{"id":245008,"date":"2026-01-21T21:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/245008\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T21:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T21:35:07","slug":"elle-prequel-series-sets-release-date-gets-early-season-2-renewal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/245008\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Elle&#8217; Prequel Series Sets Release Date; Gets Early Season 2 Renewal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAmazon MGM Studios and Hello Sunshine\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/elle\/\" id=\"auto-tag_elle\" data-tag=\"elle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elle<\/a> prequel series to the <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/reese-witherspoon\/\" id=\"auto-tag_reese-witherspoon\" data-tag=\"reese-witherspoon\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reese Witherspoon<\/a>-starring Legally Blonde films will premiere July 1, 2026, and the series has been renewed for a Season 2.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSeason 1 of the series, which will stream on Prime Video, follows Elle Woods\u2019 high school journey with viewers watching her go through life moments that make her the Harvard Law School student in the films.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cTwenty-five years after the world met Elle Woods for the first time, it\u2019s a dream come true to share the story of how she became the unstoppable force we all fell in love with,\u201d said Reese Witherspoon. \u201cDiscovering <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/lexi-minetree\/\" id=\"auto-tag_lexi-minetree\" data-tag=\"lexi-minetree\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lexi Minetree<\/a> and watching her step into Elle\u2019s fabulous shoes has been one of the most gratifying experiences of my career. I think our series\u2019 themes of kindness, authenticity, and believing in yourself will resonate deeply with fans of the original films and new audiences alike. Working with our incredible Hello Sunshine team, Amazon and our visionary writers and directors to bring Elle\u2019s high school journey to life has been a tremendous joy. I can\u2019t wait to share Season One with the world and start rolling cameras on Season Two!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tCreated by Laura Kittrell (High School,\u00a0Insecure),\u00a0Elle\u00a0is co-showrun and executive produced by Kittrell and Caroline Dries. Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Marc Platt and Amanda Brown also serve as executive producers. Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) directed the first two episodes of Season 1, and also serves as an executive producer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Season 1 cast includes Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods, June Diane Raphael as Elle\u2019s mother Eva, and Tom Everett Scott as her father Wyatt, alongside Gabrielle Policano, Jacob Moskovitz, Chandler Kinney, and Zac Looker. Recurring cast members include Jessica Belkin, Logan Shroyer, Amy Pietz, Matt Ober, Chloe Wepper, David Burtka, Brad Harder, Kayla Maisonet, Lisa Yamada, and James Van Der Beek.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cElle\u00a0captures the heart, confidence, and optimism that made Elle Woods an enduring cultural icon, while giving audiences a fresh and deeply personal coming-of-age story,\u201d said Peter Friedlander, Global Head of Television, Amazon MGM Studios. \u201cOrdering a second season speaks to our belief in the creative vision and the incredible team behind the series, and we\u2019re excited for audiences to experience Elle\u2019s journey starting with Season One.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Amazon MGM Studios and Hello Sunshine\u2019s Elle prequel series to the Reese Witherspoon-starring Legally Blonde films will premiere&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":245009,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[95932,156,143346,111,139,69,18227,437],"class_list":{"0":"post-245008","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-elle","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-lexi-minetree","11":"tag-new-zealand","12":"tag-newzealand","13":"tag-nz","14":"tag-reese-witherspoon","15":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=245008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/245008\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/245009"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=245008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=245008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=245008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}