Only so many movie franchises have been successfully spun off into equally successful TV shows, but Amazon MGM is looking at that challenge and saying, “What, like it’s hard?”
The studio is in development on a “Legally Blonde” spinoff TV series inspired by the perfectly pink comedy starring Reese Witherspoon, who is also producing the series through her company Hello Sunshine, an individual with knowledge of the project told IndieWire.
No plot details were unveiled, but the show is envisioned as an expansion of the “Legally Blonde” universe and characters, with Deadline reporting there may be more to come.
Amazon did not immediately respond to a request for comment on an update about whether a “Legally Blonde 3″ film is still in the works, which upon its last update was being written by Mindy Kaling and Dan Goor. That project has been in development for years, with Witherspoon even comparing it to “Top Gun: Maverick” when it comes to waiting until they truly get the characters and story right. Witherspoon has also insisted that Jennifer Coolidge would absolutely need to star in a sequel.
The series is being written and executive produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage through their Fake Empire banner, both of whom are known for their work on “Gossip Girl.” Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter are also executive producing through Hello Sunshine, as is Marc Platt. The series is produced by Hello Sunshine, Fake Empire, and Amazon MGM Studios.
“Legally Blonde” from 2001 starred Witherspoon as Elle Woods, a sorority girl who decides to apply to Harvard Law School after she’s dumped by her longtime boyfriend, all in an attempt to prove her intelligence and win him back. But she proves especially gifted at law and even works her way into a high-profile murder trial. The film is a millennial staple and upon its first release grossed $141.7 million. It also produced a sequel, “Legally Blonde 2: Red, White, and Blonde.”
The “Legally Blonde” franchise is just one of the properties that Amazon earmarked as something it wanted to expand upon when it acquired MGM, including other properties like “Robocop” and “Barbershop.”
