Season 1 of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin took place in the sleepy blue-collar town of Millwood, and followed a group of teen girls tormented by an unknown Assailant for the past actions of their mothers, as well as their own sins.
By the end of PLL:OS‘s tenth episode, the biggest bombshells of the season were revealed: what really happened to Angela Waters, how the girls’ parents were involved, and, of course, A’s identity. However, that doesn’t mean everything was tied up with a bow — there are still a few loose ends left strategically by the show’s writers to open up future storylines and that finale cliffhanger.
A is on the loose once again after breaking out of the hospital, and with his father no longer pulling the strings, he could be erratic and will surely be back for blood. If you’re a PLL fan, you know that there are always more secrets to uncover — and this could mean within the new generation of Little Liars, their parents, or within their universe. With A poised for a grand return in season 2, the girls’ story could truly go anywhere.
Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa told TVLine in August 2022 that he and fellow executive producer Lindsay Calhoon Bring already have “some preliminary ideas” for S2 as we head back to Millwood. “We certainly have a lot of places for these characters to go, new mysteries to tell, and hopefully new ways to scare people,” said Bring. “And we’d continue to pick up on themes of young womanhood that I think are so important.”
Speaking to Cosmopolitan, Aguirre-Sacasa confirmed season is “almost a direct pickup from the end of season 1.” He continued: “We end sort of on Christmas Eve, with our amazing last tag kill which is A killing Chip and A on the loose. And then we pick up Christmas morning with Imogen and Tabby unwrapping Christmas gifts with Tabby’s mom and getting a panicked phone call. And that’s all in the first minute of the episode so we are definitely picking up right where we left off in a really pulse-pounding way.”
EW had previously shared that the new season will center on “a new villain (who may or may not have a connection to ‘A’) [who] has come to town and is going to put them all to the test.” The official logline for season 2 also teases our cast is “facing a fate worse than death: summer school.”
In the same Cosmopolitan interview, cocreator Lindsay Calhoon confirmed the new villain’s identity, teasing the Archie Waters connection, and added this would be revealed in episode 1. “This horror villain is going to test every one of the girls, and they’ll go on their own personal journey,” she added. She also teased that “the scares are a bit bigger, and badder and bolder” this season, so be prepared.
We also got a first look at the knife-wielding villain, who wears her face wrapped in bloody gauze and a torn-up cardigan and can confirm her name (or at least moniker) is Bloody Rose. “The mythology of the look of her face is very tied to into the mythology of the show,” Calhoon pointed out to Cosmo. “And that’s something that will reveal a bit later in the season.”
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