Instruct: Given a question, retrieve passages that answer the question.
Query: What was the first book in the Pretty Little Liars series?
Pretty Little Liars is a series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard. Beginning with 2006's initial novel of the same name, the series follows the lives of four girls– Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Aria Montgomery and Emily Fields.
"A" is a fictional character created in 2006 by author Sara Shepard. It is a character of both "Pretty Little Liars"' books and television series, and primarily appears as a stalker and the main antagonist of the stories. "A" is one of the main characters of the stories, appearing anonymously in the majority of the episodes and books.
Charlotte Drake is a fictional character in "Pretty Little Liars", an American mystery drama television series based on the homonymous novel series written by Sara Shepard. Charlotte is a character that only appears in the television series and is portrayed by Vanessa Ray. The character is also featured in the "Pretty Little Liars" web series "Pretty Dirty Secrets".
Her character pays tribute to Alison and Courtney DiLaurentis, characters of the "Pretty Little Liars" book series.
Originally developed as a television series by book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the idea was described as "Desperate Housewives for teens."[14] Alloy met with author Shepard and gave her the property to develop into a book series.[14] With Alloy and Warner Horizon Television interested in producing Pretty Little Liars as a television series for years, it was first planned for The WB in 2005 with a different writer until the network shut down in early 2006 and reestablished as The CW later that year.[15] The first novel was published by HarperTeen in October 2006.[16] In June 2008, Alloy noted that it was developing a Pretty Little Liars television pilot for ABC Family,[14] with the novels adapted for television.[15] After the pilot was shot in Vancouver in December 2009, filming for the rest of the series moved to Los Angeles.[17][18] The series was primarily filmed at the Warner Bros. studio and backlot in the city of Burbank, near Los Angeles.[19] In June 2012, the series was selected by lottery for a California film and TV tax credit.[20]
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists is an upcoming American teen drama television series developed by I. Marlene King. The series is a sequel to "Pretty Little Liars" and based on the novel "The Perfectionists" by Sara Shepard. Freeform ordered the series to pilot on September 25, 2017, as the second spin-off series of "Pretty Little Liars" which will include some of the main characters. Freeform picked up the series for a 10-episode first season on May 14, 2018.Freeform ordered the show to pilot on September 25, 2017, as a sequel to "Pretty Little Liars" and the second spin-off series following "Ravenswood". I. Marlene King wrote and Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum directed the first two episodes, which are titled "Pilot" and "Sex, Lies and Alibies".
Nick Campbell of TV.com expressed a mixed opinion about the episode, writing "We can't really say it was a disappointing outing for the Liars because of the ending, but it was almost a cheap trick to salvage a series full of weak events by pulling the Alison trump card." Lindsay Sperling of "We Got This Covered" lauded the episode's scenery, saying "The combination of the less intense tones and the ominous music might be a bit much when considered in the context of multiple episodes but I’d say that the new aesthetic choices are a welcome change, and looked more on par with what Pretty Little Liars generally delivers." Caroline Preece of "Den of Geek" called the episode "average" and opined that the episode "might have been the weakest Halloween special yet. " Elizabeth SanFilippo of Examiner.com gave the episode three out of five stars, writing that "the final moment of the "PLL" special was what made this episode worth watching." "The A.V. Club"'s Caroline Siede gave the episode a C+, finding the “slow and atmospheric” pace of the special unfitting for the series while praised the Liars' costumes, Spencer's in particular. Teresa Lopez of "TV Fanatic" gave the Halloween-themed episode two and a half stars (out of five), calling it "a disappointing follow-up, spending more time setting up the mysterious new show Ravenswood than advancing the plot of Pretty Little Liars." Lopez further added that the episode fell short of the "great background information coupled with a spooky story" in the season two Halloween special, "First Secret", and the "wild ride with an shocking final surprise" in the previous Halloween special, "This Is a Dark Ride".
Rosewood is the fictional setting for both the "Pretty Little Liars" book series and the "Pretty Little Liars" television series. The fictional city is suggested to be loosely based on West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Shepard's book series Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game have both been turned into television series by ABC Family (now under the name of Freeform). The Pretty Little Liars series of novels is "loosely based on her experiences growing up in Chester County.[3] The adaptation television series Pretty Little Liars lasted for 7 seasons. It also had a short-lived spin-off starring cast member Tyler Blackburn as Caleb Rivers, entitled Ravenswood.[4] Actresses Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, and Lucy Hale star as the main characters Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Emily Fields and Aria Montgomery. Shepard had a cameo on two episodes of the show: "The Homecoming Hangover" and "I'm a Good Girl, I Am".[5]
On June 8, 2010, ABC Family premiered "Pretty Little Liars" – a teen drama based on the series of young-adult mystery novels by Sara Shepard. "Pretty Little Liars" quickly became ABC Family's flagship program, frequently breaking ratings records; by 2014, "Pretty Little Liars" had ranked among the five most-watched scripted series on basic cable among multiple female age demographics, and the second-highest rated cable series among females 12–34. Throughout the year, ABC Family as a whole experienced its highest year-to-year primetime viewership among viewers in the 12-34 and 18-34 demographics. With 4.9 million viewers across its first broadcast and an encore airing, the 2011 premiere of "Switched at Birth" surpassed "Secret Life" as the most-watched series premiere in network history.
The series is loosely divided into four arcs, chronicling the introduction and reveal of each "A". Set in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the series follows the lives of four teenage girls nicknamed the Pretty little Liars or simply the Liars, whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their Queen bee leader, "Alison DiLaurentis". A year after her disappearance, the girls begin receiving threatening messages from an anonymous character named "A," who threatens to expose their secrets, including long-hidden ones they thought only Alison knew. Shortly after the messages begin, Alison's body is discovered buried in her yard. The books progress with the four girls trying to figure out the identity of "A" and facing many dangerous obstacles and twists as they do so.
Pretty Little Liars is the first book in the "Pretty Little Liars" series by Sara Shepard. It tells the story of four girls - Hanna, Aria, Emily and Spencer - after the disappearance of their clique leader, Alison. The book was written for the book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the idea originally developed as a TV series.
On September 25, 2017, Freeform announced that a second spin-off series, titled Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, had been ordered, with Pieterse and Parrish reprising their roles as Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal respectively.[5] On May 14, 2018, Freeform picked up the series for a 10-episode first season, set to air in 2019.[6][7] In a 2018 panel, Parrish said that some plot points created in Pretty Little Liars will be resolved during the spin-off.[8]
"Pilot" is the series premiere of the mystery drama series "Pretty Little Liars". It introduces each of the main characters, as well as establishes the basic premises of the series. The episode aired on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family.
Sara Harvey is a fictional character in the Freeform television series adaption of the "Pretty Little Liars" book series. She is portrayed by model Dre Davis. Sara is introduced as a false protagonist, only to be exposed as "Big A's" ally during "Game Over, Charles". Harvey is murdered in "Wanted: Dead or Alive" by an unknown assailant and found dead in her hotel room's bathtub by a cleaner. Sara's killer was revealed to be Noel Kahn during "These Boots Were Made for Stalking".
Originally developed as a television series by book packaging company Alloy Entertainment, the idea was described as ""Desperate Housewives" for teens." Alloy met with author Shepard, and gave her the property to develop into a book series. With Alloy and Warner Horizon interested in producing a "Pretty Little Liars" television series for years, it was first planned for The WB in 2005 with a different writer. The first novel was published by HarperTeen in October 2006. In June 2008, Alloy noted that it was developing a "Pretty Little Liars" television pilot for ABC Family. The novels are being adapted for television by I. Marlene King.
The third season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 5, 2012 on ABC Family and concluded on March 19, 2013. On November 29, 2011, ABC Family renewed the series for a third season, consisting of 24 episodes. Filming of the season began on April 2, 2012.
The web series was written by Kyle Bown & Kim Turrisi and directed by Arthur Anderson. Kyle Bown, the assistant to "Pretty Little Liars" showrunner I. Marlene King, and Kim Turrisi, who is not part of the writing staff, were hired to write the web series by ABC Family, however the crew behind "Pretty Little Liars" was also used with the web series. The web series introduced Aeriél Miranda as Shana in the television series. None of the series regulars from "Pretty Little Liars" appears in the web series.
A tie-in edition featuring the Season 1 poster and logo of the 2006 first novel in the Pretty Little Liars series was released on the date of the show's premiere,[74] as was the final book of the original book series, "Wanted".[75] "Wanted" later decidedly became the eighth book of the series, as Shepard later confirmed she would extend the series. A TV tie-in of the second book "Flawless" featuring an altered Season 3 poster was released on December 28, 2012.
The first season of Pretty Little Liars, based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, premiered on June 8, 2010 and concluded on March 21, 2011 on ABC Family.
The theme song for Pretty Little Liars is "Secret" by The Pierces, which was suggested by one of the show's stars, Ashley Benson.[36] The series featured music from artists such as Sara Bareilles, Rachel Platten, OneRepublic, Jessie J, McFly, Passion Pit, Lady Antebellum and Florence and the Machine. 2AM Club made a guest appearance in the first season episode "There's No Place Like Homecoming", with some of the songs appeared on their album, What Did You Think Was Going to Happen?[37][38] and ZZ Ward performed with two songs "Til the Casket Drops" and "Last Love Song" from her debut album, Til the Casket Drops to promote the series' third[39] and fifth[40] seasons. The series' soundtrack was released by WaterTower Music on February 15, 2011.[41]
Aeriél Christine Gabrielle "ARI" Miranda (born April 3, 1992) is an American actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Shana Fring on the ABC Family series, "Pretty Little Liars" (2013–2015). She was first introduced as Shana on the web series, "Pretty Dirty Secrets" (2012), prior to appearing on "Pretty Little Liars". 
Miranda also recurred as Lana on "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" and The CW series "The Tomorrow People". Other roles include Universal Pictures' "Straight Outta Compton" (2015) and the Oprah Winfrey Network comedy "For Better or Worse" (2016).
"Escape from New York" is the first episode and the premiere of the fifth season of the American mystery drama television series "Pretty Little Liars" and the 96th episode of the series overall. The episode was written by showrunner I. Marlene King and directed by Norman Buckley, it aired on June 10, 2014 on ABC Family and was watched by 2.72 viewers. 
"Free Fall" is the twentieth episode of the fourth season of "Pretty Little Liars", an American mystery drama television series based on the novel series written by Sara Shepard, and is the ninety-first episode of the series. The episode, directed by Melanie Mayron and written by Maya Goldsmith, originally aired on February 18, 2014 on ABC Family.
The seventh and final season of the American mystery drama television series "Pretty Little Liars", based on the books of the same name by Sara Shepard, was renewed on June 10, 2014 for two additional seasons, making the show Freeform's longest running original series.