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Lexi Minetree plays a high school-aged Elle Woods in the prequel series 'Elle,' which premiered on Prime Video on July 1, 2026. Screenshot from Prime Video Philippines on YouTube

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'Legally Blonde' prequel 'Elle' arrives on Prime Video

Anna Cerezo

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782986495909Screenshot 2026-07-02 180116.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Lexi Minetree plays a high school-aged Elle Woods in the prequel series &#x27;Elle,&#x27; which premiered on Prime Video on July 1, 2026. Screenshot from Prime Video Philippines on YouTube</div>&quot;Elle,&quot; the highly anticipated prequel to the hit 2001 film &quot;Legally Blonde,&quot; began streaming on Wednesday, July 1, on Prime Video.The series, produced by Amazon MGM Studios in association with Hello Sunshine, premiered all eight episodes exclusively on the platform in more than 240 countries and territories. The first season follows Elle Woods before she was a “fish-out-of-water” at Harvard. Set in 1995, “Elle” follows a high school-aged Woods (portrayed by Lexi Minetree) as she navigates complicated friendships, a forbidden romance, and questionable fashion. <div><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/K6YyM3YxS1w?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></div>Through it all, she leans on her family, especially her mother, as her greatest source of strength. As she overcomes each challenge, Elle grows into the confident, resilient woman audiences know and love.Created by Laura Kittrell, &quot;Elle&quot; is co-showrun and executive produced by Kittrell and Caroline Dries. Reese Witherspoon, the original Elle, is also among the other executive producers. Also part of the cast is June Diane Raphael as Elle&#x27;s mother Eva, and Tom Everett Scott as her father Wyatt, alongside Jacob Moskovitz, Gabrielle Policano, Chandler Kinney, Zac Looker, and Amy Pietz. Prime Video has also signed on for a second season of “Elle.”

'Elle,' the highly anticipated prequel to the hit 2001 film 'Legally Blonde,' began streaming on Wednesday, July 1, on Prime Video.

'Elle,' the highly anticipated prequel to the hit 2001 film 'Legally Blonde,' began streaming on Wednesday, July 1, on Prime Video.

Before Harvard: 'Legally Blonde' prequel 'Elle' arrives on Prime Video

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Before Harvard: 'Legally Blonde' prequel 'Elle' arrives on Prime Video

Anna Cerezo,

ABS-CBN News

Published July 02, 2026 06:13 PM PHT

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