First Teaser for 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series 'Elle' w/ Lexi Minetree

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May 6, 2026 · 3 min read

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First Teaser for 'Legally Blonde' Prequel Series 'Elle' w/ Lexi Minetree

by Alex Billington **May 6, 2026

_ "I'm feeling very blonde..." "Hey – you got this!"_ Elle is back! Prime Video has unveiled the first look teaser for the highly anticipated new comedy series Elle**, a prequel / spin-off show based on the Legally Blonde movies (they made 3 in total). "From the world of Legally Blonde comes Elle." This time going back to her early days when she was in high school as a much younger Elle Woods. Newcomer actress Lexi Minetree stars as Elle, because she's a near perfect younger Reese Witherspoon lookalike. In Season One, Elle follows her 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 (released in 2001 by MGM which is now owned by Amazon). The Elle series cast also includes June Diane Raphael & Tom Everett Scott as Elle's mother and father, with Chandler Kinney as Kimberly, Jacob Moskovitz as Miles, Gabrielle Policano as Liz, and Zac Looker as Dustin. Reese Witherspoon is an executive producer, of course, but she's not actually in this at all. It looks cute so far – like Wednesday but with Elle Woods. But nothing will ever top the OG film.

Here's the first look teaser trailer (+ poster) for Prime Video's comedy series Elle, direct from YouTube:

Before law school, there was high school. From the world of Legally Blonde comes Elle. A new prequel to Legally Blonde, the series explores Elle Woods’ teenage years in the 1990s as a high school student, long before she became the ambitious Harvard law student in the films._ Elle is a new streaming comedy series created by writer Laura Kittrell (of "Insecure" and "High School" before this). Based on the Elle Woods character from the novel "Legally Blonde" written by Amanda Brown; turned into the movie Legally Blonde directed by Robert Luketic. Showrun by Laura Kittrell & Caroline Dries. Featuring episodes directed by Pete Chatmon, Sammi Cohen, Jason Moore, Stacie Passon. Made by Hello Sunshine, Marc Platt Productions, MGM Television, and Amazon. Executive produced by Laura Kittrell, Caroline Dries, Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Lauren Kisilevsky, Marc Platt, Amanda Brown, & Jason Moore. Amazon debuts this Elle series streaming on Prime Video globally starting on July 1st, 2026 this summer. How does it look so far?

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