Prime Video has cast Lexi Minetree in its Legally Blonde prequel series. It marks Minetree's first TV lead of her career. Reese Witherspoon is returning to executive produce the project, who starred as Elle Woods in the original Legally Blonde movie in 2001.

Reese Witherspoon has revealed the identity of the actress cast as a young Elle Woods for a new Legally Blonde prequel series. US actress Witherspoon, 48, starred as the character in the hit 2001 comedy and its 2003 sequel and serves as an executive producer on the Prime Video series.

Reese Witherspoon recently revealed that the 2001 Legally Blonde featured a cute musical number that couldn't make it out of the studio.