Pretty Little Liars
Time to bring your A game.
Created by I. Marlene King
On ABC Family, Freeform
A long-running teen mystery built on sustained paranoia and female friendship, where the pleasure comes from decoding secrets and navigating high school social stakes alongside an unseen antagonist.
Based on the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard, the series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their queen bee, Alison. One year later, they begin receiving messages from someone using the name "A" who threatens to expose their secrets — including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew.
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Questions people ask
Is Pretty Little Liars one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of series.
Is Pretty Little Liars scary? Yes. More frightening than 79% of series.
Is Pretty Little Liars sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Does Pretty Little Liars leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Pretty Little Liars easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Pretty Little Liars violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
There is almost nothing else like this.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Pretty Little Liars, and what each one shares →
Like Pretty Little Liars
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Pretty Little Liars
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Pretty Little Liars, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Pretty Little Liars, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Pretty Little Liars, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
