Five years after the original Pretty Little Liars series concluded its 160-episode run the spin-off Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is set to premiere on Netflix, and their shared continuity poses a few interesting possibilities. The original series, inspired by Sara Shepard’s book series of the same name, follows five best friends from the town of Rosewood as they attempt to solve the mystery of their friend’s kidnapping and uncover the secret identity of “A”, an anonymous source who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets. After seven successful seasons, the ABC Family/Freeform show ended in 2017.
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin is the fourth series in the franchise, though the others were unsuccessful despite the parent series’ comparably huge success. Both the 2013 spin-off Ravenswood and 2019 sequel to the original, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, were canceled after season 1. Despite this, a 10-episode run of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin was ordered by HBO Max in late 2020.
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Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin will follow a new generation of teenagers as they balance new mysteries and secrets with their personal woes. The official teaser indicates the show will begin with a high school student’s death, after which the main characters receive their first threatening text from “A,” declaring “one down, five to go.” Although none of the original characters are expected to appear, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin could still be connected to the original Pretty Little Liars.
Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin takes place in the same continuity as the original series, but 20 years later in the present-day fictional town of Millwood,
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