Elle serves as a prequel to Legally Blonde, following a teenage Elle Woods years before audiences first met her in the original films. Set during the 1990s, the series explores Elle’s high school years as she leaves her familiar life behind and adjusts to a new environment while navigating friendships, family dynamics, romance, and the experiences that would eventually shape her into the confident and ambitious woman audiences know. Rather than retelling the original story, the series focuses on the moments that helped define one of pop culture’s most recognizable characters.

Created by Laura Kittrell and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon through Hello Sunshine, Elle stars Lexi Minetree as a young Elle Woods alongside June Diane Raphael, Tom Everett Scott, Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano, Jacob Moskovitz, and Zac Looker. Prime Video’s coming-of-age comedy expands the Legally Blonde universe while exploring the early life of its central character.