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Elle (TV series)

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Elle
GenreComedy
Created by
Based onLegally Blonde
by Amanda Brown
Showrunners
  • Laura Kittrell
  • Caroline Dries
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAmazon Prime Video

Elle is an upcoming American comedy television series created by Laura Kittrell and Caroline Dries, serving as a prequel to the Legally Blonde franchise. The series explores the high school years of teenage Elle Woods (originally portrayed by Reese Witherspoon), set to be portrayed by newcomer Lexi Minetree.

The series is helmed by showrunner Kittrell and is executive producing alongside Witherspoon and producer Marc Platt. Production began in April 2025. It is slated to premiere in 2026.

Premise

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A prequel to Legally Blonde, the series explores Elle Woods’ teenage years in the 1990s as a high school student, long before she became the ambitious Harvard law student in the films.[1]

Cast

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Recurring

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Production

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Development

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As a planned Legally Blonde 3 languished in development hell, in April 2023, it was announced that after acquiring MGM, Amazon had plans to expand the Legally Blonde franchise with a television series in development.[2]

On May 14, 2024, Amazon Prime Video announced a new upcoming 2025 prequel series, Elle.[3][4][5] In a statement, Reese Witherspoon, who hosted the announcement, said that viewers "will get to know how Elle Woods navigated her world as a teenager with her distinct personality and ingenuity, in ways that only our beloved Elle could do."[3]

In January 2025, Witherspoon said in an interview that she was inspired to create the spinoff series after watching Netflix's Wednesday series starring Jenna Ortega. "I saw that Wednesday Addams show and I was like, 'Oh, she was in high school.' I loved it. I watched every episode. I thought it was amazing," Witherspoon said. "And I was like, 'We should do Elle Woods in high school because I wanted to see who she was before college, before law school. And I started having all these ideas and these amazing writers came up with a great pitch and now Amazon is making the show and it's called Elle."[6]

Casting

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In February 2025, newcomer Lexi Minetree was cast as Elle Woods, a role originally portrayed by Witherspoon in the original films; Minetree had been among the finalists during the casting process for the new series.[7]

In March, June Diane Raphael and Tom Everett Scott were cast as Elle's parents, Eva and Wyatt. In that same month Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano and Jacob Moskovitz joined the cast as Kimberly, Liz, and Miles.[8][9][10] In April, Zac Looker, Jessica Belkin, Logan Shroyer, and Amy Pietz joined the cast as Dustin, Madison, Josh, and Donna.[11][12] In May, Lisa Yamada, Chloe Wepper, David Burtka, Brad Harder, Kayla Maisonet, and James Van Der Beek joined the cast in key recurring roles.[13][14]

Filming

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Principal photography began on April 2, 2025.[15]

Release

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Elle is expected to be released in 2026.[16]

References

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  1. ^ Delgado, Sara (2024-05-16). "'Legally Blonde' Prequel Casts Lexi Minetree as Young Elle Woods". Teen Vogue. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie; White, Peter (April 14, 2023). "'Robocop,' 'Stargate', 'Legally Blonde' & 'Barbershop' Among Titles In Works For Film & TV As Amazon Looks To Supercharge MGM IP". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "'Legally Blonde' is Getting a Prequel Series, 'Elle,' And Here's Everything You Need to Know About It". Cosmopolitan. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  4. ^ Morrow, Brendan. "Elle Woods goes to high school in Reese Witherspoon-produced 'Legally Blonde' prequel". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  5. ^ Yandoli, Krystie Lee (2024-05-14). "'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series Set About Elle Woods' High School Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
  6. ^ Thomas, Carly (2025-01-30). "Reese Witherspoon Is Currently Watching Audition Tapes for Teen Elle Woods for 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  7. ^ Cordero, Rosy (2025-02-13). "'Legally Blonde' Prequel Casts Lexi Minetree As Elle Woods". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 11, 2025). "'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series Casts June Diane Raphael As Elle's Mom". Deadline Hollywood.
  9. ^ Cordero, Rosy (March 24, 2025). "'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series Casts Tom Everett Scott As Elle's Dad". Deadline Hollywood.
  10. ^ Cordero, Rosy (March 27, 2025). "Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano & Jacob Moskovitz Join 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  11. ^ Cordero, Rosy (April 7, 2025). "Zac Looker, Jessica Belkin & Logan Shroyer Join 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  12. ^ Cordero, Rosy (April 10, 2025). "'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series 'Elle' Casts Amy Pietz As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood.
  13. ^ Petski, Denise (May 9, 2025). "'Elle' Adds 5 To Cast Of Prime Video's 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series". Deadline Hollywood.
  14. ^ Otterson, Joe (May 15, 2025). "James Van Der Beek Joins 'Legally Blonde Prequel Series 'Elle'". Variety. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  15. ^ Hailu, Selome (April 2, 2025). "'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series First Look: Lexi Minetree Makes Her Elle Woods Debut". Variety.
  16. ^ Seitz, Loree (May 12, 2025). "'Legally Blonde' Prequel 'Elle' Sets Summer 2026 Premiere Date at Prime Video". TheWrap. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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