Elle Woods of Legally Blonde fame once said, “The rules of hair care are simple and finite.” And so are the rules of entertainment. If there’s one thing about us ’90s girls, we all love a good nostalgic reboot. Yes, you guessed it, Legally Blonde is getting the prequel treatment.

More than two decades after the film, everyone’s favourite lawyer, Woods comma Elle, is returning to our screens. And the prequel will be called Elle.

How excited are we? Even better, we now know who will be playing Elle this time around. Reese shared a video on Instagram of the moment she told Law and Order star Lexi Minetree that she would be playing Elle in the series, which will focus on her high school life before applying for college and Harvard.

They even called Lexi’s mum to tell her the great news, with Reese commenting on how similar Lexi is to her. “When I saw her tape, I was like, ‘Are we the same person?’” Witherspoon joked.

Now, after months of anticipation, the prequel has just gotten a release window of summer 2026. An apt season considering Elle Woods is from sunny California and we can’t wait to see her high school style (fingers crossed for some Clueless references). Reese announced the news in a sweet Instagram post featuring Lexi in a classroom, with a pom pom pen, of course. Her notepaper is probably also scented, if we have to guess.

“I’m so thrilled to introduce Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods, the new star of our TV show Elle,” Reese gushes. “She is stepping into these pink shoes with so much grace, ambition and charm. Elle is coming to Prime Video summer 2026!”