Elle, the prequel series to Legally Blonde, drops its trailer ahead of arriving on Prime Video on July 1, 2026. Led by Lexi Minetree in the young Elle Woods role, the series revisits the character’s high school years, originally portrayed on the big screen by Reese Witherspoon.
Elle
Série | 2026
Disponible sur Prime Video le 1er juillet 2026
Comédie, teen series
Créée par Laura Kittrell | Showrunners: Laura Kittrell, Caroline Dries
Avec Lexi Minetree, June Diane Raphael, Tom Everett Scott, Jacob Moskovitz, Gabrielle Policano, Chandler Kinney, Zac Looker
En relation avec La Revanche d’une blonde
Nationalité : États-Unis
Produced by Amazon MGM Studios and Hello Sunshine, Elle sits within the Legally Blonde universe, a franchise that kicked off on the big screen in 2001 with Reese Witherspoon. The series takes a prequel angle to the films: it follows Elle Woods in 1995, before she heads to Harvard and before the events of Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde.
The trailer confirms the show's teen-centric setting, with moves between high schools, friendships, romance, and self-discovery. The story follows the period when Elle Woods is still finding herself, in an academic environment far removed from the law school that will later define her in the films.
Alongside Lexi Minetree, the cast features June Diane Raphael as Eva, Elle's mother, and Tom Everett Scott as Wyatt, her father. The ensemble also includes Jacob Moskovitz, Gabrielle Policano, Chandler Kinney, Zac Looker, Amy Pietz, Jessica Belkin, Logan Shroyer, David Burtka, Lisa Yamada, and James Van Der Beek.
The series is created by Laura Kittrell, who also serves as showrunner alongside Caroline Dries. Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Amanda Brown and Marc Platt are among the executive producers. Jason Moore, the director of Pitch Perfect, will helm the first two episodes.
Elle may appeal to viewers who already know La Revanche d’une blonde and want to revisit the character of Elle Woods through a more teenage lens. The series is less geared toward those seeking a direct sequel to the films or a plot centered on Harvard's legal universe.
Prime Video has already ordered a second season before the first one even hits the platform. The decision positions Elle as a long-running revival of the Legally Blonde universe, centering the story on the character’s youth and the elements that shape her personality.
The official trailer for Elle offers a first glimpse of the series:
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