Hot on the heels of signing on to “Election” sequel “Tracy Flick Can’t Win,” Reese Witherspoon is greedy on the Spirit Stick. Variety stories that the Oscar and Emmy winner is about to star in and exec produce “All Stars,” a cheerleading comedy sequence that has landed a two-season order from Prime Video following a bidding battle. “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” co-creator and “The Devil Wears Prada” scribe Aline Brosh McKenna created the sequence and can exec produce and function showrunner. She’ll additionally direct the pilot and half of the episodes.
“All-Stars” sees Witherspoon taking part in a former cheerleader from Daytona Beach who lands a gig educating cheerleading at a faculty in coastal England.
“I’ve been looking for a project that brought our Hello Sunshine mission to make women the heroes of their own stories to a younger generation for a long time. When I saw this story, I immediately knew this idea would do just that,” Witherspoon mentioned. “The idea of watching an American woman coming to share the very American sport of cheerleading to a group of young women in the UK just made me so excited! I love that this show is filled with real heart, deep joy, and the power of teamwork. I can’t wait to partner with the brilliant, hilarious, and talented Aline McKenna yet again to create a truly original comedic character, and with the team at Amazon whose passion for this project was unparalleled.”
Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter’s “Hello Sunshine” banner additionally has “Daisy Jones and the Six” within the works at Prime Video. Set to launch in March, the restricted sequence a couple of rock band that rises to fame within the ’70s is led by Riley Keough (“Zola”).
“All Stars” marks a reunion for Witherspoon and Brosh McKenna. They simply labored on “Your Place or Mine,” a rom-com about BFFs who swap properties for per week. Written and directed by Brosh McKenna and starring Witherspoon, the pic hits Netflix February 10.
Witherspoon received an Oscar for “Walk the Line” and acquired a nod for “Wild.” She took dwelling an Outstanding Limited Series Emmy for her work as an exec producer on “Big Little Lies” and acquired a nod in that very same class for “Little Fires Everywhere.” For her performing on the small display screen, she’s been nominated for “Big Little Lies” and “The Morning Show.”