Legally Blonde‘s Elle prequel has already filmed its second season — but not every cast member is coming back.
“Most faces you’ll see in season 2,” showrunner Caroline Dries exclusively told Us Weekly about Prime Video’s new show, which is streaming now and was renewed before its premiere.
Jessica Belkin, who plays Elle’s Los Angeles friend Madison, hinted that she would still be on the show despite pulling double duty with Fox’s Baywatch.
“I definitely am back in season 2. There’s more to Madison’s story,” she teased. “We just wrapped and before we got back into it, the entire cast had a little movie watch binge night together and we watched the full season together, which was super special.”
She continued: “I had a quick reminder of like, ‘Oh, that’s Madison. She’s spunky. She’s feisty. She gives the best advice.’ I hope that everyone loves Madison in season 1 because she’ll be back.”
Danielle Chand, meanwhile, isn’t expected to reprise her role as Shannon — yet. While speaking with Us, Chand didn’t rule out a potential return after Shannon left Seattle at the end of season 1.
“I’ve made story lines in my head [of how she can return],” Chand added. “My hope for Shannon is that she is just hanging out with all of our friends. If there’s a graduation or like something that involves Kimberly, I would love Shannon just to keep popping in.”
Based on Amanda Brown‘s novel, the 2001 movie Legally Blonde introduced Us to Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon), a sorority girl who attempted to win back her ex-boyfriend Warner (Matthew Davis) by getting a degree at Harvard Law School. Luke Wilson, Selma Blair, Victor Garber and Jennifer Coolidge rounded out the cast, with a second movie following two years later.
With Lexi Minetree taking on the role as teen Elle, the series stars June Diane Raphael and Tom Everett Scott as Elle’s parents. Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano and Jacob Moskovitz were also announced as series regulars alongside Belkin, Zac Looker, Amy Pietz and more. (James Van Der Beek also joined the cast for what would become his final TV role before his death. He died in February 2026 at the age of 48.)
“We always went back to tone. We always went back to what we emotionally connected to about the movie — just as fans of the movie — and making sure that we had those things down perfectly,” showrunner Laura Kittrel shared with Us. “Then once we were able to firmly establish that, we were getting excited about how we have new characters that we get to introduce to the world and still make it feel like its own thing.”
She continued: “We tried really hard to strike a balance of if you’re a fan of the movie, you’re going to watch this and get what you want as a fan of the movie. If you have never watched this movie in your life or even heard of it, you will also totally find something to connect to in it.”
Elle is streaming on Prime Video now.
