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Developed by | I. Marlene King |
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Directed by | Emil Heradi |
Creative director | Angela Halim |
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Opening theme | "Secret" by Jennifer Coppen |
Ending theme | "Secret" by Jennifer Coppen |
Country of origin | Indonesia |
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No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Cinematography | Batara Goempar |
Editor | Panji Pamikat |
Running time | 42–57 minutes |
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Network | Viu |
Release | April 22, 2020 – May 18, 2022 |
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Pretty Little Liars (2010–2017) |
Pretty Little Liars is an Indonesian drama mystery streaming television series directed by Emil Heraldi for Viu. The series is adapted from the American television series of the same name by I. Marlene King, which is loosely based on a series of books by Sara Shepard. [1] The series features an ensemble cast headed by Yuki Kato as Alissa, Anya Geraldine as Hanna, Eyka Farhana/Caitlin Halderman as Ema, Valerie Thomas as Sabrina, and Shindy Huang as Aria. [2] The series also features Wulan Guritno, Tarra Budiman, Naufal Samudra, Jennifer Coppen, Cindy Nirmala, Giulio Parengkuan, Bio One, and Bastian Steel in starring roles. The first season was released on 22 April 2020 with 10 episodes. [3] The second season premiered on 14 April 2022. [4]
The series concluded on May 18, 2022, after two seasons.
Set in the fictional town of Amerta, Bali, it follows the lives of four female college students whose clique falls apart when their leader, Alissa, goes mysteriously missing in the night of their high school graduation. One year later, Hanna, Ema, Sabrina and Aria find themselves reunited when they begin to receive messages from a mysterious figure known as "A", who threatens to expose their darkest secrets.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | "Pretty Girls, Ugly Secrets" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 | |
In the fictional town of Amerta, Bali, a group of friends are celebrating their high school graduation. The night ends with a tragedy, when their leader, Alissa, mysteriously disappeared. A year later, Aria has just returned after living with her family in Jakarta. Aria is then reunited with Ema, who revealed the remaining friends are now estranged. Hanna has now transformed into the new it girl on their campus, while Sabrina begins to fall for her sister's fiancé. They are reunited as each one of them begin receiving messages from "A" who knows their secrets that only Alissa knew. Initially thinking it was Alissa herself, they realize someone else is playing with them when Alissa's body is found on her old house. The episode ends with The Liars attending Alissa's funeral as they all received another message. | |||||
2 | 2 | "The Jihan Night" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 | |
The past is back to haunt the girls when Jihan returned to Amerta. A flashback revealed the girls accidentally blinded her after Alissa played a prank, in which she set a fire on Jihan's house and later blackmailed Tama to take the blame. Ema has been spending more time with Mahesa, while Aria tries to transferred out of Eric's class. Melissa's fiancé, Reno, kissed Sabrina and is seen by her. | |||||
3 | 3 | "Relationship Status: Reckless" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 | |
The girls are planning to pay a tribute for Alissa as suggested by Ema's mother. During a lunch with her parents, Aria encounter her father's former mistress who refuses to stay away from him. Following her kiss with Reno, Sabrina faces a vengeful Melissa and disappointment from her parents. Ema's boyfriend, Benny, started being abusive and obsessive, leading to their break up. Meanwhile, Hanna's boyfriend is reluctant to be flirty with her, causing Hanna to question their relationship status after he refuses to kiss her. | |||||
4 | 4 | "The Jungle Red" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 | |
5 | 5 | "Forget The World" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 | |
6 | 6 | "Girl Unplugged" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 | |
7 | 7 | "Bad Boy, Gone Girl" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 | |
8 | 8 | "That's Immortality" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 | |
9 | 9 | "A Perfect Storm" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 | |
10 | 10 | "Bye-bye Bestie" | Emil Heradi | April 22, 2020 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
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11 | 1 | "The Story Continues" | Emil Heradi | April 14, 2022 |
12 | 2 | "Party Girls Are The Best" | Emil Heradi | April 15, 2022 |
13 | 3 | "Bad Friend, Good Enemy" | Emil Heradi | April 16, 2022 |
14 | 4 | "Shut Up and Sing" | Emil Heradi | April 20, 2022 |
15 | 5 | "Live In Your Shadows" | Emil Heradi | April 21, 2022 |
16 | 6 | "Old Flames, New Friends" | Emil Heradi | April 27, 2022 |
17 | 7 | "Crack The Code" | Emil Heradi | April 28, 2022 |
18 | 8 | "Red Hot Jealousy" | Emil Heradi | May 4, 2022 |
19 | 9 | "The Usual Suspects" | Emil Heradi | May 5, 2022 |
20 | 10 | "Heartbreak Anniversary" | Emil Heradi | May 11, 2022 |
21 | 11 | "Revelations" | Emil Heradi | May 12, 2022 |
22 | 12 | "Good Girls Finish Last" | Emil Heradi | May 18, 2022 |
The series was announced on August 27, 2019 along with the ensemble cast. The series is produced by Asian streaming service, Viu, in collaboration with Warner Bros International Television Production. [2]
In August 2020, the second season is confirmed to be on development. [5] Anya Geraldine later that year stated the production for the second season will most likely begin in June 2021. [6]
Along with the series' announcement, it wasannounced that Anya Geraldine, Eyka Farhana, Valerie Thomas, and Shindy Huang are set to play the main characters Hanna, Ema, Sabrina, and Aria. Yuki Kato also joined in her role as Alissa, the famous it girl and queen bee of the group. [2]
Eyka Farhana who was initially scheduled to return for season two decided to leave due to COVID-19. [7] Caitlin Halderman joined to replace Eyka in the role of Ema. [8] [9] In addition, Bio One and Bastian Steel joined the main cast in their respective roles as Kevin and Malik for season two; Khiva Ishak joined in a guest role as a detective. [10] Another addition in the cast are Fandy Christian, Farandika, Izabel Jahja, and Karina Suwandi replacing the previous cast members as Ian, Sandy, Vero, and Indah.
The first season was filmed in Bali, Indonesia in 40 days from June to August 2019. [3]
Due to the series being produced in Indonesia, Ema's character, which is based on Emily Fields, is rewritten. As a result, the characters based on Maya St. Germain and Paige McCullers are gender-swapped, which also resulted in Ema's character having a completely different storyline. [11]
Yovial Virgi produced the series' score and its theme song, "Secret" by cast member Jennifer Coppen. The song is used for both the opening sequence and end credit, with the former using a remix version.
The first season consisted of 10 episodes and were released on April 22, 2020. [12] The second season premiered on April 14, 2022 and concluded on May 18, 2022. [13]
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