Yep, you heard it right the first time - the iconic noughties film franchise, Legally Blonde, is set to be re-imagined in a TV spin-off. And the best news ever? Reese Witherspoon, who played the bubbly protagonist, Elle Woods, is reportedly on board with the whole thing!
Do you hear that sound? It's millennials everywhere screaming, crying, throwing up.
To recap, the original 2001 film follows the pink-loving sorority girl Elle Woods, who lands a place at Harvard Law School in an attempt to win back her ex-boyfriend. The sequel, released in 2003, takes place after Elle graduates, where she heads to Washington D.C to try and ban animal testing and pass a new law called Bruiser's Bill, named after her BFF companion and pet Chihuahua.
In terms of the TV spin-off, Deadline reported that the actor's production company, Hello Sunshine - which is also responsible for a slew of other hit films like Gone Girl, Wild, and Where the Crawdads Sing - will be working on the project. Plus, that it's currently in development at Amazon MGM Studios.
However, it's still early days, as the exact premise for the show has yet to be revealed. Still, we do know that Reese has been named as executive producer, and the developers and executive producers behind Gossip Girl, Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, will be writing the series.
Additionally, the outlet also reported that Hello Sunshine and Amazon want to expand the Legally Blonde world, and already have early ideas for a second spin-off series.
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