Main Characters

Aria Montgomery
— portrayed by Lucy Hale

Aria Montgomery is back in Rosewood after being in Iceland for a year. It might as well have been a lifetime because Aria suddenly feels like an outsider in her hometown. She's reconnecting with her old friends, but only time will tell if their secrets will bond them together or tear them apart. Luckily, Aria has a great relationship with her mom, but even her near-perfect family has its secrets. Aria has one of her own that's too dangerous to share with anyone – so how can it be that "A" is already on to her?


Hanna Marin
— portrayed by Ashley Benson

Hanna Marin goes after what she wants. The more forbidden it is, the better -- whether it's a pair of designer sunglasses, junk food, or her chastity-pledging boyfriend's virtue. Rosewood High's "It" girl is an expert at creating the façade of the perfect life. What would people say if they knew about her run-in with the law? Today Hanna rules the school, but "A's" mysterious messages are unsettling. How easy would it be to topple Hanna's reign, and just how far would she go to save it?


Spencer Hastings
— portrayed by Troian Bellisario

A classic overachiever, Spencer Hastings balances school, a high-powered internship, charity work, the field hockey team and maintaining uber-popularity status -- all without breaking a sweat. This is the girl who could stand up to Alison when no one else would. But when she and her friends begin receiving mysterious messages from "A," even the calm, cool and collected Spencer starts to show a little strain. And when she develops a forbidden crush on her sister's fiancé you have to wonder if Spencer can keep it together.


Emily Fields
— portrayed by Shay Mitchell

Emily Fields' life is picture-perfect. It should be. After all, her mom makes sure everything in their world is just so. So why does Emily dream of getting out of Rosewood? She's a star athlete with a popular boyfriend, but Emily feels like an outsider. Maybe that's why she's drawn to Maya, the new girl in town. They become fast friends, but Emily's feelings are a little more complicated than simple friendship. Question is how far will she dare take them? Or will she have to hide them, too? As "A" points out, it's not the only secret Emily is hiding.


Alison DiLaurentis
— portrayed by Sasha Pieterse

It's been a year since Alison disappeared, but she's been present in her friends' minds ever since. She was their Queen Bee, and the most popular girl in school. She knew everybody's secrets, but since she's been gone her friends are beginning to realize how little they really knew about her. (They do seem to know more about her mysterious disappearance than they're letting on, though.) Now they're getting strange messages from "A" – messages that include info only Alison would know. They also catch glimpses of someone who looks exactly like Alison. But it can't be Alison. Can it?