Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists

Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists is an upcoming spin-off to Pretty Little Liars, based on the Sara Shepard book series. It is being adapted by Marlene King. It was greenlit by Freeform on September 25, 2017. It was also revealed that Sasha Pieterse would reprise her role of Alison DiLaurentis, and Janel Parrish would reprise her role as Mona Vanderwaal in the upcoming spin-off.

Plot
"Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists" is set in the town of Beacon Heights where everything seems perfect, from their top-tier college to their overachieving residents. But nothing in Beacon Heights is as it appears. The plot revolves around the lives of four young teenagers who plot the killing of Nolan Hotchkiss, a popular and rich guy who used all four of them. They never actually succeed with the plan, but soon Hotchkiss is found dead the same way they planned, and the group soon become prime suspects of the murder. They must now find out who killed him, and why.

Main Cast

 * Sasha Pieterse as Alison DiLaurentis
 * Janel Parrish as Mona Vanderwaal
 * Sofia Carson as Ava Jalali: A stylish trendsetter with a big personality, Ava hopes to have her own clothing line someday. But she has an edge over her fellow fashionistas: a brilliant technological mind, which she uses to blog and code. Just don’t ask her why her parents recently fled the country — it’s her one big secret.
 * Sydney Park as Caitlin Martell-Lewis : The intelligent, motivated and easy-on-the-eyes daughter of two over-achieving mothers, one of whom is a United States senator, Caitlin is an expert at hiding secrets. She hopes to follow in her mother’s political footsteps — that is, if the weight of her own secrets doesn’t crush her first.
 * Eli Brown as Dylan Wright : A prodigious cellist who used his passion for music to escape his small-minded hometown, Dylan loves his music almost as much as he loves his boyfriend, Andrew. (And even that’s up for debate.)
 * Kelly Rutherford as Claire Hotchkiss : The matriarch of the Hotchkiss family, Claire along with her husband is the founder of Hotchkiss Industries and the respected Beacon Heights University. She believes perfection is attainable and is the person who pulls the strings behind the scenes to get what she wants.
 * Hayley Erin as TBA.
 * TBA as Andrew: Dylan’s “nerd-chic” boyfriend is deeply committed to his architectural studies, spending what little free time he has cooking and being with Dylan.
 * TBA as Nolan Hotchkiss: A natural born leader, Nolan is the heir to his family’s empire. Though he puts forth the image of a golden boy, Nolan is actually a manipulator who uses his friends and family to maintain his image. Not a big fan of authority figures or the word “no,” Nolan isn’t used to losing.
 * TBA as Jeremy Beckett: A handsome Brit with more abs than you can count with just your fingers, Jeremy is also described as “charming and witty.” (Duh, he’s British!) What’s more, he’s also an intelligent scientist working for Hotchkiss Industries.

Recurring Cast
TBA

Trivia

 * Marlene King teased about a possible spinoff with links to Pretty Little Liars in June, saying "You know there might be some truth to that, but my hands are tied and I'm not allowed to talk about it just yet. So hopefully we will get to share some news soon!" . It was soon revealed that it would be a complete merge of the universes of "Pretty Little Liars" and "The Perfectionists".
 * According to King, filming for the show will begin in March.
 * Production of show began on February 21, 2018.
 * The show will likely premiere in late fall 2018 to 2019.
 * The show will pick up a year or two after the events of the "Pretty Little Liars" finale.
 * "Pretty Little Liars" may not have any connection to "The Perfectionists" as, according to Sasha Pieterse, her and Janel Parrish's characters are, "kinda just being put into it.
 * Janel Parrish, who plays Mona Vanderwaal, knew about the spin-off for a year, and was the first cast member to find out about the spin-off.
 * On December 4, 2017 it was confirmed that Alison and Mona were going to be billed as series regulars.
 * Only Caitlin Martell-Lewis, Ava Jalali and Nolan Hotchkiss remain as original characters from the books.
 * When asked by a fan if "Bitchy Ali" and "Murder Queen Mona" will be a duo in the series, she confirmed.
 * In an interview, Marlene revealed that one of the four Perfectionists introduced won't make it to the end of the pilot.
 * Charlie Craig joined the "Pilot" episode as the co-showrunner. He was the co-showrunner of Pretty Little Liars during the shows seventh and final season.
 * Lisa Cochran-Neilan joined the series as an executive producer. She was previously a co-executive producer, line producer, and producer on Pretty Little Liars throughout the series.
 * According to Marlene King, the show will film on at location in Portland and the Pacific Northwest as much as possible, to stay true to the books "moody and creepy" weather.
 * Sara Shepard, the author of The Perfectionists book series, is scheduled to meet the main cast in March.
 * A quote from Pilot was revealed by I. Marlene King, either told by Alison or Mona to the other: "What are you doing here?"
 * At a recent PLL convention, it was revealed production starts February 21st, and filming starts in March.
 * I. Marlene King and Sara Shepard have confirmed that Emison will still be together in Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, despite Shay Mitchell not confirmed to be appearing.
 * According to Sofia Carson, the show won't premiere until 2019.
 * Lily and Grace DiLaurentis-Fields will make an appearance.
 * The table read for the Pilot occurred on February 26, 2018.
 * Critter Pierce will serve as the shows costume designer.
 * The details surrounding what Mona did with Alex Drake and Mary Drake will be revealed.
 * Filming for the Pilot will start on March 5, 2018 according to Sofia Carson.