The Pretty Little Liars franchise is officially getting the reboot treatment.
Weeks after announcing a reboot of the series from Riverdale creator Robetro Aguirre-Sacasa was in development, comes the news that the series has been picked up by HBO Max.
The official Pretty Little Liars Twitter account shared the news.
“New town. New secrets. New Little Liars. A new generation of Pretty Little Liars is coming to @hbomax . @PLLTVSeries — PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN —from @WriterRAS , Lindsay Calhoon Bring, Alloy Entertainment & @warnerbrostv #PLL,” reads the Tweet posted on Twitter.
And that’s not all, there’s even a short clip which promises viewers, “It’s not what you think, bitches,” and is signed off by the elusive A.
New town. New secrets. New Little Liars. A new generation of Pretty Little Liars is coming to @hbomax. @PLLTVSeries — PRETTY LITTLE LIARS: ORIGINAL SIN —from @WriterRAS, Lindsay Calhoon Bring, Alloy Entertainment & @warnerbrostv #PLL pic.twitter.com/LB8ygKCysE
— Pretty Little Liars (@PLLTVSeries) September 24, 2020
Alloy Entertainment’s Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo is on board to exec produce the drama alongside Aguirre-Sacasa.
No other details have been revealed, including whether series creator I. Marlene King will have a part on the new take, but given she departed Warners for Disney’s 20th TV last year, it’s unlikely.
The original series was a smash hit for Freeform, delivering record ratings among key demos. It was also a big hit on social media.
Pretty Little Liars starred Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario, Shay Mitchell, and Ashley Benson as a group of teenagers who were stalked a year after their friend, played by Sasha Pieterese, went missing.
The person stalking them was known as “A” and donned hoodies, and messed with their lives to the point they lied about a lot of things, further putting them in trouble.
While there were various iterations of A, there was also a lot of drama around the relationships. The first spinoff Ravenswood only lasted a single season, and kicked off in 2014.
The Perfectionists followed after the original series, and featured two PLL characters moving to a new town, and becoming embroiled in yet another mystery. Freeform canceled it amid low ratings, leaving several plots dangling.
It’s unclear whether some of the former liars could appear, but given that it’s about a new crop, it’s unlikely, especially when you consider the failure of The Perfectionists.
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