Pretty Little Liars (season 2)
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The second season of Pretty Little Liars
, based on the books of the same name
by Sara Shepard
, began airing on June 14, 2011 on ABC Family
. It follows the lives of four teenage girls, Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale
), Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario
), Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson
), and Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell
), who are dealing with the mysterious disappearance and death of their former best friend and queen bee, Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse
), along with other problems in their personal & social lives. Outcomes of Alison's death include messages from an anonymous source that we know as "A". This person knows everything about the girls, including some terrible things that they did in their past with Alison. The second continues from the season finale of the previous season, in which Ian Thomas (Ryan Merriman
), Spencer's brother-in-law, is presumed to have been killed in an incident at the top of a bell tower but is also accused of murdering Alison.
It was announced in June that a special Halloween-themed flashback episode would air as part of ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween
lineup. This increased the episode count from 24 to 25. The season premiere brought in 3.68 million viewers, which was higher than the season 1 premiere.
The Halloween flashback episode premiered on October 19, 2011, while the season will resume on Monday, January 2, 2012.
, Tammin Sursok
and Bianca Lawson
return in the second season as Mona Vanderwaal, Jenna Marshall and Maya St. Germain. Also returning are Tyler Blackburn
, Yani Gellman
, Torrey DeVitto
, Lindsey Shaw
, Claire Holt
, Keegan Allen
, Brant Daugherty
, Brendan Robinson
and Julian Morris
, who will all reprise their roles from the first season. Annabeth Gish
appears as Anne Sullivan, a therapist whom the girls' parents feel can help them on their problems.Andrea Parker
will play Jessica DiLaurentis, Alison's mother, who returns to Rosewood to help out with a fashion show being held in Alison's honour. Actor Drew Van Acker
also joined the cast playing Jason DiLaurentis, replacing Parker Bagley.
Hanna and Caleb reunite, only to find him going to California to visit his mother. Hanna's daddy issues continue as she breaks up the wedding between him and Isabel, with Hanna revealing her father and mother hooked up before the wedding.
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Pretty Little Liars (TV series)
Pretty Little Liars is an American mystery-thriller teen drama television series created by Marlene King. Based on the popular series of novels written by Sara Shepard, the show premiered on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family...
, based on the books of the same name
Pretty Little Liars
Pretty Little Liars is a series of more than 10 young adult novels by Sara Shepard, from 1981–present, which have been made into a television show . The series follows the lives of four girls — Spencer, Hanna, Aria, and Emily — whose clique falls apart after the disappearance of their leader,...
by Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard
Sara Shepard is an American author known for the bestselling Pretty Little Liars series of young-adult novels.-Biography:Shepard graduated from Downingtown West High School in Downingtown, Pennsylvania in 1995, and got her undergraduate degree from New York University. She later received an MFA...
, began airing on June 14, 2011 on ABC Family
ABC Family
ABC Family, stylized as abc family, is an American television network, owned by ABC Family Worldwide Inc., a subsidiary of the Disney-ABC Television Group division of The Walt Disney Company...
. It follows the lives of four teenage girls, Aria Montgomery (Lucy Hale
Lucy Hale
Karen Lucille "Lucy" Hale is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Becca Sommers in Bionic Woman, Rose Baker in Privileged, Sherrie in the horror film Scream 4, and as Aria Montgomery on the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars...
), Spencer Hastings (Troian Bellisario
Troian Bellisario
Troian Avery Bellisario is an American actress. She currently stars as Spencer Hastings in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Bellisario made her acting debut in the 1988 film Last Rites at the age of 3...
), Hanna Marin (Ashley Benson
Ashley Benson
Ashley Victoria Benson is an American film and television actress, and model. She is known for her role as Abigail Deveraux on Days Of Our Lives , Carson in Bring It On: In It to Win It, and Hanna Marin on Pretty Little Liars.Benson was born and raised in Anaheim Hills, California...
), and Emily Fields (Shay Mitchell
Shay Mitchell
Shannon Ashley "Shay" Mitchell is a Canadian actress and model. She stars in the ABC Family original series, Pretty Little Liars as Emily Fields.-Early life:...
), who are dealing with the mysterious disappearance and death of their former best friend and queen bee, Alison DiLaurentis (Sasha Pieterse
Sasha Pieterse
Sasha Pieterse is a South African-born American actress.-Career:She began acting in 2002, when she was given the role of Buffy Davis on the Warner Brothers remake of the popular show Family Affair. In 2004, she appeared in Stargate SG-1 and House...
), along with other problems in their personal & social lives. Outcomes of Alison's death include messages from an anonymous source that we know as "A". This person knows everything about the girls, including some terrible things that they did in their past with Alison. The second continues from the season finale of the previous season, in which Ian Thomas (Ryan Merriman
Ryan Merriman
Ryan Earl Merriman is an American actor. He began his acting career as a child actor during the mid-1990s and has appeared in several feature films and television shows.-Background:...
), Spencer's brother-in-law, is presumed to have been killed in an incident at the top of a bell tower but is also accused of murdering Alison.
It was announced in June that a special Halloween-themed flashback episode would air as part of ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween
13 Nights Of Halloween
"13 Nights Of Halloween" , is a programming special on ABC Family, which originally began airing in 1998 after The Family Channel became Fox Family, a couple of years after their "25 Days of Christmas" special premiered. The "13 Nights of Halloween" special was created mainly due to the success of...
lineup. This increased the episode count from 24 to 25. The season premiere brought in 3.68 million viewers, which was higher than the season 1 premiere.
The Halloween flashback episode premiered on October 19, 2011, while the season will resume on Monday, January 2, 2012.
Casting
Janel ParrishJanel Parrish
Janel Meilani Parrish is an American actress, singer, Broadway performer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known for playing Jade in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and her recurring role as Mona Vanderwaal on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Parrish first achieved fame in...
, Tammin Sursok
Tammin Sursok
Tammin Pamela Sursok is an Australian actress and musician of South African origin. She is best known for the role of Dani Sutherland on Home and Away, as Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless and as Siena in Disney Channel's Hannah Montana...
and Bianca Lawson
Bianca Lawson
Bianca Jasmine Lawson is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Lawson was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Denise and actor Richard Lawson. Bianca is also the great niece of Motown founder Berry Gordy...
return in the second season as Mona Vanderwaal, Jenna Marshall and Maya St. Germain. Also returning are Tyler Blackburn
Tyler Blackburn
Tyler Blackburn is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Jesse Pratt in Peach Plum Pear and as Caleb Rivers on the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:...
, Yani Gellman
Yani Gellman
Yani Gellman is an American film and television actor.Gellman was born in Miami, Florida to a Canadian father and an Australian mother; he was named after a family friend, writer Jan Joors...
, Torrey DeVitto
Torrey DeVitto
Torrey Joel DeVitto is an American actress and former fashion model. She is best known for her roles as Zoe in the 2006 horror film I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, Karen Kerr in the short lived television series Beautiful People, Carrie in The CW series One Tree Hill, and most recently...
, Lindsey Shaw
Lindsey Shaw
Lindsey Marie Shaw is an American actress. She is known for her starring television roles as Jennifer "Moze" Ann Mosely on Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide and as Claire Tolchuck on Aliens in America.-Career:...
, Claire Holt
Claire Holt
Claire Holt is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Emma Gilbert on the television show H2O: Just Add Water.- Early life :...
, Keegan Allen
Keegan Allen
Keegan Phillip Allen is an American actor currently playing Toby Cavanaugh on Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family. He played one of the "handsome guys" on Big Time Rush in the episode "Big Time...
, Brant Daugherty
Brant Daugherty
Brant Daugherty , is an American actor.He is best known for his role as Noel Kahn on the series Pretty Little Liars. He has also acted for some minor roles in television series and has written a book....
, Brendan Robinson
Brendan Robinson (actor)
Brendan Robinson is an American actor known for playing Lucas Gottesman on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Robinson started appearing in the web series Campus Daze, which he also co-produced...
and Julian Morris
Julian Morris (actor)
Julian David Morris is a British actor known for his roles in the films Cry Wolf and Sorority Row. He also played a recurring character in the TV show ER as Dr. Andrew Wade. He also plays Wren Kim in the TV show Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Morris was born in London, where he began acting at the...
, who will all reprise their roles from the first season. Annabeth Gish
Annabeth Gish
Annabeth Gish is an American actress known for starring roles in Shag, Mystic Pizza and Double Jeopardy. She is best known for her roles as Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing and as Eileen Caffee on the Showtime drama Brotherhood.-Personal...
appears as Anne Sullivan, a therapist whom the girls' parents feel can help them on their problems.Andrea Parker
Andrea Parker
Andrea Nicole Parker is an American actress and former ballet dancer.-Career:Parker began ballet training at age 6 and at age 15 she joined a professional dance company. She quit her career in ballet after three years of touring and trained to become an actress while working as a bartender...
will play Jessica DiLaurentis, Alison's mother, who returns to Rosewood to help out with a fashion show being held in Alison's honour. Actor Drew Van Acker
Drew Van Acker
Drew Van Acker is American actor. He starred as Ian Archer in the Cartoon Network live-action series Tower Prep and currently co-stars on Pretty Little Liars as Jason DiLaurentis.-Career:...
also joined the cast playing Jason DiLaurentis, replacing Parker Bagley.
Regular
- Troian BellisarioTroian BellisarioTroian Avery Bellisario is an American actress. She currently stars as Spencer Hastings in the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Bellisario made her acting debut in the 1988 film Last Rites at the age of 3...
as Spencer HastingsSpencer HastingsSpencer Hastings is a fictional character in the Pretty Little Liars book series. She is portrayed by Troian Bellisario in the ABC Family television adaption.-Characterization:... - Ashley BensonAshley BensonAshley Victoria Benson is an American film and television actress, and model. She is known for her role as Abigail Deveraux on Days Of Our Lives , Carson in Bring It On: In It to Win It, and Hanna Marin on Pretty Little Liars.Benson was born and raised in Anaheim Hills, California...
as Hanna Marin - Shay MitchellShay MitchellShannon Ashley "Shay" Mitchell is a Canadian actress and model. She stars in the ABC Family original series, Pretty Little Liars as Emily Fields.-Early life:...
as Emily Fields - Lucy HaleLucy HaleKaren Lucille "Lucy" Hale is an American actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Becca Sommers in Bionic Woman, Rose Baker in Privileged, Sherrie in the horror film Scream 4, and as Aria Montgomery on the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars...
as Aria MontgomeryAria MontgomeryAria Marie Montgomery is a fictional character in the Pretty Little Liars series of young adult novels by Sara Shepard. She is portrayed by Lucy Hale in the television adaptation, which premiered on ABC Family in June 2010... - Sasha PieterseSasha PieterseSasha Pieterse is a South African-born American actress.-Career:She began acting in 2002, when she was given the role of Buffy Davis on the Warner Brothers remake of the popular show Family Affair. In 2004, she appeared in Stargate SG-1 and House...
as Alison DiLaurentis - Holly Marie CombsHolly Marie CombsHolly Marie Combs is an American film and television actress and producer whose roles have included a portrayal in Charmed as Piper Halliwell and another in Picket Fences, where she received a Young Artist Award for her role, as Kimberly Brock...
as Ella Montgomery - Ian HardingIan HardingIan M. Harding is an American actor.Harding was born in Heidelberg, Germany to a military family. His family moved to Virginia a few years later, where he joined the drama club at his high school, Georgetown Preparatory School. He was elected by his class to give the commencement address...
as Ezra Fitz - Laura LeightonLaura LeightonLaura Leighton is an American actress. She is best-known for the role of Sydney Andrews, introduced in the 1990s television series Melrose Place. She reprised the role in the 2009 series of the same name...
as Ashley Marin - Chad LoweChad LoweCharles Conrad "Chad" Lowe is an American actor. He is the younger brother of fellow actor Rob Lowe. He won an Emmy Award for his supporting role in Life Goes On as a man suffering with HIV. He has also had recurring roles on ER, Melrose Place, and Now and Again...
as Byron Montgomery - Bianca LawsonBianca LawsonBianca Jasmine Lawson is an American film and television actress.-Early life:Lawson was born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of Denise and actor Richard Lawson. Bianca is also the great niece of Motown founder Berry Gordy...
as Maya St. Germain (Episode 11-)
Recurring
- Tammin SursokTammin SursokTammin Pamela Sursok is an Australian actress and musician of South African origin. She is best known for the role of Dani Sutherland on Home and Away, as Colleen Carlton on The Young and the Restless and as Siena in Disney Channel's Hannah Montana...
as Jenna Marshall - Keegan AllenKeegan AllenKeegan Phillip Allen is an American actor currently playing Toby Cavanaugh on Pretty Little Liars on ABC Family. He played one of the "handsome guys" on Big Time Rush in the episode "Big Time...
as Toby Cavanaugh - Cody Allen Christian as Mike Montgomery
- Janel ParrishJanel ParrishJanel Meilani Parrish is an American actress, singer, Broadway performer, songwriter and pianist. She is best known for playing Jade in the 2007 film Bratz: The Movie and her recurring role as Mona Vanderwaal on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Parrish first achieved fame in...
as Mona Vanderwaal - Torrey DeVittoTorrey DeVittoTorrey Joel DeVitto is an American actress and former fashion model. She is best known for her roles as Zoe in the 2006 horror film I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer, Karen Kerr in the short lived television series Beautiful People, Carrie in The CW series One Tree Hill, and most recently...
as Melissa Hastings - Brant DaughertyBrant DaughertyBrant Daugherty , is an American actor.He is best known for his role as Noel Kahn on the series Pretty Little Liars. He has also acted for some minor roles in television series and has written a book....
as Noel Kahn - Lesley FeraLesley FeraLesley Fera is an American film and television actress. She best known for her recurring role as Dr. Joyce Carmel on CSI: Miami and as Agent Angela Nelson on the eighth and final season of 24...
as Veronica Hastings - Yani GellmanYani GellmanYani Gellman is an American film and television actor.Gellman was born in Miami, Florida to a Canadian father and an Australian mother; he was named after a family friend, writer Jan Joors...
as Garrett Reynolds - Annabeth GishAnnabeth GishAnnabeth Gish is an American actress known for starring roles in Shag, Mystic Pizza and Double Jeopardy. She is best known for her roles as Special Agent Monica Reyes on The X-Files, Elizabeth Bartlet Westin on The West Wing and as Eileen Caffee on the Showtime drama Brotherhood.-Personal...
as Anne Sullivan - Claire HoltClaire HoltClaire Holt is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Emma Gilbert on the television show H2O: Just Add Water.- Early life :...
as Samara Cook - Nolan NorthNolan NorthNolan Ramsey North is an American actor and voice actor born in New Haven, Connecticut. He has been described as "the nearest thing the games industry has to a bona fide leading man."-Biography:...
as Peter Hastings - Brendan RobinsonBrendan Robinson (actor)Brendan Robinson is an American actor known for playing Lucas Gottesman on the ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Robinson started appearing in the web series Campus Daze, which he also co-produced...
as Lucas Gottesman - Andrea ParkerAndrea ParkerAndrea Nicole Parker is an American actress and former ballet dancer.-Career:Parker began ballet training at age 6 and at age 15 she joined a professional dance company. She quit her career in ballet after three years of touring and trained to become an actress while working as a bartender...
as Jessica DiLaurentis - Nia PeeplesNia PeeplesVirenia Gwendolyn "Nia" Peeples is an American R&B and dance music singer and actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as Nicole Chapman on Fame...
as Pam Fields - Drew Van AckerDrew Van AckerDrew Van Acker is American actor. He starred as Ian Archer in the Cartoon Network live-action series Tower Prep and currently co-stars on Pretty Little Liars as Jason DiLaurentis.-Career:...
as Jason DiLaurentis - Tilky JonesTilky JonesTilky Montgomery Jones is an American singer and actor. He was a member of the band Take 5 from 1997–2001. Perhaps he is known for playing Max on the CW television series One Tree Hill.- Biography and career:...
as Logan Reed - Tyler BlackburnTyler BlackburnTyler Blackburn is an American actor and singer. He is known for his roles as Jesse Pratt in Peach Plum Pear and as Caleb Rivers on the hit ABC Family series Pretty Little Liars.-Career:...
as Caleb Rivers - Julian MorrisJulian Morris (actor)Julian David Morris is a British actor known for his roles in the films Cry Wolf and Sorority Row. He also played a recurring character in the TV show ER as Dr. Andrew Wade. He also plays Wren Kim in the TV show Pretty Little Liars.-Career:Morris was born in London, where he began acting at the...
as Wren Kim
Guest stars
- Roark CritchlowRoark CritchlowRoark Grant Critchlow is a Canadian actor, best known for appearing on the daytime US soap opera Days of our Lives from 1994 to 1999 as Dr. Mike Horton. He also had a recurring role on the soap Passions. More recently he was in the TV movie The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story as well as...
as Tom Marin - Amanda Leighton as Danielle
- Ryan MerrimanRyan MerrimanRyan Earl Merriman is an American actor. He began his acting career as a child actor during the mid-1990s and has appeared in several feature films and television shows.-Background:...
as Ian Thomas - Paloma Guzman as Jackie Molina
- Bryce JohnsonBryce Johnson-Early life:Johnson was raised in Reno, Nevada before moving to Denver, Colorado at 5 with his newly divorced mother along with his two brothers where he graduated from high school in 1995...
as Darren Wilden - Natalie HallNatalie HallNatalie Hall is an Canadian actress. Hall is a broadway actress and has portrayed the role of Colby Chandler on the soap opera All My Children since November 25, 2009....
as Kate Randall
Storylines
Season two picks up immediately where season one left off. After telling the police about Ian’s death and then the cops finding no body, the girls are now seen as liars by the town. With their parents concerned for their daughters, the girls are now forced to seek counseling from a therapist. But will the girls be able to entrust everything in her? “Where’s Ian?” “Who is A?” will continue to be the mysteries of this season, though Marlene King stated that there will be a whole new mystery that is going to be introduced right away and will be a huge one that’ll have people talking. With the girls being forced to separate and the ever so sinister “A” watching their every move, things in Rosewood are about to get a whole lot crazier!Spencer Hastings
Spencer Hastings has a lot on her shoulders. Not only does her family not believe her account on Ian, but they are now forbidding her to see Toby; with his family as well. Will she find a way to keep seeing Toby without her family knowing or will she give in to her parents’ demands? And with a person like “A” watching her every move, caution will definitely need to be had. "A" forces Spencer to break up with Toby only to end up being comforted by Wren after he brings her home leading to them kissing.Hanna Marin
After suffering a broken heart from Caleb’s betrayal, Hanna will find herself confronted again with the man who caused it all. Will she be able to forgive him and reconnect, or is their relationship a thing of the past? Caleb finds his mother, leaving Hanna to go to Arizona, they make up after Hanna demanded that his foster mom keep sending him checks. They are still, happily in love.The possibility of finding out about Mona’s deception, Hanna’s got a lot of complications to deal with before she can find peace of mind.Hanna and Caleb reunite, only to find him going to California to visit his mother. Hanna's daddy issues continue as she breaks up the wedding between him and Isabel, with Hanna revealing her father and mother hooked up before the wedding.
Aria Montgomery
After learning Ezra’s ex-fiancee Jackie Molina is working with him and Ezra hiding it from her, Aria now finds herself hurt and betrayed. Things are now bittersweet for her because if she stays with him, she can finally have a normal relationship that other couples have without hiding out in his apartment. However, she must also face the fact that his ex is now in the picture. Besides having to decide if the relationship is worth it, she also has to deal with her family having more secrets in the house and her brother Mike continuing to grow in his rebellious ways. Aria's relationship with Ezra will also be tempted by the arrival of a new love interest who will be age appropriate, Jason DiLaurentis.Emily Fields
Emily's love life won't be the only thing with complications this season. After being informed by her mother that the Fields family will be moving to Texas, Emily is now faced with the dilemma of moving. But moving might not be her only option as she soon discovers there's something she can do to keep herself in Rosewood. But will she go to the extremes to stay? She has a chance to get a scholarships, and that will prevent her from moving, but her family needs proof. Emily had a hard time being "A"s new target and went under a lot of stress.Episodes
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