ABCFAMILY.COM LAUNCHES A WEEKLY WEBSERIES FOR THE HIT SERIES "PRETTY LITTLE LIARS," STARTING ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH

Burbank, CA (August 21, 2012) - Fans of the hit ABC Family series "Pretty Little Liars" won't have to wait until October for the next fix of Rosewood when ABCFamily.com launches its weekly webseries "Pretty Dirty Secrets" starting Tuesday, Aug. 28th during the summer finale of "Pretty Little Liars." There will be eight different episodes airing every Tuesday on ABCFamily.com beginning at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET.

The webseries will focus on the time between the Aug. 28th summer finale and the special Halloween episode of "Pretty Little Liars" airing in October, when the town of Rosewood is getting ready for Halloween. The local Halloween store in Rosewood is a busy place these days and a good spot for someone who wants to keep tabs on certain people. But as the usual suspects come in and out of the store, will they find more than just the ultimate Halloween costume?

"Pretty Dirty Secrets" will also introduce a new face in Rosewood, Shana (Aerial Miranda), who is the Halloween store clerk. The character of Shana will later be seen in the "Pretty Little Liars" series airing in early 2013.

"Pretty Dirty Secrets" is written by Kyle Bown and Kim Turrisi and directed by Arthur Anderson. The webisode series stars Brant Daugherty, Yani Gellman, Aerial Miranda, Vanessa Ray, Brendan Robinson and Drew Van Acker.

"Pretty Little Liars" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick and Leslie Morgenstein. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn, Holly Marie Combs, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Chad Lowe, Janel Parrish, Shay Mitchell and Sasha Pieterse.

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