Legally Blonde Prequel 'Elle' Premieres July 1 on
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- Prime Video released the trailer and key art for "Elle," with all eight Season 1 episodes premiering on the streamer on July 1.
- Lexi Minetree stars as the titular young Elle Woods in a 1995-set series that follows her as a high school student navigating tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices before Harvard.
- The supporting cast includes June Diane Raphael, Tom Everett Scott, Jacob Moskovitz, Gabrielle Policano, Chandler Kinney, Zac Looker, and Amy Pietz, with recurring roles for James Van Der Beek, David Burtka, Brad Harder, and others.
- Laura Kittrell created the series and serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Caroline Dries, with Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Amanda Brown, Marc Platt, and Brad Van Arragon also executive producing.
- Jason Moore directed the first two episodes of Season 1 and serves as an executive producer on the series.
- Prime Video renewed "Elle" for Season 2 in January, with production on the second season expected to begin this spring.
Why it matters: Reese Witherspoon's continued involvement as an executive producer — alongside the original film's source material author Amanda Brown — signals Amazon's bet on extending the "Legally Blonde" brand to a new generation, with a Season 2 greenlight already in hand before Season 1 even premieres on July 1.
