After much speculation, ABC’s Freeform has officially confirmed that after its seventh season Pretty Little Liars will be coming to an end.
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During a Facebook Live post, creator Marlene King alongside stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse announced the sad news on Monday.
Currently in the midst of the seventh season, tomorrow night’s episode will mark the mid-season finale of PLL. The final ten episodes in the second half of the season will premiere in April with a special two-hour season finale for the final episode, according to Variety.
Freeform’s executive vice president of programming and development, Karey Burke stated: “Through brilliant storytelling, compelling characters and social media phenomena, ‘Pretty Little Liars’ paved the way for television shows, writers and cast to interact and engage with audiences on a national and global scale like never before, which led the series to unparalleled success.” Pretty Little Liars, which first premiered in 2010, is now Freeform’s top show. The series launched into the pop culture stratosphere with a largely teen audiences including 14 million Facebook followers, 3.7 million Twitter followers and 5.8 million Instagram followers.
Creator Marlenen King added: “It’s been an honor to work with such a talented cast and crew over the last seven years. We are a family, and it will be hard to say goodbye to a show that has made such an impact on young audiences and been a mouthpiece for cultural change. I’m excited for fans to finally have all of their questions answered, and I believe they will be satisfied with the wild ride that is our last ten episodes. I am also thrilled to embark on my next endeavor ‘Famous In Love’ with Bella Thorne and for ‘PLL’ fans to get wrapped up in Paige’s rise to stardom and the pitfalls of Hollywood.”
By the end of the series, PLL fans will be happy to know that the real “A” will finally be revealed.
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[H/T Variety]