Elle Woods is heading to high school in the Legally Blonde prequel, Elle. Prime Video’s given a series order to the prequel from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine production company. Witherspoon will be involved as an executive producer.
“I truly couldn’t be more excited about this series! Fans 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. What could be better than that?! I’m extremely grateful to the incredible teams at Prime Video and Hello Sunshine – along with our amazing writer Laura Kittrell – for making this dream of mine come true. Legally Blonde is back!,” said Reese Witherspoon.
Kittrell (Insecure) created the series and will serve as executive producer and showrunner. Additional executive producers include Lauren Neustadter, Lauren Kisilevsky, and Marc Platt.
“One of the most quotable, iconic, and beloved characters that is ingrained in the fabric of Hollywood history has to be Elle Woods, and we are honored to bring her origin story to our global Prime Video customers,” said Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “Reese and Hello Sunshine’s vision for this series, coupled with Laura Kittrell’s winning voice, made this show completely undeniable.”
Prime Video offered this synopsis: “Elle follows Elle Woods in high school as we learn about the life experiences that shaped her into the iconic young woman we came to know and love in the first Legally Blonde film.”
Directed by Robert Luketic, Legally Blonde was released in July 2001 and starred Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Matthew Davis, and Jennifer Coolidge. Made for $18 million, the PG-13 romantic comedy grossed $141 million worldwide before exiting theaters. Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde followed in 2003, with more than double the budget. After a $22 million domestic opening weeking, the sequel wound up grossing $124 million worldwide during its theatrical run.
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