Bateman says that watching Landon inspired him to become a director Jason Bateman is remembering his earliest inspiration: Michael Landon. On the Feb. 24 episode of SiriusXM's Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend podcast,

The actor praised his late costar's "ease with people, with the process, with the business, with just Joe on the street."

Melissa Gilbert revealed that 'Little House on the Prairie' star and producer Michael Landon gave her a nickname during the first day on set that stuck with her. Gilbert, who began the show when she was just 10,

The show is based on the series of books by the same name penned by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Following the adventures of the Ingalls family in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, the series ran for nine seasons. In addition to its main cast,

Netflix confirmed that an adaption of "Little House on the Prairie" by Laura Ingalls Wilder is in the works. Rebecca Sonnenshine of “The Vampire Diaries" will be the executive producer.

Fans of classic television rejoiced last month when Deadline revealed that Netflix was greenlighting a new adaptation of the beloved television series Little House on the Prairie, based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s classic series of children’s novels. But just a few hours after the announcement, the show was already mired in political controversy.

Actress Melissa Gilbert expressed her support for “other interpretations” of the Little House on the Prairie series. Gilbert played Laura Ingalls Wilder, the second-eldest daughter in the 200-episode

The original show aired in 1974 and was based on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder about growing up in the American West during the late 1800s.