Pretty Little Liars is getting a reboot three years after it ended its seven-season run on Freeform.
The new take on the mystery teen drama series ― which was originally developed by I. Marlene King and is loosely based on Sara Shepard’s novel series of the same name ― is being helmed by Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the reboot will feature a new story and new set of characters, with Aguirre-Sacasa set to write the script.
Since the project has yet to be taken out to possible buyers, no network or streamer is currently attached to it. But sources told The Hollywood Reporter that HBO Max is considered to be the target destination for the potential series.
Exec producing the reboot alongside Aguirre-Sacasa are Alloy Entertainment’s Leslie Morgenstein and Gina Girolamo. Alloy Entertainment controls the rights to the series and any of its offshoots, including 2014’s Pretty Little Liars: Ravenswood and 2019’s Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, which both lasted a single season.
The Pretty Little Liars franchise was produced by Warner Bros. TV’s former division Warner Horizon, and since King departed the production company for Disney’s 20th TV last year, it’s not clear whether King will be involved in the reboot.
Though Pretty Little Liars was a huge hit during its original 2010-2017 run, fans are apparently not thrilled with the reboot news. Some people on Twitter feel that it’s way too soon to reboot the series, while others think that rebooting the franchise after two failed spinoffs isn’t a good idea.
Reboot!?!? Didn’t this go off the air like… last year???
— Bethany Joy Lenz (@BethanyJoyLenz) September 3, 2020
Rebooting a show that ended 15 hours ago? Really? A show that had failed spin-off right after cause ppl were sick of the original by the time it ended? Waste of time. Rather see something new.
— Kat | ?️? (@cheekyScorpio) September 2, 2020
Um…you guys already had TWO failed spinoffs. Ravenswood & The Perfectionists. Guess you’re going for a trifecta.
— tiffany (@DearTheophania) September 2, 2020
Hardcore fans of the original, meanwhile, think that the series is too iconic to be re-made, pointing out that there’s a lot of franchises out there that really need rebooting, and Pretty Little Liars isn’t one of them.
Pll was, still, and probably will be eternally iconic.. but it’s for the best that it ended when it did.. so Riverdale’ writers take ur hand off that golden show
— irene? (@dejaatellevar) September 2, 2020
WHAT THE FORK IS THIS TRASH?!?! #PLL CAN NEVER BE RE-MADE. The original is and always will be the best. Also anyone associated with R******** needs to stay the fork away from anything associated with my favorite show. pic.twitter.com/vVlFHddMby
— Brittany? #10YearsOfPLL (@ALittleLiarPLL5) September 2, 2020
Why? I was cool with 7 seasons alone. Leave PLL alone. Every show doesn’t need a reboot. Wanna bring something back? Bring back: The secret circle, the Shannara chronicles, finding carter, faking it, eye candy, my babysitters a vampire, etc.
— JJ Todd (@therealJK93) September 2, 2020
While a few people are open to seeing a reboot of Pretty Little Liars, they’re worried that it might end up oversexualized like Riverdale.
seriously, I know how sexual riverdale is
there were some sexual parts to PLL but it was part of the story, im scared as to how the reboot will be— Lexi thinks #blacklivesmatter (@MinteaLexi) September 2, 2020
Interestingly, there’s also a number of fans who would rather have a second season of The Perfectionist than a reboot of Pretty Little Liars spearheaded by Aguirre-Sacasa.
What I’d much rather have is a season 2 of #PLLThePerfectionists because it deserved much better. Not someone trying to ruin the original show. especially anyone associated with R********. Okay now I’m done ? pic.twitter.com/9Cab2Nm4V8
— Brittany? #10YearsOfPLL (@ALittleLiarPLL5) September 2, 2020
Nawl I don’t need Roberto raggedy ass touching Marlene masterpiece I’m content with the 7 season. What I need is the perfectionist to comeback for a season 2 it had alot of potential
— Captain Bombshellˣミ☆ (@hbichoni) September 2, 2020