It’s only been three years since the television show Pretty Little Liars ended, but it looks like it may find new life again as a reboot is being developed for Warner Bros. Television by the creator of popular series Riverdale.
Variety confirms that the potential reboot is being developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, the same man who brought Riverdale to television. Also attached to the project as executive producers are Gina Girolamo and Leslie Morgenstein of Alloy Entertainment. The entertainment company holds the rights to the series.
I. Marlene King, the creator of the original series, has not been revealed to be a part of the production. The possible reason could be her departure from Warner Bros. Television to work with 20th Television instead.
Deadline speculates that should the rebooted series go into production, it could possibly air on HBO Max, which is also under Warner Bros. Television. HBO Max is also going to be the home of a rebooted version of the popular 2007 series, Gossip Girl.
Adapted from the young adult novels written by Sara Shepard, the Pretty Little Liars television series premiered on ABC Family and ran for six seasons. It also spawned spin-off series Pretty Little Liars: Ravenswood and Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists. Neither one of the shows made it past one season.
The announcement comes as the entertainment industry is working to get back to its feet after being set back by the global coronavirus pandemic and the production stoppages it caused. As the United States and the rest of the world settle into a new normal, production deals are slowly moving forward.
One big deal that has pushed forward is between Colin Kaepernick’s Ra Vision Media production company and Disney. The first-look deal involves the filming of a documentary series on Kaepernick’s journey towards activism, with ESPN Films in the lead of the production.
Aside from covering Kaepernick’s recent life, it will also feature never-before-seen footage of Kaepernick. Also involved in the project as a producer is journalist Jemele Hill, with ESPN producers Libby Geist, Kevin Merida, and Connor Schell acting as executive producers.
Should the Pretty Little Liars reboot be greenlit, it will probably film with the global coronavirus pandemic still ongoing. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention update for Sept. 2, there are now 6,047,692 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States. The number of people that have died from COVID-19 is now at 184,083.