Viu Remakes Hollywood Hit Pretty Little Liars For Asia

The Bahasa-language remake of Pretty Little Liars will be filmed in Bali and is set to be released later this year. Like the hit original American drama, which ran for seven seasons on ABC Family/Freeform, the remake will follow a group of four estranged undergrads whose group falls apart when their former leader goes missing. The girls come back together in the face of danger, when they begin receiving messages from a mysterious figure known as “A” who threatens to expose their darkest secrets.

Set in the fictional town of Amerta, the series will be directed by Emil Heradi (The Night Bus, Sagarmatha). The cast is headlined by Anya Geraldine as Hanna, Eyka Farhana as Ema, Valerie Thomas as Sabrina, Shindy Huang as Aria and Yuki Kato as Alissa.

“Viu is one of the market leaders in local storytelling, and we are excited to partner with them in transforming Pretty Little Liars into a Southeast Asian show that builds on the original yet is also uniquely its own story, entertaining millions of people,” said Andrew Zein, WBITVP senior vp creative, format development and sales.

“Pretty Little Liars is a proven show that resonates with younger viewers with similar profiles to our Viu audience, and we are pleased to begin our journey with WBITVP and bring it to our audience and platform,” said PCCW Media Group managing director Janice Lee.

The remake follows Viu’s adaptation of Endemol Shine’s highly popular Nordic detective series The Bridge earlier this year. Hong Kong-based Viu is available in 17 markets and owned by PCCW Media Group. The service claims 36 million active monthly users. The move into localised content is a move taken by its more established international rivals Netflix and Amazon Prime.