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Pretty Little Liars cast announces series end via Facebook Live

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By Adam Flomenbaum | Co-Executive Editor

August 30, 2016 | 3 min read

Yesterday afternoon, the creator and the cast of Freeform (formerly ABC Family) network’s hit show Pretty Little Liars announced via Facebook Live that the seventh season – the second half of which is set to premiere in April 2017 – would be the series last.

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Creator I. Marlene King kicked things off by saying: “We’re happy that you’re joining us on Facebook Live today because we have a really special, amazing announcement to make. It makes us all kind of sad, but happy to share it with you at the same time. The big announcement is that after tomorrow night’s summer finale - which is awesome and spectacular- the next 10 episodes of the show really are going to be the last 10 episodes of the series.”

Pretty Little Liars helped put ABC Family on the map, and has built up a devoted fan base. Since the announcement went live on Facebook it has been viewed more than 1.3 million times and has been shared more than 15,000 times.

Show star Lucy Hale leveraged her own following to broadcast the announcement at the same time on her own Facebook page. She then joked after on Twitter:

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