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It turns out Harvard Law was not Elle Woods’ first fish-out-of-water situation.

That’s the story being teased in the first trailer for Elle , Prime Video ‘s Legally Blonde prequel series. The show, set in 1995 and starring Lexi Minetree as the title character, is set to premiere July 1 on the Amazon-owned streamer.

Just after she celebrates her birthday in Bel-Air, Elle’s dad, Wyatt, (Tom Everett Scott), informs her that he’s “had to look for other work” and found a job in Seattle — meaning she has to trade her bright pink world for the much rainier Pacific Northwest and its many flannel-clad high schoolers. Watch the teaser below.

The first season (Prime Video has already ordered a second ) follows Elle “before she was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard. We meet her in 1995 as a fish in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance, and questionable fashion choices,” the logline reads.…