Pretty Little Liars season 6

Pretty Little Liars
Season 6
Season 6 DVD cover
Starring
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkABC Family / Freeform
Original releaseJune 2, 2015 (2015-06-02) –
March 15, 2016 (2016-03-15)
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The sixth 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 ABC Family's longest running original series.[1]

The sixth season consisted of 20 episodes.[2][3] It aired 10 episodes for the first half the season, which began airing on June 2, 2015.[4][5] Filming for the sixth season began on March 24, 2015, which was confirmed by showrunner I. Marlene King on Twitter.[6] The season premiere was written by I. Marlene King and Lijah J. Barasz and was directed by Chad Lowe. The title of the premiere, "Game On, Charles", was revealed by King after the fifth-season finale.[7] It was previously said that the sixth season will not include a special holiday-themed episode between the first and second half of the season, which aired on January 12, 2016, however on October 9, 2015 at New York Comic Con it was announced that there would be a behind-the-scenes special.[8] Previous holiday-themed episodes have been the thirteenth episode of each previous season excluding the first season.[9]

ABC Family promoted the sixth season by creating an online contest in which fans of the show could be a part of the marketing campaign to promote the show by sending in their art for consideration.[10][11] The promotional poster was released on May 21, 2015 which was included in the June/July cover of Seventeen.[12] For the second part of the season, ABC Family released a promotional poster on December 15, 2015, with the new-launched name for the network, "Freeform".[13]

  1. ^ Swift, Andy (June 10, 2014). "'Pretty Little Liars' Renewed For Seasons Six & Seven by ABC Family". TV Line. Retrieved March 25, 2016.
  2. ^ King, I. Marlene (April 13, 2015). "@lovaticshay the next 40 episodes are going to be the best ever. Going out in a blaze of glory. MasterPlan PLL". Twitter. Retrieved April 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Wieselman, Jarett (June 2, 2015). "It's The Beginning Of The End For "Pretty Little Liars"". BuzzFeed. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  4. ^ Roschke, Ryan (March 23, 2015). "Pretty Little Liars Creator I. Marlene King Just Dropped a Cryptic Finale Clue". Popsugar. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Swift, Andy (April 14, 2015). "Pretty Little Liars Season 6 Premiere Set, Plus 5 Other ABC Family Debuts". TV Line. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  6. ^ King, I. Marlene (February 17, 2015). "We start filming season 6 on March 24. And it's totally crazy that we've made 115 episodes! Thanks PLLArmy for supporting us! @Lhyzette_". Twitter. Retrieved March 13, 2015.
  7. ^ King, I. Marlene (March 24, 2015). "The title of episode 601 is "Game On Charles"". Twitter. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "Also don't miss the #PLL 5 Years Forward Special Tuesday, November 24 on ABC Family! #PLLNYCC". Twitter. October 9, 2015. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
  9. ^ Malach, Maggie (June 2, 2015). "'Pretty Little Liars' Season 6 Won't Have A Holiday Episode, But Don't Freak Out Just Yet". Bustle. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  10. ^ "Pretty Little Liars: ABC Family Gives Fans a Chance to Help Design the Season 6 Marketing Campaign". ScreenFad. March 24, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  11. ^ "Be part of PLL history!". Pretty Little Campaign. Archived from the original on May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  12. ^ Konerman, Jennifer (May 21, 2015). "Fans Take the Lead in 'Pretty Little Liars' Season 6 Campaign". Brief Publication. Retrieved May 29, 2015.
  13. ^ Bricker, Tierney (December 15, 2015). "Pretty Little Liars' Sexy New Season 6 Poster Turns a Funeral Into a Fashion Show and We're Obsessed". E! Online. Retrieved December 15, 2015.