Amazon had its upfront presentation this morning and it announced an expansive number of high-profile projects:
* Prime Video has ordered a Legally Blonde prequel series. Elle will tell the origin story of Elle Woods as a 1990s high schooler. It's executive-produced by Reese Witherspoon and Laura Kittrell (Insecure, High School) is series creator and showrunner.
* There will be a second season of Mr & Mrs Smith, although it apparently won't include Donald Glover and Maya Erskine.
* The Summer I Turned Pretty will return to Prime Video in 2025 with an extended 11-episode season.
* The Boys has been renewed for a fifth season. Season four is set to premiere June 13th.
* Nicholas Cage will be starring in the MGM+ series Noir, where he will be reprising the role that he previously voiced in the animated film Into the Spider-Verse. The show tells the story "of an aging and down on his luck private investigator (Cage) in 1930s New York, who is forced to grapple with his past life as the city’s one and only superhero."
* A sequel to Road House is on the way, with Jake Gyllenhaal reprising his leading role as Dalton. No word yet on whether director Doug Liman will be returning.
* After months of rumors, Amazon has officially announced it has ordered a live-action series based on Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. Phoebe Waller-Bridge has signed on as the show’s writer and executive producer.
* Dale is a four-part documentary about the life of legendary NASCAR racer Dale Earnhardt. It is set to premiere in early 2025.
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