Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin features an older man who is clearly interested in teenage girls , is the second program in the world. But asOriginal SinshowrunnerLindsay Calhoon Bringexplained to her Decider, the eerie relationship between Tabby and her boss Wes (Derek Klena) Relationships are not a reaction to Ezra (Ian Harding). Arya's (Lucy Hale) age difference in the original Pretty Her Little Her Liars. Instead, it's a more personal story.
"For us, it was a reflection of the times we're in now making shows. We're fans of the original, and I'm PLL I'm a fan ofand shipped Aria and Ezra," Bling said. “At the same time, I felt that a grounded horror story for young women was the right fit for this show by telling grounded stories.
“When we were developing the characters, Roberto [Aguirre Sacasa] and I talked and talked a lot about our own stories, our coming-of-age stories, our friendships. We both worked in movie theaters, and one of the stories I had was that I was in a grooming relationship with my boss. , shaped who I am and shaped the writer I am,” Bring continued. “It felt like a therapy session where Roberto and I would take everything out and say, ‘What are the stories that are hard to talk about, the stories that make you uncomfortable?’ Are they the ones that make the most sense? Are they the ones we should tell, because we might equate them with it?' So it's not a commentary on PLL's original relationship, but more personal about these girls. It is an explanation.
Bling also emphasized that the original Pretty Little Liars existed in another era of pop culture. Only He premiered 12 years ago, but the conversation around consent and abuse has changed dramatically.
“I don’t know if even five years ago we had a language for grooming. "Now that we're looking back at who we were and we have the language for that, we can understand it more clearly," Bling explained. I felt a responsibility to be able to start conversations and get young people to point to the characters and say, "Oh, that's what I'm going through." Maybe there's a way to get past this '"
New episodes of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin premiere Thursday on HBO Max.
