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Pretty Little Liars (season 7)
Season 7
File:PLLS7PosterImage.jpeg
Promotional poster
Starring
Release
Original networkFreeform
Original releaseJune 21, 2016 (2016-06-21) –
present
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The seventh and final season of the American mystery drama television series Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, was renewed on June 10, 2014 for two additional seasons, making the show Freeform's longest running original series.[1]

The season will consist of 20 episodes, in which ten episodes will air in the summer of 2016, with the remaining ten episodes airing from April 2017.[2][3][4] The season will begin airing on June 21, 2016 on Freeform.[5] Production and filming began in the end of March 2016, which was confirmed by showrunner I. Marlene King.[6] The season premiere was written by I. Marlene King and directed by Ron Lagomarsino.[7] King revealed the title of the premiere on Twitter on March 17, 2016.[8] On August 29th, 2016, it was confirmed that this would be the series' final season.[9]

Freeform released a promotional poster on June 7, 2016, which did not include Ashley Benson as Hanna Marin since the character was kidnapped at the end of the sixth season finale.[10] After the season premiere had aired, Freeform released another poster which included Benson.[11] I. Marlene King and Freeform promoted the season by calling it the "Most Romantic Season" and the "Season of Homecomings".[12]

Overview

After their plan to expose their newest tormentor goes wrong and puts Hanna's life in danger, the Liars realize that the secrets and lies are far deeper than they thought and must find a way to bring down "Uber A" once and for all before it's too late.

Cast

Main article: List of Pretty Little Liars characters

Production

Development

The seventh season was ordered with the sixth season on June 10, 2014, right before the fifth season premiere aired, which made Pretty Little Liars ABC Family's longest running original series, surpassing The Secret Life of the American Teenager, which was ABC Family's previous longest running original series.[1] The season will consist of 20 episodes, in which ten episodes will air in the summer of 2016, with the remaining ten episodes beginning to air in April 2017.[2][3] Charlie Craig, who served as writer/consulting producer on the second season, will return for the seventh season as executive producer/co-showrunner.[20] I. Marlene King revealed the title of the premiere "Tick-Tock, Bitches" on Twitter.[8] Variety announced that season premiere would air on June 21, 2016, the latest for a season premiere in the show's history.[5] Additionally, series star Troian Bellisario will make her directorial debut this season. Bellisario is set to direct the fifteenth episode of the season.[21][22] A promo was released on May 12, 2016.[23] Freeform released a promotional poster for the season, on June 7, 2016.[10] After the season premiere, Freeform released another poster which included Ashley Benson.[11] On August 29, 2016, I. Marlene King with the principal cast of the show announced that Pretty Little Liars will be ending after the seventh season. King also announced that the show would start airing the second-half of the season later than usual, in April 2017 and that the series finale would be a two-hour episode event.[4]

Final season speculation

The seventh season had been speculated by both fans and the cast and crew of the show to being the final season of Pretty Little Liars ever since the show was renewed for two additional seasons.[1] In an interview with BuzzFeed, Troian Bellisario said “This is the beginning of the end. But the best part about these last two years is that, because it’s the beginning of the end, we can actually start telling the story I think we’ve been waiting to tell for a long time."[3] Regarding the show's ending, Lucy Hale said to E! News that "Seven seasons will definitely end the show."[24][25] Showrunner I. Marlene King commented on these rumors to TVLine as she said "We have enough story to take us to the end of Season 7, and we’re going to let the fans tell us if they’re ready to say goodbye to this world and these characters."[26] She confirmed to being open for an eighth season and a movie and a new book.[27]

In an interview with Variety regarding the five-year time-jump, King said "I think that this story when we’re back will end next year at the end of Season 7". She later took to Twitter where she confirmed that the current storyline that began in the second half of the sixth season would end after the seventh season, but would not necessarily mean that the show would end after the seventh season.[28][29] Hale said on The Late Late Show with James Corden that the show was ending after the seventh season.[30] Bellisario's fiancé Patrick J. Adams said in June 2016, that the show was ending in 2017, as the couple has decided to get married after the show ends.[31] Freeform gave out a statement not long after saying that "There has been no official decision made for PLL beyond a season 7."[32] It was announced on August 29, 2016, the day before the mid-season finale would air, that Pretty Little Liars will end after the seventh season.[4]

Filming

Production began on February 1, 2016, when King announced on Twitter that the writers were in full swing brainstorming and mapping the seventh season.[33][34] Production and filming began in the end of March 2016.[6]

Casting

The seventh season has nine roles receiving star billing, with eight of them returning from the previous season, six of which was part of the original cast from the first season. The season saw the four protagonists of the series continue the roles as they try to take down the new 'A'. Troian Bellisario played Spencer Hastings, who has relationship problems with Caleb, while Ashley Benson played Hanna Marin, who was kidnapped at the end of last season. Lucy Hale continued her role as Aria Montgomery as she is set in a love triangle with Ezra and her boyfriend Liam. Shay Mitchell portrayed Emily Fields who begins to rekindle her relationship with Alison. Sasha Pieterse continued to portray Alison DiLaurentis as Alison struggles with being in a psych-ward. Janel Parrish returned as Mona Vanderwaal who seems to be finally on their side. Tyler Blackburn continues to play Caleb Rivers and Ian Harding also continued his role as Ezra Fitz. Andrea Parker was added as a series regular, playing Jessica DiLaurentis' twin sister Mary Drake.

After the sixth season finale, it was announced that Andrea Parker would return to the show as Mary Drake, Jessica DiLaurentis' identical twin sister and biological mother to Charlotte DiLaurentis.[35] TVLine later confirmed that Parker was added as a series regular for the upcoming season.[36] Deadline reported on May 10, 2016, that actor Nicholas Gonzalez was cast as Detective Vic Furey, a character who will oversee the Rosewood Police Department.[37] The character was later renamed Det. Marco Furey.[38] Tammin Sursok announced that she will return to the show as Jenna Marshall after last appearing in the fifth season episode "How the 'A' Stole Christmas".[39] On June 2, 2016, Variety reported that Brant Daugherty would be returning as Noel Kahn; Brant has not appeared on the show since the beginning of the fifth season.[40]

On June 10, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Lindsey Shaw would be returning as Paige McCullers after leaving in the fifth season mid-season premiere.[41] The actress playing Sydney Driscoll, Chloe Bridges, posted an image on social media, confirming that she will return to the show after last appearing in the Christmas special episode.[42] On July 28, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Shane Coffey would be returning as Holden Strauss; Shane has not appeared on the show since the beginning of the third season.[15] It was announced on August 8, 2016, that Ava Allan will appear on the show, and will first appear in the second half of the season as Addison.[19] On August 17, 2016, TVLine reported that Edward Kerr would be returning to the show as Pastor Ted Wilson in the second half of the season. Kerr had not been on the show since towards the end of the fifth season.[43]

Episodes

See also: List of Pretty Little Liars episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1411"Tick-Tock, Bitches"Ron LagomarsinoI. Marlene KingJune 21, 2016 (2016-06-21)1.43[44]
1422"Bedlam"Tawnia McKiernanJoseph DoughertyJune 28, 2016 (2016-06-28)1.24[45]
1433"The Talented Mr. Rollins"Zetna FuentesJonell LennonJuly 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)1.12[46]
1444"Hit and Run, Run, Run"Michael GoiMaya GoldsmithJuly 12, 2016 (2016-07-12)1.26[47]
1455"Along Comes Mary"Norman BuckleyBryan M. HoldmanJuly 19, 2016 (2016-07-19)1.17[48]
1466"Wanted: Dead or Alive"Bethany RooneyLijah J. BaraszAugust 2, 2016 (2016-08-02)1.10[49]
1477"Original G'A'ngsters"Melanie MayronKateland BrownAugust 9, 2016 (2016-08-09)1.16[50]
1488"Exes and OMGs"Kimberly McCulloughCharlie CraigAugust 16, 2016 (2016-08-16)1.11[51]
1499"The Wrath of Kahn"Chad LoweJonell LennonAugust 23, 2016 (2016-08-23)1.09[52]
15010"The DArkest Knight"Arlene SanfordI. Marlene King & Maya GoldsmithAugust 30, 2016 (2016-08-30)1.33[53]
15111"Playtime"[54]Chad LoweAllyson Nelson & Joseph DoughertyApril 2017[4]TBD
15212"These Boots Are Made for Stalking"[55]Ron LagomarsinoOliver GoldstickTBATBD
15313"Hold Your Piece"[56]Marta Cunningham[57]Bryan M. Holdman[58]TBATBD
15414"Power Play"[59]Roger KumbleLijah J. BaraszTBATBD
15515"In the Eye Abides the Heart"[60]Troian BellisarioJoseph DoughertyTBATBD
15616"The Glove That Rocks The Cradle Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).web"Paula Hunziker[61]Maya Goldsmith[61]TBATBD
15717TBATBATBATBATBD
15818TBANorman Buckley[62]Charlie Craig[63]TBATBD
15919TBATBAJoseph Dougherty[64]TBATBD
16020TBAI. Marlene King[4]I. Marlene King & Maya Goldsmith[65]TBATBD

Reception

Live + SD Ratings

No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Episode Air date Time slot (EST) Rating/Share (18–49) Viewers (m) Rank (18-49)
141 1 "Tick-Tock, Bitches" June 21, 2016 (2016-06-21) Tuesdays
8:00 p.m. 		0.7[44] 1.43[44] 11[44]
142 2 "Bedlam" June 28, 2016 (2016-06-28) 0.6[45] 1.24[45] 15[45]
143 3 "The Talented Mr. Rollins" July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) 0.5[46] 1.12[46] 12[46]
144 4 "Hit and Run, Run, Run" July 12, 2016 (2016-07-12) 0.6[47] 1.26[47] 7[47]
145 5 "Along Comes Mary" July 19, 2016 (2016-07-19) 0.6[48] 1.17[48] 15[48]
146 6 "Wanted: Dead or Alive" August 2, 2016 (2016-08-02) 0.5[49] 1.10[49] 12[49]
147 7 "Original G'A'ngsters" August 9, 2016 (2016-08-09) 0.6[50] 1.16[50] 9[50]
148 8 "Exes and OMGs" August 16, 2016 (2016-08-16) 0.6[51] 1.11[51] 14[51]
149 9 "The Wrath of Kahn" August 23, 2016 (2016-08-23) 0.5[52] 1.09[52] 16[52]
150 10 "The DArkest Knight" August 30, 2016 (2016-08-30) 0.7[53] 1.33[53] 11[53]
151 11 "Playtime" TBA — — —
152 12 "These Boots Are Made for Stalking" TBA — — —
153 13 "Hold Your Piece" TBA — — —
154 14 "Power Play" TBA — — —
155 15 "In the Eye Abides the Heart" TBA — — —
156 16 "The Glove That Rocks the Cradle" TBA — — —

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