Elle, the prequel sequence that delves into the teenager years of law-school heroine Elle Woods from Legally Blonde, has a brand new star! According to the official logline, the present “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.”
Amid the information that an actress has been forged to take over Reese Witherspoon‘s legendary role for the TV prequel, here’s what to learn about the place to stream it.
Who is Playing the Young Elle Woods?
Georgia native and theater actress Lexi Minetree, a USC grad in each public relations and theater, can be our younger Elle Woods, in response to a video shared to govt producer Reese Witherspoon and Lexi’s Instagram accounts on Valentine’s Day 2025. “Allow me to introduce you to the new Elle Woods!” Reese wrote within the social media caption on Friday. “After watching so many incredible auditions for the new Elle prequel series on @PrimeVideo, we finally found our Elle. And today, I got to break the news myself! Meet @leximinetree.” In the clip, Reese introduced Lexi in to share the information that she’d been forged as Elle. Lexi, who already boasts 21k followers on her Instagram account, almost burst into tears on the information and requested if they may name her mother.
“ME!!!! yessss:),” she captioned the clip partly. “Ok ok ok, my brain is going nuts over here I don’t even know where to BEGIN. Probably with the thank you’s…ya that’s a good place to start normally, nice thinking Lexi! Thank you to my family, friends, and reps who believe in me and my silly lil dreams.”
Lexi has beforehand appeared in roles in Hot Take: Murdaugh Murders, Law & Order: SVU, and The Paramedic Who Stalked Me.
Where Can I Watch the New ‘Legally Blonde’ Series?
Elle, which is about to be produced via Reese’s Hello Sunshine manufacturing firm, will air on Prime Video, which is able to distribute the sequence.
When Does ‘Elle’ Come Out?
No launch date has been given for Elle. Per Teen Vogue, it’s more likely to be launched later in 2025. Reese divulged to PEOPLE throughout an unique January interview that filming would start in March of 2025.