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Reese Witherspoon will star in and executive produce a comedy series set in the cheerleading world at Amazon’s Prime Video.

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00:00Reese Witherspoon is taking on the cheerleading world at Amazon's Prime Video.

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00:11Witherspoon is set to star in and executive produce a cheerleading-based comedy series called All Stars.

00:17The series has been given a two-season straight-to-series order.

00:20All Stars, loosely inspired by real events, centers on a former cheerleader, played by Witherspoon,

00:25who cons her way across the Atlantic to teach cheerleading at a school in England.

00:30Hello Sunshine will produce the series, which comes from Aline Brosh McKenna.

00:34Witherspoon spoke out about the big news, saying in part,

00:37The idea of watching an American woman coming to share the very American sport of cheerleading

00:41to a group of young women in the UK just made me so excited.

00:45I love that this show is filled with real heart, deep joy, and the power of teamwork.

00:50Elsewhere, Witherspoon currently stars in Apple TV Plus' The Morning Show,

00:53whose third season is nearing the end of production,

00:56and is also set to reprise her role as Tracy Flick in the election sequel,

01:00Tracy Flick Can't Win at Paramount Plus.

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