India, July 13 -- Twenty-five years ago, a hot-pink halter dress and a 4.0 GPA shattered the "dumb blonde" trope. Reese Witherspoon's Elle Woods proved that femininity and fierce intellect could dominate the same courtroom. Now, Prime Video's Elle takes audiences back to where it all began.

Set in 1995, the series follows a 16-year-old Elle Woods as her life takes an unexpected turn. She leaves behind the sunny, polished world of Bel-Air and lands in Seattle, where grunge is in, flannel is everywhere and fitting in suddenly isn't so easy. It's a coming-of-age story about the girl before Harvard and for newcomer Lexi Minetree, stepping into one of pop culture's most iconic roles was as exciting as it was intimidating.

Landing the role of...