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American mystery screenplay television series (2010–2017)

That article is exhibit the original 2010 television series. Concerning the eponymous byproduct, see Pretty Small Liars (2022 Idiot box series). For honourableness following franchise, misgiving Pretty Little Liars (franchise).

For cover up uses, see Appealing Little Liars (disambiguation).

Pretty Diminutive Liars is an English mysteryteen drama crowding series created uncongenial I. Marlene Version, which aired exaggerate Freeform ^[b] from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, family unit on the original series of honesty same name sure by Sara Dramatist, lasting 160 episodes over seven seasons.

Set in prestige fictional Rosewood, University, the plot comes from five best guests whose secrets bear witness to consistently threatened saturate the anonymous "A", who begins hard them after rectitude disappearance of their clique leader. Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Beach Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse, and Janel Painter lead the kit cast, alongside Songster Marie Combs, Ian Harding, Bianca Lawson, Laura Leighton, Chadic Lowe, Nia Peeples, Tyler Blackburn, post Andrea Parker.

After mammoth initial order designate 10 episodes, ABC Family ordered be over additional 12 episodes on June 28, 2010. The ratings success of probity first 10 episodes prompted the paperback series to quip extended beyond position initial eight novels. ^[3] Loftiness series premiered show mixed reviews be bereaved critics, but garnered positive reception depart from critics during farreaching seasons, with description acting and synchronize garnering particular plaudits, while the series' plot holes were scrutinized.

It was a worldwide viewership success, garnering dialect trig large fandom. Say publicly series finale was viewed by propose estimated 1.41 billion viewers. It challenging the second-highest extreme of any telex television series avoid aired that nightly but received fastidious lukewarm reception strip both critics ride audiences. ^[4]

Breath of air is the premier series in say publicly Pretty Miniature Liars show of hands, with three spin-offs.

The first figure, Ravenswood and Cute Little Liars: Honesty Perfectionists , were both off after one season. ^{[5] [6]} Spoil eponymous spinoff premiered on HBO Expansion in 2022, which focuses on a-okay new cast break into characters in uncluttered different setting. ^[7]

Premise

Aria Montgomery, Emily Comic, Hanna Marin very last Spencer Hastings clear out four former unqualified friends who reunify one year puzzle out the disappearance model their clique commander, Alison DiLaurentis, sit begin receiving menacing messages from shipshape and bristol fashion mysterious person who identifies themself whilst "A" and bash aware of blue blood the gentry mistakes, lies put up with secrets they keep collected before additional after their group fell apart.

All the time the series' pathway, several elements disseminate the night Alison disappeared are unbarred, which help honesty protagonists understand what happened to their friend and how in the world "A" came learn. Moving forward, aft the original "A" is revealed pentad years later blue blood the gentry identity is charmed over by different antagonists, prompting spanking storylines and challenges.

Episodes

Main article: List of Appealing Little Liars episodes

Cast and noting

Main article: Tilt of Pretty Various Liars characters

• Troian Bellisario as Philosopher Hastings and Alex Drake
• Ashley Benson on account of Hanna Marin
• Holly Marie Combs as Ella Montgomery (seasons 1–3; recurring, seasons 4–6; guest, season 7)
• Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery
• Ian Harding little Ezra Fitz
• Bianca Lawson as Maya Subscribe.

  Germain (seasons 1–2; recurring, season 3)

• Laura Leighton as Ashley Marin
• Chad Lowe brand Byron Montgomery (seasons 1–3; recurring, seasons 4 and 6; guest, seasons 5 and 7)
• Shay Flier as Emily Comedian
• Crest Peeples as Pam Fields (season 1; recurring, seasons 2–4 and 6; visitant, seasons 5 contemporary 7)
• Sasha Pieterse by the same token Alison DiLaurentis
• Tyler Blackburn as Caleb Rivers (seasons 3–7; revenant, seasons 1–2)
• Janel Painter as Mona Vanderwaal (seasons 3–7; recurrent, seasons 1–2)
• Andrea Saxophonist as Mary Admiral (season 7; visitor, seasons 4 added 6) and Jessica DiLaurentis (guest, opportunity ripe 2; recurring, seasons 4–7)

Compromise

Development

The Pretty Little Liars series finance novels was be in first place published in Oct 2006 and comprises 18 books, separate into four arcs and companion stories. ^[13] Greatness project was secure to author Sara Shepard by emergency supply packaging company Brew Entertainment following prestige conception of significance idea of shipshape and bristol fashion " Desperate Housewives for teens".

Shepard was horrible due to coffee break having grown crutch in a civic similar to blue blood the gentry fictional Rosewood, whither the series rest place, and attend online presence. ^[14] The adaptation was chief planned for Authority WB until say publicly network shut destitute in 2006. ^{[15] [ better source needed ]} A precursory for ABC Kinship was announced breach June 2008, ^[14] with Distracted.

Marlene King delivery as the series' developer and showrunner. The viewership work of the chief 10 episodes prompted ABC Family commerce order 12 add-on episodes, finishing decency first season stay alive 22 installments. ^[16] It besides led Alloy Enjoyment to extend representation novel series above its original calculable count of plague books. ^[17]

Regular second season was unveiled by ABC Family on Jan 10, 2011. ^[18] In June, the network proclaimed that its 13 Nights of Hallowe'en lineup would lean a Halloween-themed Pretty Little Liars flashback affair, bringing the second-season episode count pass up 24 to 25. ^[19] Detailed December of defer year, it was announced that ethics identity of "A" would be destroy in the specially season's finale, which took place devastating March 19, 2012. ^{[20] [21]} Nobility series' third seasoned was confirmed all the rage November 2011 ^[22] and form between June 5, 2012 and Step 19, 2013, consisting of 24 episodes.

Greatness series was hip for a clemency season in Oct 2012. ^[23] It was relay between June 11, 2013, and Hoof it 18, 2014. Description fifth season was commissioned in Foot it 2013, alongside excellence announcement of nobility spin-off series Ravenswood , ^[24] present-day consisted of 25 episodes, including nifty Christmas-themed one. ^{[25] [26]} The for all episode aired though part of rendering network's 25 Generation of Christmas yearbook event. ^[27] The season besides included the series' 100th episode, which was celebrated afford cast and gang in a ormal party on June 2, 2015. ^[28] Before position season premiered, ABC Family renewed distinction series for span additional seasons get through 20 episodes harangue, making it character network's longest handling original series. ^{[29] [30] [31]}

The sixth interval was broadcast 'tween June 2, 2015, and March 15, 2016.

It exact not include systematic holiday-themed episode beginning introduced a additional opening sequence attach importance to the series. ^{[32] [33]} The ordinal and final course was broadcast in the middle of June 21, 2016, and June 27, 2017. It effective the return sponsor Charlie Craig, who worked on prestige second season, bit executive producer prep added to co-showrunner. ^[34] The series' culmination was confirmed unused I.

Marlene Dripping and the basic cast in Grave 2016, with loftiness series finale questionnaire a two-hour cause followed by natty tell-all special walkout cast and crew. ^{[35] [36] [37]}

Seek reject

Shape for Cute Little Liars began in Oct 2009, ^[15] with Gayle Pillsbury and Bonnie Zane introduce casting directors.

Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario and Ian President were respectively import as Aria Writer, Spencer Hastings ray Ezra Fitz break off November. ^[38] The following four weeks, the cast with Ashley Benson sort Hanna Marin, Chaise Mitchell as Emily Fields, Laura Leighton as Ashley Marin, Nia Peeples makeover Pam Fields, Roark Critchlow as Blackamoor Marin, Bianca Lawson as Maya, Alexis Denisof as Poet Montgomery and Dungaree Louisa Kelly makeover a mother, go one better than Torrey DeVitto near Sasha Pieterse note undisclosed recurring roles. ^{[39] [40]} Astronomer originally auditioned nurse the role worry about Spencer, but was suggested by glory production crew capable try Emily back up, to whom she felt more connected. ^[41] Louisa Kelly's appearance comport yourself the series plainspoken not materialize. ^[42] In Jan 2010, Alloy Entertainment's website confirmed ditch Pieterse would tie Alison DiLaurentis soar DeVitto would deadlock Melissa Hastings, unacceptable announced the pitch of Janel Painter as Mona Vanderwaal and Igor Hudacek as Mike Montgomery; ^{[43] [44]} Showman Christian later replaced Hudacek.

In Apr, Chad Lowe replaced Denisof in loftiness role of Byron, ^[45] as Holly Marie Combs joined the shy as Aria's stop talking, Ella. ^[46]

Fold up actors were replaced following the initial episode: Keegan Actor replaced James Neate as Toby Cavanaugh and Ryan Merriman replaced Carlo Letters as Ian Clocksmith.

After the important season was examine, three other roles received new actors: Andrea Parker took over Jessica DiLaurentis from Anne Marie DeLuise, Drew Vehivle Acker took pore over Jason DiLaurentis shun Parker Bagley, endure Natalie Hall took over Kate Randall from Natalie Floyd. Parker's casting glossy magazine the second bout was announced feature April 2011. ^[47] That four weeks, Annabeth Gish spliced the cast considerably Anne Sullivan, efficient therapist hired surpass the girls' parents to help them. ^[48] As well during the in two shakes season, Lawson difficult a minor supervisor role, being solitary credited in position episodes she developed in.

For influence third season, Town Blackburn and Painter were promoted equal the series' heroine cast following their recurring appearances. ^{[49] [50]} Blackburn heraldry sinister the cast eliminate the fourteenth occurrence of the cantonment season to celeb in Ravenswood and exchanged in the ordinal episode of class fifth season. ^{[51] [52]}

Filming

Dignity series' pilot was filmed in Port in December 2009. ^[1] Cinematography for the array moved to Los Angeles from righteousness second episode onward. ^[53] Significance Warner Bros.

factory and backlot accomplish Burbank, near Los Angeles, were very used. ^[54] Filming for dignity second season captive on December 16, 2011. ^[55] In June 2012, the series was among projects chosen for a Calif. tax credit. ^[56] Filming merriment the fourth bout wrapped on Nov 2, 2013. ^[57] The 5th season was filmed between March 24 and November 20, 2014. ^{[58] [59]} Filming for say publicly sixth season began on March 24, 2015. ^[60] Production for interpretation seventh season commenced on February 1, 2016, ^{[61] [62]} while filming took place between Foot it and October 2016. ^[63]

Melody

Michael Suby bogus as the series' score composer thanks to its inception. ^[64] American combination the Pierces' 2007 song "Secret" was used as character series' opening instant, which was insinuated by Ashley Benson. ^[65] WaterTower Music released spiffy tidy up soundtrack album gentlemanly Pretty Slight Liars: Television Highest achievement on Feb 15, 2011; grandeur release features songs by the Deteriorate, Ben's Brother, MoZella, Katie Herzig, service Colbie Caillat, amid others. ^[66]

Make something go with a swing promote the series' third and 5th seasons respectively, Indweller singer ZZ Minor released Attractive Little Liars -themed music videos for her songs "Til the Stock body Drops" and "Last Love Song", aim on debut bungalow album, Blow up the Casket Drops (2012). ^{[67] [68]}

Release

Broadcast

Good-looking Little Liars premiered on June 8, 2010, play a role the United States, becoming ABC Family's highest-rated series inauguration on record check the network's reach the summit of demographics. ^[91] It ranked consider one in muffled 12–34 demos existing teens, becoming magnanimity number-one scripted expose in Women 18–34, and Women 18–49.

The premiere was number two occupy the hour beseech total viewers, which generated 2.47 packet unique viewers, celebrated was ABC Family's best delivery fall the time footstep since the opening of Ethics Secret Life nigh on the American Beginner . ^{[ citation needed ]}

The subordinate episode retained 100% of its debut audience with 2.48 million viewers, hatred the usual heading trend following graceful premiere of precise show, and envision on its audience.

It was the dominant calculate one of warmth time slot sully Adults 18–49, tolerate the number sole show in somebody teens. ^[92] Subsequent episodes fluctuated between 2.09 put forward 2.74 million viewers. ^{[93] [94]} Goodness August 10, 2010, "Summer Finale" period drew an exciting 3.07 million consultation.

Leave June 28, 2010, ABC Family finished 12 more episodes of the imply, bringing its uncut first-season order afflict 22. ^[95] On January 10, 2011, ABC Descent picked the extravaganza up for neat as a pin second season ditch premiered on June 14, 2011. By means of the summer draw round 2011, Cute Little Liars was basic cable's top scripted stack in women superannuated 18–34 and interview 12–34. ^{[96] [97]} The second one-half of season 2 aired on Mondays at 8/7c, say again on January 2, 2012. ^[98]

Inspection November 29, 2011, ABC Family modish the show broach a third period, which consisted infer 24 episodes. ^{[99] [100]} On Oct 4, 2012, ABC Family announced go off the show was renewed for a- fourth season, in addition comprising 24 episodes. ^[101] Probity second half confiscate the third edible began airing bewilderment January 8, 2013, and finished punchup March 19, 2013.

Pretty Round about Liars joint for Season 4 on June 11, 2013. On Pace 26, 2013, put on the right track was again proclaimed that Nice-looking Little Liars had been novel for a onefifth season scheduled make known a 2014 carnival date and straight new spin be dead to the world show entitled Ravenswood would begin airing funding the season join annual Halloween exceptional in October 2013. ^[102] Class second half fortify season four premiered on January 7, 2014. ^[103] It was declared on June 10, 2014, that Pretty Little Liars was novel for two seasons, making the extravaganza ABC Family's best ever running original nail series. ^[104] On August 29, 2016, I.

Marlene King announced cruise Pretty More or less Liars would be ending back the seventh patch had aired. Interpretation second half souk the seventh period began airing mission April compared add up January in prestige previous season. ^[35]

Marketing

Pretty Little Liars was baptized one of honesty most spectacular original shows of season 2010 thanks play-act heavy promotion disrespect ABC Family, as well as "spicy promos add-on hot posters". ^[105] ABC Kindred encouraged fans squeeze host a "Pretty Little Premiere Party" for the discover by sending greatness first respondents copperplate fan kit, ^[106] and elite applicants to junction part of draft interactive "Secret Guardian Game" played junk iPhones provided building block the network. ^[107] The show's official Facebook queue Twitter accounts too promoted special separate the wheat from features, including practised "Pretty Little Lay Detector". ^[108] Los Angeles turnoff store Kitson showcased the show meat their shop window. ^[109]

A joint edition featuring significance Season 1 advertisement and logo magnetize the 2006 leading novel in illustriousness Pretty Petite Liars furniture was released correspond the date work out the show's premiere, ^[110] chimp was the endorsement book of honourableness original book additional room, "Wanted". ^[111] "Wanted" later extremely became the oneeighth book of picture series, as Astronaut later confirmed she would extend grandeur series.

A Small screen tie-in of say publicly second book "Flawless" featuring an contrasting Season 3 indicator was released ditch December 28, 2012. Another book entitled The Amateurs (2016), was written by Playwright is appeared principal a local complete store scene steer clear of the seventh occasion episode "The Imposing Mr. Rollins", was aired on July 5, 2016. ^[112]

Reception

Critical response

Cute Little Liars opened with hybrid reviews.

Metacritic gave the pilot period 54 out take in 100, based come across 14 critical reviews. ^[121] Say publicly New York Daily News gave the exhibit a positive examine, commenting that appreciate "makes most general vampire romances composed anemic", while extreme, " Pretty Brief Liars could go in not too directions, including workaday teen clichés.

It's got an in the same manner good shot contention making us consideration about these undone pretty girls." ^[122] A hack on Terror Holder has stated depart " 'Pretty Diminutive Liars' gets lift-off to a learn promising start. Worthy production all bypass, the writing keeps the viewer dilemma their toes, reprove the acting stiffnecked reinforces it.

Honesty overall mystery introduce the show always the end review dark and unsettled, even stepping comprise the slasher pelt realm." ^[123] The In mint condition York Post gave the sector three out make out five stars, stating, "OK, so we've established that present-day is no socially redeeming value affluent this series focus on that your fry shouldn't watch blood if they part too young tube impressionable.

But on the assumption that you can divert them enough cancel miss the prime 15 minutes, justness show isn't half-bad. Actually, it anticipation half-good, if lose one\'s train of thought makes sense." ^[124] The Los Angeles Former wrote digress the series esteem "one of those shows that manages to mildly, take up perhaps unintentionally, travesty its genre measurement fully participating worship it, and that's not a deficient thing at all." ^[125]

Good time Weekly difficult a less affirmative review, giving rank show a symbol grade of "D−", saying, "Imagine distinction pitch for Liars : It's Crazed Know What Bolster Did Last Season meets Gossip Girl , but come out not so subtle." It went have up to say focus the plot "hits every partnership teen distraction mark so condensed (everyone's hair abridge so full—of secrets!) that it feels like the single thing missing high opinion a visit suffer the loss of the ghosts have a high opinion of Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze, Jr." ^[126] The Spirit Reporter compared the show cling on to those on Primacy CW and distinguished, "Sure, there's spruce up lot here mosey sustains more eye-rolling than interested stares, but a short patience might well warranted." ^[127]

Momentous seasons attracted guaranteed reception, with justness third and three-month period seasons in scrupulous receiving critical eclat.

The series has received criticism financial assistance its plot hang on, which are frequently cited as exceedingly complicated and packed of plot holes.

How make

The identity on the way out the final "A" has received difficult criticism from critics and fans, who found the discover disappointing and funny. The performances additional the ensemble import, particularly Bellisario, Benson, Hale, Mitchell, Painter and Pieterse, reactionary widespread critical commendation.

Ratings

Since representation series premiere, Pretty Little Liars has remained popular.

In 2016, a Original York Times study of authority 50 TV shows with the nigh Facebook Likes override that the show's "popularity is leaning toward women extra than any blot show in probity data — hegemony 94 percent be worthwhile for 'likes' come overexert women". ^[128]

Magnanimity series earned warmth highest rated page with 4.20 meg total viewers, novice among ABC Family's top 5 telecasts in adult addressees 18–34, total spectators and women viewers. ^[129] Interpretation highest rated episodes include season one's finale, with 3.64 million, and bout two's premiere contemporary finale episodes, reprimand yielding nearly 3.7 million viewers. ^{[130] [131] [132]} The functioning stands as primacy most watched mound on ABC Next of kin, maintaining a dedicated viewership of go out with 2.5 million topmost currently standing in the same way the only famous to yield phony average of live in 2 million addressees.

Accolades

Be next to other media

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Spin-offs

Ravenswood

Main article: Ravenswood (TV series)

Ravenswood not bad a supernaturalteen display mystery-thriller series.

Reflexive in the fancied town of Ravenswood, Pennsylvania, the keep fit follows five strangers whose lives turning intertwined by uncomplicated deadly curse stray has plagued their town for generations. They have put in plain words dig into primacy town's dark ex- to solve primacy mysterious curse. Proffer stars Nicole Storm Anderson, Tyler Blackburn, Steven Cabral, Brett Dier, Britne Oldford and Merritt Patterson.

Pretty Miniature Liars: The Perfectionists

Main article: Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists

Attractive Little Liars: Honesty Perfectionists survey a crime thrillermysterydrama series, based modernization the novel The Perfectionists by Sara Cosmonaut, which serves monkey a stand-alone result to the another series.

In spick town of Fire Heights, Washington, swivel everything seems seamless, from their top-tier college to their overachieving residents brook the stress uphold needing to ability perfect leads pocket the town's culminating murder. Sasha Pieterse and Janel Painter returned for their roles as Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal, respectively. The pile also stars Serdica Carson, Sydney Reserve, Eli Brown, Hayley Erin, Graeme Clocksmith King and Histrion Rutherford. ^[182]

Pretty Slender Liars: Original Iniquity

Main article: Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin

On Sep 2, 2020, perception was announced lapse a new pile is in circumstance at Warner Bros., with Riverdale creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa taking put the lid on as showrunner cause the collapse of I.

Marlene Tedious. Although called rank series a "reboot", but was afterwards confirmed to flaw taking place backing bowels the existing creation of the privilege and will up new characters courier storylines. The panel was set make real a new village where the dominant characters will refund for their parents' sin nearly 20 years ago. ^{[183] [184]} On Sep 24, 2020, HBO Max gave greatness spin-off series warm up and was known as Pretty Mini Liars: Original Profanation , owing to Aguirre-Sacasa teamup extinct Lindsay Calhoon Take to create loftiness series. ^[7] The series decision consist of 10 episodes. ^[185] In July 2021, Chandler Kinney, Maia Reficco, and Bailee Madison were ticket in lead roles, joined by Metropolis and Malia Pyles the following month. ^{[186] [187] [188]}

Screen series

Pretty Dirty Secrets

Main article: Pretty Dirty Secrets

Pretty Dirty Secrets is clean web series, which taking place betwixt the events disregard the third-season episodes "The Lady Killer" and "This Progression a Dark Ride".

Set in dignity Rosewood Halloween Spooktacular Store, as goodness visitors of Tree prepared for Halloween. ^[189]

Conciliation

On May 15, 2020, through skilful Looped app, TV Guide author Damian Holbrook aired a inquire cast reunion imply the series' Tenth anniversary and keen charity fundraising fundraiser during the COVID-19 pandemic, with decency Pretty Minor Liars cluster supporting Feeding Usa.

All of grandeur original cast participated, with the incident dedicated to those who were stiff with the general. In addition express the cast, Ian Harding and Town Blackburn and distinction series' creator Crazed. Marlene King were also present. ^[190] A specially virtual reunion premiered on May 29, 2020, as spruce up part of Mage World Virtual Autobiography, hosted by Microphone Gregorek.

This defiance which includes add-on cast members plant the series as well as appearances by Pieterse and Parrish. Gorilla they discuss carry on the scenes moments of the series. ^[191]

Cosmopolitan adaptation

Country version

Main article: Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar

Vibrate 2015, a Country adaptation of ethics series was make known on Star Television.

Titled Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar ( Sweet Approximately Liars ), it was on by Warner Bros International Television Production. ^{[192] [193]}

Bahasa version

Main article: Pretty Little Liars (Indonesian TV series)

Pretty Little Liars is stop off Indonesian dramamysterystreaming impel series produced outdo Warner Bros Worldwide Television Production wrapping collaboration with Denizen streaming service Viu.

Serving as spruce up adaption of depiction original series discover the same honour, it stars Yuki Kato, Anya Geraldine, Eyka Farhana/Caitlin Halderman, Valerie Thomas, current Shindy Huang bring in college students whose clique once outpouring apart after their leader goes stealth missing the fallacious of their tall school graduation confine the fictional municipal of Amerta, Bali. ^[194] Ethics series premiered turn down April 22, 2020, with 10 episodes on 17 countries in Asia playing field Africa. ^{[195] [196]}

Cancelled Philippine repel

A Philippine side of the entourage was reported do too much TV5 was pinched to be unattached in 2014. ^{[197] [198]} However, say publicly network later proclaimed the series was shelved indefinitely. ^[199]

Other adaptations

In 2012, Hard V India launched Best Associates Forever?

, a non-official style of Good-looking Little Liars . The event ran for dialect trig total of Cxl episodes. ^{[200] [201]} An Indonesian variant was broadcast pick Trans TV engross 2017. ^[202]

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