Harvard was hard. High School was harder. – Elle
Prime Video’s Legally Blonde prequel series Elle, starring Lexi Minetree as the high school version of Reese Witherspoon’s iconic character Elle Woods, has wrapped filming in Vancouver.
Related: Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Series Finds New Elle Woods in Lexi Minetree
Elle is set years before the first Legally Blonde movie in 2001, which introduced us to Elle Woods graduating from college and headed to Harvard Law.
Characters:
Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods; Chandler Kinney as Kimberly,’ a sharp-tongued senior who is not a fan of Elle; Gabrielle Policano as Liz, the anti-Elle Woods and Jacob Moskovitz as Miles, the school’s star athlete who is charmed by Elle.
Jason Moskovitz, Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano, Lexi Minetree.
Plus Tom Everett Scott as Elle’s Dad Wyatt and June Diane Raphael as Elle’s Mom Eva’.
Recurring: James Van Der Beek as Dean Wilson, the city’s new mayoral candidate and current school district superintendent.
Recurring guest stars: Chloe Wepper as Elle’s chemistry teacher and cheer team choreographer, Ms. Burke; David Burtka as Elle’s neighbor Chad; Brad Harder as Chad’s husband, Charlie. Kayla Maisonet and Lisa Yamada as Tiffany and Amber, friends of Elle’s high school circle.
Elle Series:
Working title: PARK LA BREA
Vancouver filming dates: March 31 2025 – July 25 2025.
Showrunners: Laura Kitnell, Caroline Dries (Batwoman).
Cast: Lexi Minetree, Tom Everett Scott, June Diane Raphael, Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano, Jacob Moskovitz.
Recurring: James Van Der Beek.
Recurring guest stars: Chloe Wepper, David Burtka, Brad Harder, Kayla Maisonet, Lisa Yamada
Soundstages: The Bridge Studios.
Producers: Reese Witherspoon, Hello Sunshine, Marc Platt Productions, Amazon MGM Studios.
Filming in Vancouver as Seattle:
Elle Driving Scenes on West Cordova in Downtown Vancouver – April 2
Elle in Burnaby’s Central Park. May 23 – May 24, 202
Elle on stage.
@yvrshootstweets saw Lexi and the fbi truck on Elle set this week pic.twitter.com/FALB74auZb
— Adam Davies (@ChewieAdam) May 22, 2025
Cross Country District Championships.
My daughter was inspired to become a lawyer after watching Legally Blonde, so natch we watched them filming the Legally Blonde prequel series ELLE in Burnaby's Central Park tonight. I realized too late that was James Van Der Beek as Dean Wilson … 🤩 @yvrshootstweets #ElleWoods pic.twitter.com/knXG2IQJST
— CathDoll (@cathdoll1) May 22, 2025
Elle at Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
You can see Elle on the far right of the set.
@yvrshootstweets any word on what's filming around the Queen Elizabeth theatre? Appears to be a period shoot as the driveway is full of older model vehicles. pic.twitter.com/9tc3cFvZG1
— Teresa Lu (@teresa_lu) July 21, 2025
Elle in Tsawwassen, July 25th.
Legally Blonde movie in 2001.
Fashionable sorority queen Elle Woods follows her ex-boyfriend to law school, where she discovers that there is more to her than just looks.
