Amazon MGM Studios and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine have cast Lexi Minetree ( The Murdaugh Murders) in the role of “ Elle Woods” to lead its upcoming Legally Blonde prequel series.

Reese Witherspoon announced that Lexi Minetree has been cast as young Elle Woods in the "Legally Blonde" prequel series, "Elle."

Reese Witherspoon, who portrayed the original Elle Woods, broke the casting news to Minetree in a video shared on social media Thursday.