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What, for illustration it’s hard? Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and Prime Video will revisit nan world of Legally Blonde with a prequel series, Elle, group to travel Elle Woods’ precocious schoolhouse years.
The bid was first ordered successful May 2024, arsenic exclusively reported by Deadline pinch Witherspoon taking nan shape astatine Prime Video’s Upfronts to stock nan large news.
Everything we cognize astir nan ‘Elle’ prequel bid lies below, including cast, merchandise model and more.
Is location a trailer for nan Elle prequel series?
Prime Video released a teaser trailer and immoderate first-look photos successful early May.
When will nan Elle prequel bid travel out?
Amazon and Hello Sunshine revealed mid-January that nan show will premiere July 1, 2026.
Is nan Elle prequel successful production?
Hello Sunshine and Prime Video revealed nan bid had wrapped accumulation connected August 8, 2025. Season 2 is rolling cameras successful Vancouver, arsenic Hello Sunshine’s President of Film & TV Lauren Neustadter told Deadline successful early April 2026.
Who is successful nan Elle prequel series?
Lexi Minetree (The Murdaugh Murders) will step into Witherspoon’s pinkish precocious heels arsenic Elle Woods. Minetree beat retired Madison Wolf (True Detective, Mayfair Witches) successful testing for nan lead domiciled successful nan series. Witherspoon welcomed Minetree to nan task pinch a awesome sit-down chat.
Deadline collapsed nan news that June Diane Raphael will portray Elle’s mother and domiciled model, Eva. Tom Everett Scott, (The Summer I Turned Pretty, That Thing You Do) will portray Elle’s dad, Wyatt.
Deadline first reported that Gabrielle Policano (Baby Girl), Jacob Moskovitz (Y2K) and Chandler Kinney (Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin) joined nan formed arsenic bid regulars arsenic Liz — nan anit-Elle Woods, nan school’s prima jock Miles and sharp-tongued elder Kimberly who is not Elle’s biggest fan, respectively.
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Next came nan casting of Zac Looker (Geek Girl), Jessica Belkin (American Horror Story: Hotel) and Logan Shroyer (This Is Us) arsenic Elle’s classmate Dustin, Elle’s champion friend Madison and Elle’s crush Josh.
Amy Pietz joined nan series successful nan domiciled of Donna, nan no-nonsense precocious schoolhouse secretary.
Lisa Yamada (The Bold and nan Beautiful), Chloe Wepper (The Rookie), David Burtka (How I Met Your Mother), Brad Harder (Supernatural) and Kayla Maisonet (The Rookie) will play cardinal recurring characters. Yamada will play Bel-Air precocious schoolhouse friend Amber, Wepper will play chemistry coach and precocious schoolhouse cheer squad choreographer Ms. Burke, Burtka will look arsenic Elle’s family neighbour Chad and Maisonet will play different Bel-Air precocious schoolhouse friend of Elle’s, Tiffany.
Daniel Chand will play Shannon, and Matt Oberg will represent Principal Anderson, according to nan above-mentioned wrap video.
And past but surely not least, James Van Der Beek has been cast arsenic schoolhouse territory superintendent Dean Wilson, nan city’s caller mayoral candidate.
Who other is down nan Elle prequel bid to Legally Blonde?
Laura Kittrell (High School, Insecure), created nan bid and served arsenic its showrunner. Kittrell besides executive produces pinch Hello Sunshine’s Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter and Lauren Kisilevsky arsenic good the Legally Blonde movie franchise shaper Marc Platt. The bid is produced by Hello Sunshine and Amazon MGM Studios.
Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) directed nan first 2 episodes.
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Will location beryllium much seasons of Elle, nan Legally Blonde prequel series?
Yes! The show received a very early Season 2 renewal successful January 2026 erstwhile its premiere day was announced.
What is nan Elle prequel about?
Neustadter teased to Deadline that Season 1 takes spot during Elle’s first semester of inferior twelvemonth successful precocious school, and Season 2 will beryllium nan 2nd semester.
There’s a beautiful mother-daughter communicative for each of nan women that are person to my property who bought tickets, and saw Legally Blonde almost 25 years ago, we’re coming up connected nan 25th anniversary. They now person daughters, and I person a daughter, and I will beryllium truthful excited to watch nan show pinch my daughter, and besides pinch my son. It’s a multi-generational event. It’s truthful existent and authentic and funny and meaningful. My top dream and dream and wish is that parents will watch it pinch their kids. I deliberation nan world needs Elle Woods.
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