain history to it, a certain cachet," Christie told Fox News Digital."I was fortunate enough to read the first couple of episodes and was just floored by the writing, the scope — you could see what it was going to be, and then also kind of fell in love with the character of Edwards."Christie plays John Edwards, a character known in the books simply as Mr.
Edwards, who becomes a close family friend of the Ingalls family.Edwards is a Civil War veteran from Tennessee whom Netflix describes as a "gregarious and mysterious man who catches the eye of every single woman in the county." In the classic 1970s television series, the character was famously played by Victor French.Warren Christie plays the mysterious John Edwards in the new Netflix adaptation of "Little House on the Prairie," premiering July 9.
(Courtesy of Netflix)MICHAEL LANDON’S ‘LITTLE HOUSE’ CO-STAR EXPOSES ACTOR’S WILD ON-SET PRANKSNetflix says the series is a fresh "reimagining" of Wilder's books rather than a reboot of the original television series.Christie admitted that when he was first approached for the role, he wasn't deeply familiar with the books, but he was impressed by the script and his character."When we meet John Edwards, he's not in the greatest of spots," Christie said."He's lost his family, he is a veteran, he has got some other problems he is dealing with and then happens to meet this family who I think...
reminds him that there is hope, reminds him of what things can be, and they bring him into the fold, and it starts to help him to live again really.He sees the joy in wh...