Scorching on the heels of signing on to “Election” sequel “Tracy Flick Can’t Win,” Reese Witherspoon is greedy on the Spirit Stick. Selection studies that the Oscar and Emmy winner is about to star in and exec produce “All Stars,” a cheerleading comedy collection that has landed a two-season order from Prime Video following a bidding warfare. “Loopy Ex-Girlfriend” co-creator and “The Satan Wears Prada” scribe Aline Brosh McKenna created the collection and can exec produce and function showrunner. She’ll additionally direct the pilot and half of the episodes.
“All-Stars” sees Witherspoon enjoying a former cheerleader from Daytona Seashore who lands a gig educating cheerleading at a college in coastal England.
“I’ve been on the lookout for a venture that introduced our Hiya Sunshine mission to make ladies the heroes of their very own tales to a youthful technology for a very long time. After I noticed this story, I instantly knew this concept would do exactly that,” Witherspoon mentioned. “The concept of watching an American lady coming to share the very American sport of cheerleading to a gaggle of younger ladies within the UK simply made me so excited! I like that this present is crammed with actual coronary heart, deep pleasure, and the ability of teamwork. I can’t wait to companion with the good, hilarious, and gifted Aline McKenna but once more to create a really authentic comedic character, and with the staff at Amazon whose ardour for this venture was unparalleled.”
Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter’s “Hiya Sunshine” banner additionally has “Daisy Jones and the Six” within the works at Prime Video. Set to launch in March, the restricted collection a few rock band that rises to fame within the ’70s is led by Riley Keough (“Zola”).
“All Stars” marks a reunion for Witherspoon and Brosh McKenna. They only labored on “Your Place or Mine,” a rom-com about BFFs who swap houses for every week. Written and directed by Brosh McKenna and starring Witherspoon, the pic hits Netflix February 10.
Witherspoon received an Oscar for “Stroll the Line” and obtained a nod for “Wild.” She took residence an Excellent Restricted Sequence Emmy for her work as an exec producer on “Huge Little Lies” and obtained a nod in that very same class for “Little Fires All over the place.” For her performing on the small display, she’s been nominated for “Huge Little Lies” and “The Morning Present.”
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