Can you keep a secret? Pretty Little Liars originally aired on Freeform from 2010 to 2017, following a group of young high school girls threatened by secrets from their past.
The new show, coming from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoon Bring, both of whom worked on The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, will have a similar premise. The drama — which has not been officially identified as a reboot, revival or a spinoff — will take place in present day, 20 years after “a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart.”
In September 2020, the first teaser was released for Original Sin, which features one strong message: “It’s not what you think, bitches.”
“We’re such huge fans of what [original creator] I. Marlene King and her iconic cast created, we knew that we had to treat the original series as #CANON and do something different,” Aguirre-Sacasa and Calhoon said joint in a statement about the new show. “So, we’re leaning into the suspense and horror in this reboot, which hopefully will honor what the fans loved about the hit series, while weaving in new, unexpected elements.”
King, for her part, didn’t seem so thrilled.
“We are PLL family forever. If we need to declare ourselves #OGPLLFamily then that’s what we’ll do. Staring now,” the Famous in Love creator tweeted at the time. When one follower wrote, “The bodies aren’t even cold yet,” she responded to the message, “Literally. They are somewhere in the WB jungle.”
The original show was based on Sara Shepard’s books of the same name. Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson and Sasha Pieterse starred in the series.
So, what will the new series be about — and who will be part of it? Scroll through the gallery below for everything we know so far:
The logline — bold A included! — reads, "Twenty years ago, a series of tragic events almost ripped the blue-collar town of Millwood apart. Now, in the present day, a group of disparate teen girls — a brand-new set of Little Liars — find themselves tormented by an unknown Assailant and made to pay for the secret sin their parents committed two decades ago ... as well as their own. In the dark, coming-of-age, horror-tinged drama Pretty Little Liars; Original Sin, we find ourselves miles away from Rosewood, but within the existing Pretty Little Liars universe — in a brand-new town, with a new generation of Little Liars." Eric Mccandless/Abc Family/Alloy/Warner Horizon Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock
The new Pretty Little Liars will stream exclusively on HBO Max. Abc Family/Alloy Entertainment/Warner Horizon Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock
Original Sin begins production this summer in New York. Abc Family/Alloy Entertainment/Warner Horizon Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock
Chandler Kinney, who has starred in Zombies 2 and Lethal Weapon, will play Tabby, an aspiring director and horror movie buff with a big secret. Benjo Arwas
Maia Reficco, who has spent years in Broadway productions, will play Noa, a striving track star working hard to get her life back to normal after spending a summer in juvenile detention. HBO MAX
Bailee Madison will play Imogen, a survivor and a final girl who will fight for her life while driving the mystery of uncovering "A." Shutterstock
In November 2021, Hale told Variety that she's not participating in Original Sin, either behind or in front of the camera. “As far as I know, no one from the original is involved in any way,” she said. “From what I hear, it’s going to be really dark.” Rob Latour/Shutterstock
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