Pretty Little Liars (Indonesian TV series)

Pretty Little Liars is an Indonesian teen drama streaming television series directed by Emil Heraldi for Viu. The series is adapted from the American television series of the same name by I. Marlene King which is loosely based on a series of books by Sara Shepard.[1] The series features an ensemble cast headed by Yuki Kato as Alissa, Anya Geraldine as Hanna, Eyka Farhana/Caitlin Halderman as Ema, Valerie Thomas as Sabrina, and Shindy Huang as Aria.[2] The series also features Wulan Guritno, Tarra Budiman, Naufal Samudra, Jennifer Coppen, Cindy Nirmala, Giulio Parengkuan, Bio One, and Bastian Steel in starring roles. The first season premiered on 22 April 2020 with 10 episodes.[3] The second season premiered on 14 April 2022.[4]

Pretty Little Liars
Genre
Based on
Written by
  • Damas Cendikia
  • Grace Whent
  • Wicaksono Wisnu Legowo
  • Azhar Amirulhisyam
Directed byEmil Heradi
Starring
  • Yuki Kato
  • Anya Geraldine
  • Eyka Farhana
  • Valerie Thomas
  • Shindy Huang
  • Wulan Guritno
  • Tarra Budiman
  • Naufal Samudra
  • Jennifer Coppen
  • Cindy Nirmala
  • Giulio Parengkuan
  • Caitlin Halderman
  • Bio One
  • Bastian Steel
Theme music composer
  • Yovial Virgi
  • Bengky B-Clef
Ending theme"Secret" by
Jennifer Coppen
ComposerYovial Virgi
Country of originIndonesia
Original languages
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producers
  • Sahana Kamath
  • Kingsley Warner
  • Varun Mehta


Producers
  • Darius Sinathriya
  • Grace Whent
Production locationBali, Indonesia
CinematographyBatara Goempar
EditorPanji Pamikat
Production companies
Release
Original networkViu
Original releaseApril 22, 2020 (2020-04-22) –
present (present)
Chronology
Related showsPretty Little Liars (2010–2017)

Premise

Set in the fictional town of Amerta, Bali, it follows the lives of four female college students whose clique falls apart when their leader, Alissa, goes mysteriously missing in the night of their high school graduation. One year later, Hanna, Ema, Sabrina and Aria find themselves reunited when they begin to receive messages from a mysterious figure known as "A", who threatens to expose their darkest secrets.

Cast and characters

Main
  • Yuki Kato as Alissa, the manipulative and charming queen bee of the group who mysteriously disappeared the night of her high school graduation
  • Anya Geraldine as Hanna, an it girl with eating disorder. As victims of Alissa's bullying, she along with Mona then transformed into the most popular girl in campus after Alissa's disappearance.
  • Eyka Farhana (season 1) and Caitlin Halderman (season 2) as Ema, a shy girl coming from a religious Malaysian family. She has been in a long-term relationship with Benny, before having an interest on Mahesa.
  • Valerie Thomas as Sabrina, an academically-bright student who grew up in a competitive family, making her sister, Melissa, as her biggest rival. As the only person who isn't afraid of Alissa, she often challenges her.
  • Shindy Huang as Aria, the one with the most secret to hide. After Alissa's disappearance, her father took his whole family to live in Jakarta for a year to forget the tragedy. Upon her return, Aria started an affair with her English lecturer.
  • Wulan Guritno as Amira, Hanna’s loving and recently-divorced mother who is willing to do anything for her daughter.
  • Tarra Budiman as Eric, a new lecturer who’s having an affair with Aria
  • Naufal Samudra as Mahesa, a new boy who moves into Alison's old house. He formed a friendship, and later a relationship, with Ema much to her mother's dismay considering his lifestyle
  • Jennifer Coppen as Mona, a nerd girl who used to be tormented by Alissa. She transformed herself into Alissa once the latter disappeared, taking her place as the most popular girl on campus and continues Alissa's bullying towards Raka
  • Cindy Nirmala as Jihan, step-sister of Tama who molested and forced him into having a relationship with her
  • Giulio Parengkuan as Tama, an older kid Alissa used to bully. He has a tattoo to celebrate his freedom from Jihan, a favor Alissa did for him
  • Bio One as Kevin (season 2), Hanna’s new boyfriend
  • Bastian Steel as Malik (season 2), Ema's love interest

Recurring
  • Marcell Darwin as Reno, a doctor and Melissa’s fiancé who has a feeling for Sabrina (season 1)
  • Evan Marvino as Benny, Ema's long-term boyfriend (season 1)
  • Chicco Kurniawan as Raka, a student who used to be bullied by Alissa
  • Tegar Satrya as Darma, a corrupt detective who is investigating Alissa’s death (season 1)
  • Naufal Azhar (season 1) and Farandika (season 2) as Sandy, Hanna’s boyfriend who refuses to be flirty with her
  • Sebastian Teti as Alex, Sabrina's love interest who works in a tennis club
  • Farish Nahdi as Jason, Alissa's older brother
  • Cheryl Marella as Illa, Bondan's wife and mothers to Aria and Miko
  • Irgi Fahrezi as Bondan, Illa's unfaithful husband who had an affair with his student
  • Anastasia Herzigova Mustikandrina as Melissa, Sabrina's "perfect" sister and rival
  • Imelda Laish (season 1) and Izabel Jahja (season 2) as Vero, Sabrina's and Melissa's attorney mother
  • Ricardo Coppen as Peter, Vero's husband
  • Nazia Mustafar (season 1) and Karina Suwandi (season 2) as Indah, Ema's religious mother who dislikes Mahesa, as she sees him as a bad influence to her daughter
  • Damara Adelardo as Novan, a handsome and popular student that Aria used to have a crush on
  • Pascal Azhar as Tommy, Hanna’s father who left his family for another woman (season 1)
  • Muhammad Ditra (season 1) and Fandy Christian (season 2) as Ian, Melissa’s husband who had a secret relationship with Alissa
  • Johan Morgan as Willy, Ema’s father (season 2)
  • Dito Darmawan as Gary, a police officer (season 2)
  • Khiva Ishak as TBA (season 2)

Production

The series was announced on August 27, 2019 with Anya Geraldine, Eyka Farhana, Valerie Thomas, and Shindy Huang set to play the main characters Hanna, Ema, Sabrina, and Aria. Yuki Kato also joined in her role as Alissa, the famous it girl and queen bee of the group.[2] The first season was filmed in Bali, Indonesia in 40 days from June to August 2019.[3]

Although the series had never been renewed officially, it has been confirmed by Viu on Instagram in August 2020 that the second season is already on development.[5] Anya Geraldine later that year stated the production for the second season will most likely begin in June 2021.[6] Eyka Farhana who played Ema in the first season had decided not to return for season two due to her role in a Malaysian TV series and COVID-19.[7] Caitlin Halderman joined to replace Eyka in the role of Ema.[8][9] In addition, Bio One and Bastian Steel joined the main cast in their respective roles as Kevin and Malik for season two; Khiva Ishak joined in a guest role as a detective.[10] Another addition in the cast are Fandy Christian, Farandika, Izabel Jahja, and Karina Suwandi replacing the previous cast members as Ian, Sandy, Vero, and Indah.

References
  1. White, Peter (August 27, 2019). "'Pretty Little Liars' Secures Bali-Set Asian Remake Via PCCW-Owned Digital Platform Viu". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
  2. Patrick Frater (August 27, 2019). "Viu Asian Streamer Sets up Indonesian Adaptation of 'Pretty Little Liars'". Variety. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  3. "Pretty Little Liars' Indonesian version immediately aired on VIU". Leisure. 15 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  4. "Sah! "A" akan kembali meneror @anyaselalubenar dan anggota The Liars lain dalam Pretty Little Liars 2 mulai 14 April 2022". Twitter.
  5. "Sudah jarang update nih, tapi sekalinya update mau ngasih angin segar buat yang nungguin #PrettyLittleLiarsIndonesia selanjutnya. Coba digeser ke kiri!🤫 #PLLIndonesia #PrettyLittleLiarsIndonesia #PrettyLittleLiars". Instagram. August 23, 2020.
  6. ANYA BOCORIN SPOILER PRETTY LITTLE LIARS SEASON 2??, retrieved 2022-01-30
  7. Hassan, Amri (July 6, 2021). "Sempat Semusim Je! Eyka Farhana Terpaksa Lepaskan Sambungan 'Pretty Little Liars' Di Indonesia". gempak.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Ayu, Salpi (2022-01-16). "Sinopsis Pretty Little Liars Season 2 | Viu Original | VIU". www.viu.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  9. "Nah yang ini masih coming soon nih, belum ada info kapan tayang nya. Kita doain semoga prosesnya lancar dan bisa cepat tayang yaa 😊😊 Pretty Little Liars Asian Remake Season 2 Pretty Little Liars Indonesia PLL Indonesia #yukikato #yukavers". Twitter. November 4, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "Tayang 14 April, Pretty Little Liars 2 Kenalkan Karakter Baru". Republika. March 21, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2022.
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