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Pretty Little Liars is an English-language television series created by I. Marlene King. The show aired on ABC Family and Freeform from June 8, 2010, to June 27, 2017. It is classified as a drama, mystery, romance, and thriller. The series has ended and consists of seven seasons.
The program features 160 or 161 episodes, with a runtime of 42 or 60 minutes. It received a vote average of 7.969 and a rating of 7.4. The show’s social media presence includes 4,184,748 followers and uses the hashtags PLL, PLLMBC4, and PrettyLittleLiars.
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★ 8.0Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew.
- Aired
- 2010–2017
- Seasons
- 7 · 161 episodes
- Status
- Ended
- Created by
- I. Marlene King
- Network
- ABC Family, Freeform
- Genres
- Drama, Mystery
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TV series
- Status
- Ended
- Network
- Freeform
- Genres
- Romance, Thriller, Mystery
- Runtime
- 60 min
- TVMaze rating
- 7.4/10
Key facts
- Genre
- Teen drama Mystery Thriller
- Based on
- Pretty Little Liars , by Sara Shepard
- Developed by
- I. Marlene King
- Showrunner
- I. Marlene King
- Starring
- Troian Bellisario Ashley Benson Holly Marie Combs Lucy Hale Ian Harding Bianca Lawson Laura Leighton Chad Lowe Shay Mitchell Nia Peeples Sasha Pieterse Tyler Blackburn Janel Parrish Andrea Parker
- Opening theme
- "Secret" by the Pierces
- Composer
- Michael Suby
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English
- Number span no of episodes
- 160 ( list of episodes )
- Executive producers
- I. Marlene King Lisa Cochran-Neilan Maya Goldsmith Leslie Morgenstein Joseph Dougherty Oliver Goldstick Bryan M. Holdman Charles Craig Bob Levy
- Producers
- Lisa Cochran-Neilan Maya Goldsmith Joshua Bank Hynndie Wali Bryan M. Holdman Jonell Lennon
- Production locations
- Vancouver Los Angeles
- Cinematography
- Larry Reibman Dana Gonzales Buzz Feitshans IV Craig Fikse Robert LaBonge Geoffrey Haley
- Editors
- Robert Lattanzio Lois Blumenthal Melissa Gearhart Susanne Malles Jill D'Agnenica Michael S. Murphy Kaja Fehr Jacqueline Cambas
- Camera setup
- Single-camera
- Running time
- 40–45 minutes 89 minutes ("Till Death Do Us Part")
- Production companies
- Warner Horizon Television Alloy Entertainment Long Lake Productions (seasons 3–7) Russian Hill Productions (seasons 3–7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama mystery television series created by I. Marlene King. It aired on Freeform from June 8, 2010, to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard, lasting 160 episodes over seven seasons. Set in the fictional Rosewood, Pennsylvania, the plot follows five best friends whose secrets are consistently threatened by the anonymous "A", who begins harassing them after the disappearance of their clique leader. Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse, and Janel Parrish lead the ensemble cast, alongside Holly Marie Combs, Ian Harding, Bianca Lawson, Laura Leighton, Chad Lowe, Nia Peeples, Tyler Blackburn, and Andrea Parker.
After an initial order of 10 episodes, ABC Family ordered an additional 12 episodes on June 28, 2010. The ratings success of the first 10 episodes prompted the book series to be extended beyond the initial eight novels. The series premiered to mixed reviews from critics, but garnered positive reception from critics during subsequent seasons, with the acting and tone garnering particular praise, while the series' plot holes were scrutinized. It was a worldwide viewership success, garnering a large fandom. The series finale was viewed by an estimated 1.41 million viewers. It had the second-highest rating of any cable television series that aired that night but received a lukewarm reception from both critics and audiences.
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