School is over Pretty Little Liars: Summer School since Max cancelled the show after two seasons.
One of the top streaming services has decided not to renew the series three months after it ended on Max. The reboot is a horror take on the original hit mystery drama series from 2010 pretty Little Liars and was originally called Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (2022) before renaming it to Pretty Little Liars: Summer School in the second season.
It's generally rare to see a rebooted series receive greater critical praise than its predecessor, but that's exactly the case with this show. Pretty Little Liars: Summer School has a 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, while the original series has an 81%. Looking at this achievement, I don't understand why one of Max's best shows was cancelled, and can only think that it was possibly due to low ratings.
Similar to the cancellation of AMC Networks Orphan Black: Echoes, One factor could be that it is because Pretty Little Liars: Summer School failed to garner a dedicated fanbase like the original series, with TechRadar editorial associate Rowan Davies saying: “The last thing we needed was another pretty Little Liars series.” So maybe I can't trust that 90% Rotten Tomatoes score after all!
What is Pretty Little Liars: Summer School about?
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Set in the town of Millwood, the remake follows five teenage girls who are being terrorized by a mysterious person who wants to avenge the sins of their mothers.
After revealing who the villain was that had been tormenting the group, the season two finale ended on a cliffhanger as a new threat was hinted at with a group of girls wearing masks resembling the 'Liars' walking through the halls of the high school. Now, their identities will remain a mystery.
Max said in a statement to Decider: “While Max will not be moving forward with a third season of pretty Little Liars[Summer School]“We are so grateful to our co-creators, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Lindsay Calhoon Bring, as well as the team at Warner Bros. Television, for reintroducing fans to this fresh take on liars who team up to fight the latest creepy villain terrorizing Millwood. Their unique, modern creative vision, combined with the immense talent of our cast and crew, gave the series a fun, horror-filled point of view that paid homage to its original Rosewood roots.”
The series featured Bailee Madison, Chandler Kinney, Zaria, Malia Pyles and Maia Reficco as the next iteration of pretty Little Liars.
