Amazon Spinoff Series 'Legally Blonde' in Action; Reese Witherspoon (EPs).

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Exclusive: Reese Witherspoon is revisiting one of the defining titles of her acting resume, bringing it to a new medium. Witherspoon and her company Hello Sunshine are in the back Legally blonde A spin-off TV series based on the popular film series is being developed at Amazon MGM Studios, sources tell Deadline.

One branch is written, and it is in an advanced stage of development gossip girl Developers/executive producers Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. The duo is executive producing the project, the premise of which is being kept under wraps, via their Fake Empire banner, alongside Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter via Hello Sunshine as well as Legally blonde Film franchise producer Marc Platt. Hello Sunshine, part of Candle Media; fake Empire; Amazon MGM Studios is producing.

I've heard that Hello Sunshine and Amazon are looking to expand their range further Legally blonde A television universe that includes a potential second spin-off series, which is still in the initial concept stages.

As Deadline reported a year ago, Legally blonde It was among a dozen or so titles from MGM's library that were initially slated for film and/or TV development following Amazon's acquisition of the venerable Hollywood studio. Collaborating with Witherspoon was a natural step in exploiting the intellectual property.

The first step in Legally blonde The film franchise, written by Karen McCullagh Lutz and Kirsten Smith and based on the novel by Amanda Brown, debuted in 2001. Starring Witherspoon as Harvard law student Elle Woods, it became a pop culture phenomenon and propelled Witherspoon to stardom. sequel Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde This followed in 2003 as well as a direct-to-video release in 2009 Legally blondeswhich originated as a pilot for a potential series. legally blonde 3, Co-written by Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor, it has been in the works for several years.

Includes the latest Savage and Schwartz series nancy drawing, Which aired for four seasons on The CW and Apple's Channel city ​​on fire, the gossip girl Reruns on Max and The CW Dynasty. They are repped by WME.

At Amazon MGM Studios, Hello Sunshine recently produced the acclaimed Prime Video limited series Daisy Jones and the Six. Witherspoon and the company are represented by CAA and attorney Gretchen Rush. Witherspoon also works with LBI Entertainment.