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Casting About
Lisa Yamada (Luna, Bold and Beautiful) has snagged the recurring role of Amber in the new Legally Blonde prequel series called Elle, which is being produced for Prime Video. The events of the new series take place before Reese Witherspoon’s first movie in the franchise, when Elle (Lexi Minetree) attended Bel Air High School. Yamada’s character, Amber, is also a student there and a member of Elle’s social circle. Witherspoon’s production company, Hello Sunshine, is spearheading the project. On Instagram, Yamada quoted the original movie in sharing news of her casting, writing, “what, like it’s hard? thank you @amazonmgmstudios @hellosunshine xx.” “YESSSSSS!!!!!! So happy for you @lisayamada ❤️🔥❤️,” Annika Noelle (Hope) responded. Lawrence Saint-Victor (Carter) chimed in with, “🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!” Don Diamont (Bill) wrote, “‼️🙌🏼‼️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤️.” … Stacy Haiduk (Kristen/Susan, DAYS) shared some news: “This past February, I had the honor to work on a beautiful movie called Merry Christmas Elijah,” she wrote on Instagram. “Directed by Tyler Samsun. It’s a movie about Families working with remarkable children with autism! I was so grateful to work with this talented group of people! Bringing awareness!!!!!”

Industry News
B&B Goes FAST: Shout! TV is partnering with Bold and Beautiful to launch a FAST channel (free ad-supported streaming television) on several platforms that will air classic episodes, reports MediaPlayNews. Platforms that will have a FAST channel include Shout! TV itself, Plex, Prime Video, AVOD and Roku Canada. It will also air on several Rakuten feeds (U.K., Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and the Netherlands).