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Reese Witherspoon Drops Major Hint About Return of Smash Show
Mario Anzuoni / REUTERSReese Witherspoon has given fans a tantalizing promise about Big Little Lies season three. The Legally Blonde alum was on Jimmy Fallon’s couch for Monday’s The Tonight Show when she revealed that the groundwork for season three is “in process.”Witherspoon also dropped a hint about how Liane Moriarty’s writing will give fans a clue about where the show will be going next, after encapsulating them in 2017 with season one, starring Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Alexander Skarsgård, Adam Scott, Laura Dern, and Zoë Kravitz.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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AutoStraddle
· Jul 1, 2026
What’s New, Gay and Streaming in July 2026 on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock, Paramount+
Elle Woods has a lesbian best friend in a new Legally Blonde prequel, star-studded beach-read adaptation The Five Star Weekend boasts a charming mid-life lesbian revelation story, Heartstopper delivers its final installment and more queer stuff for your July. The post What’s New, Gay and Streaming in July 2026 on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock, Paramount+ appeared first on Autostraddle.
Us Weekly
· Jul 1, 2026
'Legally Blonde' Cast: Where Are They Now?
The iconic comedy that gave us “bend and snap!” lives on! Released in 2001, Legally Blonde follows Reese Witherspoon‘s Elle Woods, a sorority girl who is dumped by her boyfriend who thinks he’s too good for her. In an effort to prove him wrong and win him back, she hits the books and is accepted []
ComicBook.com
· Jun 29, 2026
The Big Bang Theory Officially Confirms First Major Tragedy After The Finale
Before its sequel even premieres, The Big Bang Theory officially confirms its first major tragedy after the flagship ended. Young Sheldon and Georgie Mandy’s First Marriage are both successful expansion shows of the nerd-centric sitcom in their own respective rights. While they inherited The Big Bang Theory’s place as TV’s number 1 comedy, they []
Variety
· Jul 7, 2026
LISTEN: ‘Minions and Monsters’ Has Tepid U.S. Opening as ‘Young Washington’ Impresses; Why Comcast’s Sky is Buying ITV
Variety’s Rebecca Rubin breaks down a muted July 4th holiday weekend at the box office with a tepid U.S. opening for Universal and Illumination’s “Minions and Monsters” but a solid turnout for indie Angel Studios’ “Young Washington.” And Variety‘s K.J. Yossman explains why Comcast’s Sky has struck a deal to buy U.K. broadcaster ITV for []
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Related coverage for "Reese Witherspoon Drops Major Hint About Return of Smash Show": AutoStraddle — What’s New, Gay and Streaming in July 2026 on Netflix, Prime Video, Apple TV, Peacock, Paramount+. Us Weekly — 'Legally Blonde' Cast: Where Are They Now?. ComicBook.com — The Big Bang Theory Officially Confirms First Major Tragedy After The Finale. Variety — LISTEN: ‘Minions and Monsters’ Has Tepid U.S. Opening as ‘Young Washington’ Impresses; Why Comcast’s Sky is Buying ITV