Elle: Prequel Series to Reese Witherspoon’s Smash Comedy, “Legally Blonde”

Elle Woods Goes From L.A. It Girl to Seattle Outcast in ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series

Lexi Minetree, Chandler Kinney
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Prime Video has released the trailer and key art for Season 1 of the Legally Blonde prequel series “Elle.”
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Released by MGM on July 13, 2001, Legally Blonde catapulted Witherspoon to major stardom, and was a sleeper hit, earning $142 million at the bx-office agains a modest budget of $18 million.

All eight episodes hit the streamer on July 1.

According to official logline, “Elle” follows “Elle Woods before she was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard. We meet her in 1995 as a fish in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance and questionable fashion choices. Through it all, Elle uses her family as a touchstone, and forms an even tighter bond to her mother, proving that they can get through anything life throws their way as long as they have each other. With each challenge she faces, Elle grows closer to the Elle Woods we know and love today.”

Other cast members include June Diane Raphael, Tom Everett Scott, Jacob Moskovitz, Gabrielle Policano, Chandler Kinney, Zac Looker and Amy Pietz. Recurring cast members include Brad Harder, Chloe Wepper, Danielle Chand, David Burtka, James Van Der Beek, Jessica Belkin, Kayla Maisonet, Lisa Yamada, Logan Shroyer, Matt Oberg and Sharon Taylor.
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Series creator Laura Kittrell serves as showrunner and executive producer alongside Caroline Dries. Other executive producers include Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Amanda Brown, Marc Platt and Brad Van Arragon. Jason Moore directed the first two episodes of Season 1 and serves as an executive producer. Julia Brownell and Eli Wilson Pelton serve as co-executive producers. Josie Craven and Jen Regan serve as supervising producers. Bryan J. Raber and Asmita Paranjape serve as producers.

Production on the second season is expected to begin this spring.

Check out the trailer below.

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