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Prime Video’s Elle Prequel to Stream July 1 After Fashion-Forward NYC Premiere

Amazon signaled strong confidence with an early season-two renewal while Reese Witherspoon’s hands-on mentorship shapes the show as a nostalgia-driven young-adult franchise play.

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The new Prime Video Legally Blonde prequel series Elle delivers up the high school origin story of Elle Woods. Starring newcomer Lexi Minetree in the role first created by Reese Witherspoon in 2001, the new series sees Elle and her parents (played by Tom Everett Scott and June Diane Raphael) leaving behind Bel-Air for life in Seattle.
In the new Prime Video series Elle, viewers will get to see Elle Woods (Lexi Minetree) of Legally Blonde fame as she navigates a new high school and new relationships after moving to Seattle from Bel-Air. Seen here in this photo is Lexi Minetree as Elle and Gabrielle Policano as Liz.

Overview

  • The series held a New York City premiere that drew high-fashion coverage Tuesday and will arrive on Prime Video on July 1.
  • Reese Witherspoon serves as an executive producer and mentor to lead Lexi Minetree, advising her on the character’s core kindness and overseeing creative choices.
  • Lexi Minetree prepared intensively for the role, saying she watched the original Legally Blonde more than 150 times and worked with voice coach Kate Wilson to match Elle’s voice and physicality.
  • Amazon issued an early season-two pickup months before the premiere and pushed heavy nostalgia marketing and a widely viewed trailer as part of a deliberate young-adult IP strategy after its MGM acquisition.
  • Created by Laura Kittrell with Caroline Dries as co-showrunner, the eight-episode prequel is set in 1990s Seattle and features June Diane Raphael, Tom Everett Scott and a supporting cast of series regulars.