While it seems like we just got to the bottom of the mystery on the original show, a Pretty Little Liars reboot series is on the way. Based on the novel series by Sara Shepard, Pretty Little Liars featured Lucy Hale as part of an ensemble cast alongside Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse, and Janel Parrish. It aired on Freeform from 2010-2017 for a total of seven seasons, and after experimenting with spinoffs, the reboot series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin was announced last year.
For her part, Lucy Hale is still processing that Pretty Little Liars is getting rebooted. This leaves her in a situation where she’s there to give advice to a new generation, and perhaps it just doesn’t seem like it’s already been more than a decade since that original show premiered. Speaking with TVLine, here’s what Hale had to say to the incoming cast, adding that she’s excited to see how it goes, as she’s not involved with the reboot and really doesn’t know.
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Hale then goes on to reveal the advice she has for the new cast members. When this new series debuts, it could transform their whole lives for the better. She would encourage them to enjoy the moment rather than always stressing over what was coming next, because before they know it, the whole thing could be over.
The Pretty Little Liars reboot is in development at HBO Max. It comes from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoon and comes with the tagline, “New town. New secrets. New Little Liars.” That would seem to suggest that this will be an all-new mystery to explore rather than retreading the same material from the books and the previous TV series. It’s also been reported that this new series will share the same universe as the original show and its spinoffs. You can check out the official logline below, per Deadline.
Setting Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin in the same canon as the first show is interesting as it opens the door to tie the story into what happened on Pretty Little Liars. This also means that Lucy Hale and other original actors could potentially show up for special appearances, although it sounds like Hale hasn’t yet gotten that call if that’s something that’s going to happen for her. In any case, for the fans who loved watching the original show, it may be worth checking out this new take on HBO Max. This news comes to us from TVLine.
