I. Marlene King, creator and showrunner of Pretty Little Liars, announced today that the show will come to an end in 2017.
CALLING YOU, #PLLSquad!
*BREAKING NEWS*@imarleneking announces that #PLL will end in 2017: https://t.co/4w6t5EZUNb— Pretty Little Liars (@PLLTVSeries) August 29, 2016
According to a press release from Freeform (formerly known as ABC Family), the mid-season summer finale will air tomorrow night, August 30, 2016. After that, the show will go on hiatus. When it returns in April 2017 for the final 10 episodes of the season, those will also be the final 10 episodes of the show.
The series finale will be 2 hours long and certainly filled with the drama for which the show is known.
Pretty Little Liars premiered in 2010 and has maintained a solid cult following since. It has also gained a lot of attention on social media where it has an immense following across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr. In fact, its social media presence and interaction and engagement with fans is often cited as a reason for the show’s success.
The show has received 36 Teen Choice Awards and 4 People’s Choice Awards.
Fans of the show and especially fans of I. Marlene King’s work will be able to watch her new series, Famous in Love, which will examine the dark side of fame. It will premiere on April 17 following the return of Pretty Little Liars.
Pretty Little Liars Announces Series Finale; Fans React
not completely sure how i feel about #PLL having an official end date. i mean i have invested 6+ years of my life in this show..
— Jordan Rice (@jordanrice12) August 29, 2016
I have never been more upset! #PLL what will I watch when it ends!! https://t.co/TI86f539Ze
— GingersaurusRex (@JessicaaLeeds) August 29, 2016
Damn finally we can find out who A is #PLLWillLiveForever #pll
— Wendy (@WendyyNguyen) August 29, 2016
I swear I've grown up watching this show and I feel so bad it's ending #PLL #PLLWillLiveForever pic.twitter.com/0YYW4Inynz
— yami // 77 days (@Stydiaunicornaf) August 29, 2016
cannot. believe. PLL. is. ending. so many hours of my life have been dedicated to watching it! #PLL
— Freya (@frxxya) August 29, 2016
#pll is ending noooooooooooo
— Clara (@Highhclaraa) August 29, 2016
The last 10 episodes of pretty little liars will begin airing in April 2017, it's official my heart is broken :( #PLL
— clo❣ (@cl0asf) August 29, 2016
I was like 14 when I started watching #PLL.. I'm not okay
— Stephanie Jovel (@stephaniejovelm) August 29, 2016
Hope they have an epic series finale planned that will leave viewers satisfied with all questions answered! #PrettyLittleLiars #pll
— Nicole Mckoy (@NicoleMckoyy) August 29, 2016
It's about time #PLL ended. I'm sick of hurting my brain trying to figure out what's going on
— KQ (@katie_quinlan) August 29, 2016
I already knew pll was gonna end after season 7, they made that pretty clear. I'll miss it but it's gotten too ridiculous these days #PLL
— hannah (@vausestyle) August 29, 2016
Gutted that #PLL is finishing after season 7 but can't handle anymore months/weeks/episodes wondering who A was or who A.D is
— Michelle Pryde △⃒⃘ (@michellepryde) August 29, 2016