Pretty Little Liars (franchise)

Pretty Little Liars is a series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard. Beginning with 2006's initial novel of the same name, the series follows the lives of five girls – Alison DiLaurentis, Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery and Emily Fields. The series consists of 21 books split into 4 arcs of 4 books each, the remaining 5 are made up of short stories and companion novels. The novels have appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list.[7][8][9] The franchise has been licensed by Amazon.com's Kindle Worlds range of non-canon ebooks.[10]

The Perfectionists is a series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard. The first book of the same name was released on October 2, 2014.[11] The second novel, and sequel to the first, titled The Good Girls was released on June 2, 2015.[12] The series follows five girls: Ava Jalali, Parker Duvall, Julie Redding, Mackenzie Wright and Caitlin Martell-Lewis who each attempt to excel in their specific craft. They think they have nothing in common — until they're thrown together for a group project and learn they have a common enemy. A television adaption for the series had been in the works at The CW since 2013 but the rights were later sold to Freeform.[13]

Pretty Little Liars is an American teen drama mystery thriller television series developed by I. Marlene King and is loosely based on the novel series of the same name. The series follows the lives of four high school girls whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader. One year later, the estranged friends are reunited as they begin receiving messages from a mysterious figure named "A" who threatens to expose their deepest secrets. The series features an ensemble cast, headed by Troian Bellisario as Spencer Hastings, Lucy Hale as Aria Montgomery, Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin, Shay Mitchell as Emily Fields, Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis and Janel Parrish as Mona Vanderwaal. The series premiered on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family, and ended on June 27, 2017. The ratings success of the first 10 episodes prompted the book series to be extended beyond the initial eight novels.[14] On August 29, 2016, Freeform confirmed that the series would be ending after its seventh season in 2017.[15] The series finale was viewed by an estimated 1.41 million viewers. It had the second-highest rating of any cable TV series that aired that night.[16]

Ravenswood is an American supernatural teen drama, mystery-thriller television series created by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick and Joseph Dougherty. The show aired on ABC Family from October 22, 2013 until February 4, 2014.[17] It is the first spin-off series of Pretty Little Liars and takes place during the events of the original series' fourth season. Set in the fictional town of Ravenswood, Pennsylvania, the series follows five strangers whose lives become intertwined by a deadly curse that has plagued their town for generations. They have to dig into the town's dark past to solve the mysterious curse. Starring Nicole Gale Anderson, Tyler Blackburn, Steven Cabral, Brett Dier, Britne Oldford and Merritt Patterson. The series was cancelled due to low ratings after one season.[18][19][20]

Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, the third and final series in the franchise, is an American television series created by I. Marlene King. The series premiered on Freeform on March 20, 2019[21] and was concluded on May 22, 2019. The series is a sequel to Pretty Little Liars and was loosely based on the novel The Perfectionists by Sara Shepard. It is the second spin-off series of Pretty Little Liars, which will include some of the main characters with Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish reprising their roles as Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal, respectively.[22] It stars Sofia Carson, Sydney Park, Eli Brown, Hayley Erin, Graeme Thomas King and Kelly Rutherford. Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists was cancelled after one season.[6]

Pretty Dirty Secrets is an American mystery web series from the television series Pretty Little Liars. The web series takes place between the events of the series' third season episodes, "The Lady Killer" and "This Is a Dark Ride". Set in the Rosewood Halloween Spooktacular Store, as the people of Rosewood prepared for Halloween.[23]