‘Legally Blonde’ TV Series in Development at Amazon With Reese Witherspoon, ‘Gossip Girl’ Duo Producing
A TV series set in the world of “Legally Blonde” is in development at Amazon Prime Video, Variety has confirmed.
No plot details are available, but the project is being executive produced by Reese Witherspoon along with Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, with Schwartz and Savage also writing. Witherspoon starred in two of the “Legally Blonde” films and will executive produce under her Hello Sunshine banner alongside Lauren Neustadter. Hello Sunshine is part of Candle Media. Schwartz and Savage executive produce via Fake Empire. Marc Platt, a producer on the films, will also executive produce. Amazon MGM Studios will produce.
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It was previously reported that Amazon was looking to develop new projects based on IP they gained control of following their acquisition of MGM in 2022. “Legally Blonde” was one of those projects, along with others like “Barbershop” and “Robocop.”
The first “Legally Blonde” was released in theaters in 2001. Witherspoon starred as Elle Woods, a fashion-focused sorority girl who decides to attend Harvard Law School in an attempt to win back her boyfriend. In the process, she discovers a natural aptitude for the law.
The film was a box office success, grossing over $140 million worldwide. The sequel “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde” was released in 2003. A direct-to-video third film came out in 2009, though Witherspoon did not star but did serve as a producer. A stage musical based on the first film debuted on Broadway in 2007, receiving multiple Tony and Drama Desk nominations.
Schwartz and Savage are best known for developing the hit high school drama “Gossip Girl,” which aired on The CW for six seasons. Schwartz also created the Fox drama series “The OC,” on which Savage was an executive producer. The duo also executive produced the recent “Gossip Girl” reboot at Max and co-created shows like “City on Fire” for Apple TV+ and “Nancy Drew” for The CW.
They are repped by WME. Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine are repped by CAA and LBI Entertainment.
Deadline first reported the development news.
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