Pretty Little Liars’ Stars Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish
Set to Reprise Their Roles in the New Drama Pilot
Sasha Pieterse is Currently Competing in Season 25 of ABC’s ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Freeform, Disney’s young adult television and streaming network, has ordered a new drama pilot, “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists,” from Warner Horizon Scripted Television, it was announced today by Karey Burke, Freeform’s executive vice president, Programming and Development.
“At Freeform, we are committed to delivering shows that push boundaries and become a part of our viewers’ lives. ‘Pretty Little Liars’ was a cultural phenomenon so it’s no wonder fans wanted more.” said Karey Burke, executive vice president, programming and development, Freeform. “We can’t wait to continue Marlene King’s rich and revolutionary storytelling with a new crop of leading ladies from Beacon Heights who will hold just as many secrets and lies as Rosewood did.”
“I’m beyond excited to continue my collaboration with Sara Shepard, Alloy, Freeform and Warner Horizon,” says Marlene King. “I can’t wait to introduce our fans – and Sasha and Janel – to a new world of thrills and chills in Beacon Heights.”
“Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists,” is based on the popular book series “The Perfectionists,” written by Sara Shepard, who also penned the No. 1 New York Times bestselling book series “Pretty Little Liars.” Everything about the town of Beacon Heights seems perfect, from their top-tier college to their overachieving residents. But nothing in Beacon Heights is as it appears to be. The stress of needing to be perfect leads to the town’s first murder. Behind every Perfectionist is a secret, a lie and a needed alibi. “Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists” is produced by Alloy Entertainment and Long Lake Media in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television. I. Marlene King (“Pretty Little Liars,” “Famous in Love”) wrote the pilot and serves as executive producer with Leslie Morgenstein (“Pretty Little Liars,” “The Vampire Diaries”) and Gina Girolamo (“The 100,” “The Originals”).
“Pretty Little Liars” stars Sasha Pieterse (“Inherent Vice”)and Janel Parrish (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” and is currently starring in a production of “Grease” in Toronto)are set to reprise their original roles in the new pilot. In “Pretty Little Liars,”Pieterse played Alison DiLaurentis, the former queen bee whose mysterious disappearance rocked the small town of Rosewood. Parrish played Mona Vanderwaal, Hanna Marin’s best friend, who was unmasked as the mysterious tormentor “A” at the end of the show’s second season, and ultimately beat uber-villain, A.D., at her own game.
The final episodes of Pretty Little Liars are finally upon us. Although the cast has already said goodbye to the beloved town of Rosewood, that doesn’t mean they can’t share a few fun spoilers with fans that are desperate to know what will become of the most stylish liars ever.
Lucy Hale recently dropped some major deets about her character, Aria during an interview with The Huffington Post and what she had to say definitely has fans thinking her character could be revealed as Uber A/ A.D.The final ten episodes will see a much darker side to Aria, “She does some crazy stuff. It puts everything at stake ― it puts her friendships, her relationships at stake ― and there are times when you’re like, ‘Whose side is she on?’” she said.
“The board game plays a big part in the last nine episodes. Obviously, all of the girls will get a turn and it puts them in very uncomfortable situations ― life-or-death situations. And, Aria, it really pits her against the girls. For the first time it’s little Aria against the rest of them, so things get weird,” Lucy continued to say.Could it be that Aria has something to do with Uber A? It’s a theory that fans have put out there since the pilot episode, and since anything can really happen on this show – it wouldn’t be too crazy to assume.
Knowing it was one of their friends behind everything bad thing that’s happened to them would be a total shock to viewers and the liars themselves. It would change everything between them and not in a good way, that’s for sure.
Of course we’re going to have to watch until the final episode to find out who the big A actually is, but how insane would it be if it turned out to be one of the girls we’ve been following since day one?
“Pretty Little Liars” star Troian Bellisario takes the stage to dish on the final episodes of the beloved series. Rumor has it that fans will be getting all the answers they ever wanted, so make sure to tune in when she stops by. Troian also comes to talk about “Feed,” a movie she wrote and stars in. The film revolves around Olivia and Matthew Grey, 18-year-old twins born into a world of privilege and high expectations. As the twins prepare for their last year of school together, an unexpected tragedy splits them apart, leaving the surviving sibling to learn how to live without their other half — or test how far they are willing to go to bring them back. Interview at 692 Broadway in NYC for BUILD Series.
The multi-talented and dynamic Lucy Hale, also known as Aria Montgomery to “Pretty Little Liar” fans, stops by to chat with us on the part B of the final season of the series that will surely be missed. During her time on the show, she has captured the attention of millions and won the Teen Choice Award for “Choice Summer TV Female Star” four years in a row. Find out what to expect in the series finale and what she has planned next when she visits BUILD. Interview at 692 Broadway in NYC for BUILD Series.
Pretty Little Liars kicked off its final run last week and with only 9 episodes left, we’re still spending all of our time guessing who A.D. might be.
The latest episode saw Spencer (Troian Bellisario) survive being shot and the Liars found themselves caught in the middle of A.D.’s final game when a board game was delivered to Spencer’s barn. Promising to give them rewards in exchange for their co-operation, Spencer played the game and received a letter that Mary Drake (Andrea Parker) wrote when she was pregnant in Radley.
Elsewhere in the episode tensions between Alison (Sasha Pieterse) and Emily (Shay Mitchell) rose due to Paige (Lindsey Shaw) landing a job at Rosewood High, Aria (Lucy Hale) was stuck in her relationship with Ezra (Ian Harding) and caught up with old friend Holden (Shane Coffey), and Hanna (Ashley Benson) threw herself into her fashion business with a little help from Mona (Janel Parrish).The next episode of the season is These Boots Were Made For Stalking. Emily butts heads with teenager Addison, Spencer confronts her mother about keeping family secrets and turns to Detective Furey for help. Aria confides in Holden about her relationship with Ezra. Jenna stirs up even more trouble when she returns to Rosewood with some insight into Noel Kahn and recent events.
Tune in to Freeform Tuesday at 8/7c in the US and Netflix Wednesday in the UK to see the episode. Preview it with our gallery and the promo below:
Lucy Hale attends Charity Days: Let’s Do Something Good Together with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital hosted by Lord & Taylor at Lord & Taylor on April 22, 2017 in New York City.
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