With the upcoming reboot, the series will be leaving behind the sunny, idyllic town of Rosewood and arriving in the new town of Millwood, but it will still be set within the same universe. The series ran for a total of seven seasons from 2012-2017 and launched the career of all four principal actresses while gaining a devout fan base thanks to the original book source material and its blend of the horror and coming-of-age drama genres. The four girls drift apart but are forced to reconcile when a mysterious blackmailer named “A” begins texting them and threatening to go public with a dark, scandalous secret that all five girls were involved in before Allison disappeared. Based upon the long-running novel series under the same name written by Sara Shepard, the series is set in Rosewood and follows the four high schoolers years after their best friend and popular girl Allison disappears. One of the defining coming-of-age television series of the 2010s was the smash-hit ABC-turned-Freeform series Pretty Little Liarsstarring Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, and Troian Bellisario.

While Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is a monster of its own with new characters and mysteries, it’s important to acknowledge its roots. The assailant known as A has officially returned, and the anonymous blackmailer is sending a bunch of brand-new cryptic texts to high school students in the highly anticipated series with some mean girl drama and high school dances sprinkled on top.

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin has now premiered on HBO Max, and the reboot is re-introducing one of television’s most conniving and mysterious villains.

Knock knock, an old friend is back in town.

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