“I’m still here bitches, and I know everything –A,” read an anonymous text to four best friends 15 years ago. https://t.co/RvTiDq2Ocx
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 21, 2025
The Pretty Little Liars Cast and hack of a creator (I. Marlene King) reflected on the show on its 15th anniversary and reveled that they would be open to a reunion. “We always kick it around. I like the idea of maybe doing a movie or limited 10 episodes back in Rosewood,” said King.
On the inappropriate relationship between Ezra and Aria:
Lucy Hale: It was a different time. Would that storyline exist if it were being made now? I’m not sure, but probably not. At the time I was cast as Aria, I was 19 years old and I wasn’t really thinking about the bigger themes of it all. I was just stoked to be cast in a TV show. Of course, it hits differently at my age now and I think about the bigger message in anything I play. I don’t have regrets, though. I stand behind their love story forever. That forbidden love story drew a lot of people in.
Sasha Pieterse: To Ezra’s credit, he met her at a college bar. Why would he think she was underage? In so many ways, it’s Aria’s bad. It’s an interesting storyline that everybody just inherently loved. I had a crazy fan experience the other day where this girl told me she was dating her teacher because of the show. She was like, “And I started dating my teacher.” I was like, “Oh, no!”
Ian Harding: What we tried to demonstrate over and over was that there was a meaningful connection. Hopefully, that was enough to justify the deeply problematic relationship that was certainly not great at the time. Especially as society has progressed, we realized how wildly inappropriate it was. But I’m happy with the way it turned out because maybe that makes it a little less icky, which is always tough to say because I also love those characters. I love Ezra and as an actor, you have to advocate for this person, no matter who they are. They both found happiness, and there was little collateral damage or pain inflicted by the relationship. There was plenty of pain and horror everywhere on the show, but oddly enough, their relationship seemed to be a safe haven in the storm.
I. Marlene King: What we know now about grooming, that was not something we talked about 15 years ago. I’ve always thought that if we revisit the world, we would have to deal with that. That would be a storyline we’d have to pay attention to and give focus to. But I think they can have their happily ever after because they were everybody’s favorite couple. I know people argue that they weren’t, but they were very popular. And they really loved each other in spite of the fact that he knew who she was before she found out. We tried to always make sure there were consequences to their relationship. It wasn’t easy.
PrettyLittleLiars creator Marlene King says she’s open to a revival of the show: https://t.co/2ML9PHvOOz pic.twitter.com/5TERm9yfRU
— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 21, 2025
You can read the very long interview at the source, far too many quotes to include in this post.
