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Prime Video Unveils ‘Elle’ Teaser, Sets July 1 Premiere for ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel

An early renewal signals Amazon’s bet on nostalgia-fueled IP.

Overview

  • Prime Video’s first teaser, released Wednesday, confirms a July 1 debut and introduces a 1995 high school story that moves Elle Woods from Bel-Air to Seattle.
  • Lexi Minetree takes over the role originated by Reese Witherspoon, who returns behind the camera as an executive producer.
  • Season 2 is already ordered, with production slated to begin this spring before Season 1 arrives on the service.
  • Creator Laura Kittrell co-showruns with Caroline Dries, and Jason Moore directed the first two episodes and serves as an executive producer.
  • The cast includes June Diane Raphael as Elle’s mother and Tom Everett Scott as her father, with the late James Van Der Beek appearing in his final on-screen role, as online reactions range from nostalgic praise to critiques of casting and period styling.