The Legally Blonde TV Show: Confirmation & Everything We Know

Summary The hit 2000s comedy Legally Blonde is being turned into a TV series produced by original star Reese Witherspoon.

Financially, Legally Blonde was successful, with a sequel that did well despite poor critic reviews.

The Legally Blonde TV show might see an older Elle Woods in private practice, keeping the iconic wit and courtroom drama.

The hit 2000s comedy series Legally Blonde is entering a new medium with the announcement of a TV series produced by original star, Reese Witherspoon. The classic aughts staple debuted in 2001 and follows supposed ditzy rich girl Elle Woods (Witherspoon) who, in order to win back her ex-boyfriend, earns her way into Harvard Law School. With its signature tongue-in-cheek humor, anchored largely by Witherspoon's masterful performance, Legally Blonde kept viewers laughing while also poking fun at harmful stereotypes about women in traditionally male-dominated spaces.

Though Legally Blonde earned notably positive marks from critics, it was the financials that told the whole story, and the Reese Witherspoon vehicle grossed nearly $150 million worldwide (via Box Office Mojo). A sequel followed in 2003 that sank considerably in the critical department, but still fared exceptionally well financially. This made hope high for Legally Blonde 3, but a true Reese Witherspoon-led sequel remained elusive. 2009's straight-to-DVD offshoot Legally Blondes didn't fill the void, and hope seemed lost until the announcement of a Legally Blonde TV series in 2024.

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The Legally Blonde TV Show Is Confirmed

A TV Series Is Revealed With Reese Witherspoon Involved

Even as Legally Blonde 3 still languishes in development hell, a Legally Blonde TV show has officially been announced that will seemingly fill the void. With years of conflicting reports regarding Elle Woods' return to the big screen, the news of a show comes as something of a surprise, but is nevertheless exciting for fans of the two-decades-old franchise. Though the project is still locked firmly in the development stage, Reese Witherspoon is returning to produce the series through her company, Hello Sunshine.

It is unclear if Witherspoon is returning to reprise her role as Elle Woods, though it would only make sense for her to come back to one of her defining parts. A host of names are already attached behind-the-scenes, and the off-shoot is coming through Amazon MGM studios. The Legally Blonde show is one of two spinoff ideas that are currently being floated based on the classic 2001 film, but only one has moved past the simple ideas stage.

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Who Is Making The Legally Blonde TV Show?

Reese Witherspoon Is Joined By The Co-Creators Of Gossip Girl

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Perhaps the most exciting element of the newly announced Legally Blonde TV series is that Reese Witherspoon is producing through her company, Hello Sunshine. However, she is far from the only big name attached, and Gossip Girl co-creators Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage will write the show and produce as well. Original Legally Blonde producer Marc Platt will also be involved with the show as producer, but the scope of his role on the project is unknown.

The Legally Blonde franchise includes:

Release Year Movie Rotten Tomatoes Score 2001 Legally Blonde 71% 2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 36% 2007 Legally Blonde: The Musical N/A 2009 Legally Blondes 38%

The Legally Blonde TV Show Story

The Show Might See Elle Woods In Private Practice

The most logical direction for the series is to follow an older and more established Elle Woods, decades into her practice as a lawyer.

Unfortunately, any and all story details about the Legally Blonde TV show are currently still under wraps, and will likely stay that way for some time. However, the series does have a logical story direction, and it isn't hard to speculate about what will happen when the show does finally air. The most logical direction for the series is to follow an older and more established Elle Woods, decades into her practice as a lawyer. It's been over 20 years since the character was last seen, and a lot of things could have happened in the intervening years.

The episodic nature of a Legally Blonde TV show would lend itself well to a case-per-week structure in which Elle uses her legal savvy and razor-sharp wit to crack cases for her clients. This could also allow the series to maintain the same themes and tone as the movies, as Elle battles against people's assumptions about her. Similar to shows like Matlock and The Lincoln Lawyer, the drama could spill out of the courtroom and into Elle's personal life, and it could explore the balance between her work life and her personal struggles.