Little House on the Prairie star Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson in the original series, just issued a bold response to the casting of her character in the Netflix reboot.
On Wednesday, May 27, Netflix announced Willa Dunn as the next Nellie. She is known for playing a young Loretta (Meryl Streep's character) in Only Murders in the Building, as well as appearing in Poker Face, Coup!, and Inside Amy Schumer.
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Not long after the casting news dropped, Arngrim, 67, took to Instagram with a photo of the young actress set to play Nellie and a direct message. In all-caps, she declared, "Today, another has been chosen. All hail, all hail, she, whom they call 'Willa'!! Like the one before her, she has risen from deep in the City of Gotham, to stand and take the ringlet crown."
Arngrim continued her post, which also featured a photo of herself with a mischievous grin in-character as Nellie, "Bow down and tremble before her new majesty, the new Nellie, Miss Willa Dunn!! (Who I hear is a perfectly nice little girl and will do a great job!)"
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In the comments, Little House fans helped welcome Dunn to the family and praised Arngrim for her warm greeting. One Instagram user wrote, "LOVE THIS. This is how I hope every child star stepping into an iconic role in a reboot is greeted ♥️ They really are carrying on legacy, not replacing or putting down those who came before."
Another joked, "I'm sending all of my passive-aggressive wonderful thoughts to this young upstart!" as someone else exclaimed, "All hail Willa!! ???."
Skywalker Hughes, the actress who is playing Mary Ingalls in the reboot, commented, "You two!!!!!!!!!!!???? YES and THIS post @alisonarngrim !!!!! ❤️."
However, others insisted that no one could measure up to the original Nellie, with one follower writing, "Good luck to this young actress, but there can never be another 'Nellie' in my eyes. You were perfection…??????."
A second pointed out, "Massive shoes to fill."
Meanwhile, yet another Instagram user proclaimed, "The OG Nellie is irreplaceable!"
In addition to Dunn and Hughes, the LHOTP reboot stars Alice Halsey as Laura Ingalls, Crosby Fitzgerald as Caroline "Ma" Ingalls, Luke Bracey as Charles "Pa" Ingalls, and Warren Christie as Mr. Edwards, among others.
View this post on InstagramThe original show, which aired for nine seasons from 1974 to 1983, starred Melissa Gilbert as Laura, Melissa Sue Anderson as Mary Ingalls, Michael Landon as Pa, Karen Grassle as Ma, and Sidney and Rachel Lindsay Greenbush as Carrie Ingalls.
The Little House on the Prairie reboot premieres on July 9 on Netflix. In the meantime, fans can stream the original series on Peacock.
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