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Reese Witherspoon Searches for Elle Woods in New Series

2/2/2025

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Reese Witherspoon is on the hunt for a young actress to portray Elle Woods in the upcoming prequel series "Elle," which delves into her high school adventures before Harvard Law. Drawing inspiration from Netflix's "Wednesday," Witherspoon is thrilled about the modern audition process featuring self-produced video submissions. The series will be available on Prime Video, though a release date remains under wraps.

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Reese Witherspoon is on the hunt for a young actress to portray Elle Woods in the upcoming prequel series "Elle," which delves into her high school adventures before Harvard Law. Drawing inspiration from Netflix's "Wednesday," Witherspoon is thrilled about the modern audition process featuring self-produced video submissions. The series will be available on Prime Video, though a release date remains under wraps.