Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Malia Pyles, Zaria, Maia Reficco in “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. “Karolina Wojtasik / HBO Max “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” premieres Thursday on HBO Max. Despite being a spinoff, the series is completely unrelated to the plot of the original show.
Five new friends are working together to escape a masked serial killer. “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” is a spinoff of the 2010s teen drama “Pretty Little Liars. “The original cast of “Pretty Little Liars,” Sasha Pieterse, Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, and Troian Bellisario.
ABC Family / Freeform”Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin” is a spinoff of the 20 10s ABC series “Pretty Little Liars. “In the original series, based on the book series of the same name by Sara Shepard, a group of teenage friends are forced to work together to solve the disappearance of their friend after they start to receive multiple threatening messages from a stalker called A. The series quickly became popular and ran for seven seasons.
It also inspired two direct spinoffs that did not get renewed for second seasons. “Original Sin” is the third spinoff of the series but it is the first to be completely unrelated to the original show. The new series is set in a completely new town with five new girls.
The new group of protagonists consists of (L-R) Tabby, Mouse, Faran, Imogen, and Noa. Karolina Wojtasik / HBO MaxAlthough “Original Sin” is set in the same world as the original series, the show will focus on a new sleepy town called Millwood, in Pennsylvania, instead of Rosewood, where the original show was based. The series also focuses on a new set of teen girls being tormented by a new mysterious villain.
This group includes an aspiring filmmaker and horror movie fan called Tabby (Chandler Kinney), a track star who spent a summer in juvenile detention called Noa (Maia Reficco), teen mom Imogen (Bailee Madison), talented ballerina Faran (Zaria), and computer geek Mouse (Malie Pyles). Two other important characters are Karen and Kelly Beasley, twins played by Mallory Bechtel. Karen is the mean girl of Millwood High School, an integral role in the original “Pretty Little Liars” series.
While the original series was more of a mystery, the HBO Max spinoff is a thriller with a much darker tone. Imogen (Bailee Madison) in a spooky warehouse in “Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. “Karolina Wojtasik / HBO MaxWhile there were numerous deaths in the original “Pretty Little Liars,” the series was framed as a mystery teen drama and the majority of the deaths occurred off-screen.
The showrunners of “Original Sin” promise that the spinoff will be darker and more “horror-tinged,” which can be seen already in the first trailer for the series. Expect more death and scares than in the original series. The plot will involve the girls’ parents a lot more than in the original series.
Zakiya Young and Benton Greene play the parents of one of the five girls. Karolina Wojtasik / HBO MaxThe synopsis for the show says that the group of teen girls is paying for a “secret sin” committed by their parents 20 years ago. Therefore it is likely their parents may be targets as much as the five girls.
In the original series, while the main mystery did involve some of the parents, they were mostly left alone by the mysterious “A. “”Riverdale” creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is one of the two showrunners on the show. Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the creator and executive producer of “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” poses at the premiere of the Netflix series, Friday, Oct.
19, 2018, in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/API. Marlene King, who developed the original “Pretty Little Liars” is an executive producer on the show, however, this is the first spinoff where she is not the showrunner of the series.
That role is instead given to “Riverdale” and “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” creator, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, and Lindsay Calhoon Bring, who was also part of the “Sabrina” Netflix series. “Pretty Little Liars” has often been compared to “Riverdale” in terms of dramatic plot twists, which could indicate that the HBO Max series may be as dramatic as the original series. None of the main cast has been announced to return but there is space for cameos.
“Pretty Little Liars” original cast. Andrew Eccles/ Walt Disney Television via Getty ImagesSome of the cast of the original “Pretty Little Liars” have shared encouragement for the series but none have announced a return to the franchise. Lucy Hale, who played Aria Montgomery, told Variety last year: “As far as I know, no one from the original is involved in any way.
From what I hear, it’s going to be really dark. “However, Shay Mitchell, who played Emily Fields in the original show, didn’t rule out an appearance on the reboot during an interview on E! News’ “Daily Pop. “”Never say never,” she said.
“That was such a memorable moment in all of our lives, so I’m excited to see whatever happens and where they take it. “Since the show is set in the same universe as “Pretty Little Liars,” it is possible for some of the original “Liars” to make an appearance down the road. Since the original show had a time jump in season six, we could even see what the “Liars” got up to in the years between seasons five and six.
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