Elle Woods Goes From L.A. ‘It Girl’ to Seattle outcast in Legally Blonde prequel series trailer
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Prime Video has just released the official trailer for the highly anticipated, Vancouver-shot Legally Blonde prequel series.
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All eight of the show’s episodes will be released on the streamer on July 1. Season 2 is currently shooting in Vancouver.
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The prequel series follows the title character, Elle, played by newcomer Lexi Minetree, as a high-school student before she became the much-loved Reese Witherspoon Elle of the two Legally Blonde movies from the early 2000s.
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According to the official synopsis, we meet Elle in 1995 as her family moves to Seattle and she wades into the tumultuous waters of a new high school that is a long way from her previously shiny, sunny Bel-Air world.
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Throughout the ups and downs of navigating a new school and new relationships, Elle looks to her family as a touchstone and grows much closer to her mother, played by June Diane Raphael.
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“With each challenge she faces, Elle grows closer to the Elle Woods we know and love today,” says the series logline.
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The new trailer shows Elle getting the news the family is moving from Bel-Air to Seattle. From there, we see her trying to settle into a new high school, where flannel is the new black, and pink “isn’t a personality,” as one character tells her.
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“I’m Elle. I like ice coffee, the month of July and when people dress kind of tennis-y even when they don’t play tennis,” says a pink halter dress-wearing Elle as she introduces herself to a distinctly grunge kid sitting next to her in a classroom.
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Other cast members on the Hollywood North-shot show include Tom Everett Scott, Jacob Moskovitz, Gabrielle Policano, Chandler Kinney, Zac Looker, and Amy Pietz. Witherspoon is among the executive producers on the project.
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Looking for more titles to add to your 2026 viewing list? Check out our guide to B.C.-shot movies and shows to watch HERE.
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