Pretty Little Liars Being Remade in Southeast Asia

Viu has commissioned a local adaptation of Pretty Little Liars to be filmed in Bali.

Localized in Bahasa, the series follows a group of four estranged undergrads whose group had fallen apart when their former leader went 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.

Pretty Little Liars is an Indonesia and Malaysia Viu co-production and will be available in all 17 of Viu’s worldwide markets simultaneously. It will be directed by filmmaker Emil Heradi (The Night Bus, Sagarmatha). The format was licensed from Warner Bros. International Television Production (WBITVP).

Janice Lee, managing director of PCCW Media Group, said, “We engage local audiences by creating and adapting stories that have strong relevance. 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. In line with our strategy to invest in creating content assets, in 2019 we will have a mix of Viu Original productions and will work with international partners on local adaptations that resonate with audiences in Asia.”

Andrew Zein, senior VP of creative, format development and sales at WBITVP, said, “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.”