The biggest secrets of filming “Pretty Little Liars”

Aired from 2010 to 2017 on American television, the series Pretty Little Liars was a hit from the start. And like any self-respecting successful fiction, it contains its share of filming secrets.

We invite you to discover eight of them without further delay.

Lucy Hale (Aria) did not pass a casting for “Pretty Little Liars”

The first actress to be hired for Pretty Little Liars is Lucy Hale. The interpreter of Aria Montgomery did not have to pass an audition to land the role because the production studio already knew her well, given that they had collaborated together on a previous series called Privileged.

In addition, I. Marlene King, the creator of the series Pretty Little Liars adapted from the novels by Sara Shepard, considered that Lucy Hale already had “A big popularity rating” at the time.

‘High School Musical’ star nearly stared on the show

The castings of cult series are sometimes very different originally. Before being composed of Lucy Hale, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell and Troian Bellisario, that of Pretty Little Liars almost welcomed a star from the movie trilogy High School Musical. Ashley Tisdale, who lends her features to Sharpay Evans in the Disney Channel saga, had indeed been approached for a role in the series. She declined the offer, preferring to star in another series, Hellcats, canceled after only one season in 2011.

Sasha Pieterse (Alison) was 12 when she auditioned

And TV actors are often older than their teenage character, Sasha Pieterse was only 12 when she passed the casting for Pretty Little Liars. The actress had auditioned for the character of Hanna Marin, who was supposed to be 16 at the start of the soap opera, and lied to the producers about her age. So when they found out, designer I. Marlene King remembers thinking to herself, “Do we really want a 12 year old girl to do these things?” “, as she tells the American media Vulture. “In addition, those under 16 can only work a certain number of hours. That’s when we thought she was going to be Alison. “

An argument between Troian Bellisario (Spencer) and Ian Harding (Ezra) on the set

A film set is a workplace like any other. It therefore happens that disagreements occur between colleagues. This was the case of a conflict that broke out one fine day between Troian Bellisario, one of the heroines, and Ian Harding. The two had argued over a topic that had nothing to do with work, since it was about biology and evolution.

The interpreter of Spencer Hastings told on the show Good Morning America that his co-star had it ” angry ” That day. Fortunately, this filming conflict did not have an impact on the series.

Lucy Hale (Aria) was annoyed by the credits of the series

The credits of Pretty Little Liars, that we suggest you do not spend when you watch the series on Netflix, for a long time pissed off lead actress Lucy Hale. And this for a very specific reason: her finger is not centered when she does the “shhh”. She had not hesitated to talk about it openly on Twitter, in January 2013, then posting the following message: “Hey. Has anyone noticed that my finger is not centered when I do “Shhh” to the camera in the credits? Yes, that annoys me too. “

Fortunately, after the leap into the future in the middle of Season 6, the intro sequence was replayed and each of the heroines was able to do the famous move correctly. The opportunity for Lucy Hale to start over by placing her finger in the center this time.

Patrick J. Adams starred in the series to win back Troian Bellisario (Spencer)

If for many viewers it is Mike Ross de Suits, whose departure has also annoyed many people, actor Patrick J. Adams is none other than Ezra’s college friend in the eyes of avid fans of Pretty Little Liars. He makes an appearance in Episode 5 of the show’s first season. The only reason Patrick J. Adams insisted on landing a role in the soap opera was to win back his girlfriend Troian Bellisario who had broken up with him at the time.

He told the PopSugar site: “It was a role for which, at this stage of my career, I would not normally have auditioned because it represented a single day of work on Pretty Little Liars. » But his love for the interpreter of Spencer Hastings pushed him to surpass himself to land this role and he got it. Today, Patrick J. Adams and Troian Bellisario are married and have a child together.

Sasha Pieterse (Alison) hates her character’s yellow t-shirt

The yellow t-shirt worn by Alison DiLaurentis on the evening of her disappearance could very well join our selection of the most iconic fashion outfits of the series. And for good reason, it has made many fans of Pretty Little Liars who are trying to get their hands on it!

In contrast, actress Sasha Pieterse “Hate this t-shirt from the start”, as she confided in 2016 on the set of the show The Talk. She continues: “And because I was buried in it, and it got dirty and bloodstained in so many scenes, there are 13 copies of this t-shirt. I would like to take them all and burn them. “ This has the merit of being honest.

Kylie Jenner almost appeared in the series

In 2015, it was rumored that Kylie Jenner, famous at the time for being Kim Kardashian’s half-sister, had been invited to appear in Pretty Little Liars. The young woman has never hidden her love for the series and spoke about it regularly on social networks. Nonetheless, it never happened because of an argument between Kylie Jenner and her mom / manager Kris Jenner, as seen in an episode of their reality show. Keeping up with the Kardashians. The clan has recently taken the decision to end the program.

The Pretty Little Liars series is available in full on Netflix.

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