Washington, Jan. 31 -- Actress and film producer Reese Witherspoon shared an update about her upcoming 'Legally Blonde' prequel series.

The actress, who portrayed Elle Woods in the 2001 film 'Legally Blonde' opened up on how the idea came to her to produce a prequel series about the lawyer's high school years, reported People.

"It was kind of this idea ... I saw that Wednesday Addams show, you know, and I was like, 'Oh!'" said Witherspoon at The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about the Netflix series starring Jenna Ortega.

"She was in high school. I loved it, I watched every episode, and I thought it was amazing. And I was like, 'We should do Elle Woods in high school!'," added Witherspoon, as per the outlet.

After the idea clicke...