07 May,2026 11:28 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Still from Elle
Ahead of Amazon's May 11 upfront presentation in New York, Prime Video today released Elle's exclusive images and its official teaser trailer. Elle is the highly anticipated prequel to the iconic 2001 Reese Witherspoon film Legally Blonde. The series premieres on July 1 on Prime Video. Ahead of the series' debut, Prime Video has also ordered a second season of Elle.
Season One of Elle follows Elle Woods as a high-school student, before she was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard. The series takes place 6 years before the events of Legally Blonde.
We meet Elle Woods in 1995 when her family relocates to Seattle. She is a fish in the tumultuous waters of high school, where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices. Through it all, Elle uses her family as a touchstone and forms an even tighter bond with her mother, proving that they can get through anything life throws their way as long as they have each other. With each challenge she faces, Elle grows closer to the Elle Woods we know and love today.
Created by Laura Kittrell (High School, Insecure), Elle is co-showrun and executive produced by Kittrell and Caroline Dries. Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Neustadter, Amanda Brown and Marc Platt also serve as executive producers. Jason Moore (Pitch Perfect) directed the first two episodes of Season One, and also serves as an executive producer. Bryan J. Raber and Asmita Paranjape serve as producers. Josie Craven and Jen Regan serve as supervising producers.
The Season One cast includes Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods, June Diane Raphael as Elle's mother Eva, and Tom Everett Scott as her father Wyatt, alongside Jacob Moskovitz, Gabrielle Policano, Chandler Kinney, Zac Looker, and Amy Pietz.
Recurring cast members include Jessica Belkin, Danielle Chand, Matt Oberg, Chloe Wepper, Logan Shroyer, Sharon Taylor, David Burtka, Brad Harder, Kayla Maisonet, Lisa Yamada, and James Van Der Beek.
The series is produced by Amazon MGM Studios in association with Hello Sunshine. It is set to premiere exclusively on July 1 on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.
