An Exclusive First Look At The ‘Legally Blonde’ Prequel Series ‘Elle’

In the autumn of 2024, Reese Witherspoon and her team at Prime Video sent out a plea into the universe: Could anyone help them find Elle Woods? Earlier that May, the actress had stepped out in full hot-pink regalia to announce, at the streamer’s inaugural upfronts, that Prime Video would develop a prequel series for Legally Blonde—titled, simply, Elle. It seemed a ripe opportunity: IP is hot as ever in Hollywood, and the beloved 2001 film was approaching its 25th anniversary,…