Summary

• Pretty Little Liars: Summer School features familiar faces from the original show, along with new characters and a storyline focused on trauma recovery.
• Imogen, Tabby, Faran, Mouse, and Noa navigate the challenges of summer school, jobs, boys, and a new villain, "Bloody Rose."
• The second season picks up from the events of "Original Sin," exploring Imogen's struggles with trauma, Tabby's film release, Mouse's obsessions, and more.

Warning: This article contains mentions of rape and sexual assault.

Aria and Ezra in the Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin finale).

Season 2 of the Max original series picks up where season 1 left off — with "A," aka Archie Waters, escaping from police custody, determined to tie up some of his loose ends. However, the premiere of Pretty Little Liars: Summer School soon jumps ahead to the end of the school year, with Imogen, Tabby, Faran, Mouse, and Noa ready to enjoy a carefree summer, until the principal informs them they must attend summer school. The teenage girls now have jobs, boys, and school to worry about (along with a new villain "Bloody Rose" stalking the show's central friend group).

Bailee Madison As Imogen Adams

Date Of Birth: October 15, 1999

• Active Since: 2006

Actress: Bailee Madison was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as the youngest of seven, and acting was seemingly in her blood, as Madison's sister is also an actress. Madison began acting in commercials when she was two weeks old, but Madison has appeared in numerous television shows and movies.

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Imogen contemplated choosing Aria and Ezra as her baby's adoptive parents in the Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin finale.

Character: Madison plays one of the five main characters in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School — Imogen Adams. In the previous season, Imogen was raped by Chip Langsberry and got pregnant. By the finale, she had given birth to a baby girl and decided to give her up for adoption. So, when season 2 begins, Imogen struggles to come to with the situation while attempting to recover from the trauma that "A" and Chip gave her and dealing with summer school. But at least Imogen has a new job at an ice cream shop and a possible summer fling.

Chandler Kinney As Tabby Haworthe

Date Of Birth: August 3, 2000

• Active Since: 2012

Actress: Chandler Kinney was born in Sacramento, California, but raised in southern California. Although Kinney has been acting since 2012, her breakout role came when she starred as Willa in Zombies 2 in 2020, which she reprised in Zombies 3. Kinney has appeared in various other television shows over the years, though.

Chandler Kinney will return as Willa in Zombies 4: Dawn of the Vampires.

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Character: Following the events of Original Sin, Tabby Haworthe finds it hard to move on from her sexual assault in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School, especially after she publicly releases her short film. Nevertheless, Tabby pushes on, knowing her worth, and finds herself busy with summer school and work at the movie theater. However, she can't help but develop feelings for the new guy at work, Christian.

The first two episodes of Pretty Little Liars: Summer School premiere on Thursday, May 9, on Max.

Zaria As Faran Bryant

Date Of Birth: April 25, 1996

• Active Since: 2019

Actress: Zaria grew up in California and began acting in 2019 when she landed a guest role on Black-ish. However, Zaria's breakthrough came when she began starring as Faran Bryant in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin (and now Summer School). Outside of acting, Zaria is also a singer.

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Character: Zaria reprises her role as the brave Faran Bryant in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. Although her doctor has cleared her to dance, Faran is hesitant to return to ballet, and instead of focusing on dance, she starts working as a lifeguard over the summer (while attending summer school with the rest of her friends). Faran is still dating Henry in season 2, but their relationship might get tested when Faran stops doing ballet.

Malia Pyles As Mouse Honrada

Date Of Birth: July 13, 2000

• Active Since: 2011

Actress: Malia Pyles was born in Huntington Beach, California, and started modeling when she was eight years old. Pyles also pursued acting while attending school. After landing a handful of significant guest roles on television shows such as Baskets and Batwoman, Pyles made her breakthrough in 2022 when she began playing Mouse in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.

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Character: Malia Pyles stars as Minnie "Mouse" Honrada in Pretty Little Liars. She, along with the other four girls in the show's main friend group, must attend summer school, but Mouse's storyline in season 2 focuses more on her obsession with a horror website called Spooky Spaghetti. Although she is still dating Ash in the Max slasher teen drama, Mouse's fixation on Spooky Spaghetti may jeopardize their relationship.

Maia Reficco As Noa Olivar

Date Of Birth: July 14, 2000

• Active Since: 2017

Actress: Maia Reficco was born in Boston, Massachusetts, and moved to Buenos Aires when she was six. Reficco then moved to Los Angeles as a teenager to pursue a singing career, but she accepted a role in Nickelodeon Latin America's telenovela Kally's Mashup, which thrust her into the spotlight. The actress' role in Pretty Little Liars on Max has undoubtedly put her further on the map, though.

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Character: Reficco reprises her role as Noa Olivar in season 2 of the slasher teen drama mystery series, subtitled Summer School. When the season begins, Noa is still living with Shawn's family, waiting for her mother to return from rehab. Unfortunately, it's not the best situation for Noa, and her life is further complicated when someone from Noa's past in juvie shows up in Millwood.

Mallory Bechtel As Kelly Beasley

Date Of Birth: November 26, 1999

• Active Since: 2008

Actress: Mallory Bechtel was born in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, and following high school graduation, planned on attending New York University Tisch School of the Arts. However, Bechtel got her breakthrough when was cast as Zoe Murphy in Dear Evan Hansen in 2018. Then, she landed the dual role of Kelly and Karen Beasley in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.

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Character: After playing two characters in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, Bechtel is limited to one role in Summer School. However, Kelly is a little bit different when season 2 begins, as her mother has convinced her to a new church. Kelly's faith interferes with her relationship with Greg, though.

"A" killed Kelly's twin sister Karen in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin.

Sharon Leal As Sidney Haworthe

Date Of Birth: October 17, 1972

• Active Since: 1996

Actress: Sharon Leal was born in Tucson, Arizona, and is undoubtedly one of the most experienced and decorated stars in the Pretty Little Liars cast. Leal's acting career took off when she was cast as Dahlia Crede in Guiding Light, a role she played for three years. The actress landed many more parts in television shows such as Legacy and Private Practice, with Leal's most recent role in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin and Summer School.

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Character: Leal returns as Sidney Haworthe, a real estate agent and Tabby's mother, in the second season of the Max slasher teen drama series. Unfortunately, Leal's Sidney doesn't have much screen time at the beginning of Pretty Little Liars: Summer School as the show focuses more on the teen girls and their trauma. But Sidney is always there to her daughter, Tabby, and her friends, especially Imogen.

Alex Aiono As Shawn Noble

Date Of Birth: February 16, 1966

• Active Since: 2011

Actor: Alex Aiono was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and his breakthrough came when his YouTube channel, which contains videos of Aiono singing covers, went viral. While Aiono's career has focused primarily on music, he has also starred in a few shows and movies, like Finding 'Ohana on Netflix.

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Character: Aiono returns as Shawn Noble, Noa's boyfriend, from the cast of Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin in Summer School. Following the events of Original Sin, Noa is living with Shawn and his family, but she wants to move out when Shawn's mother makes it clear that she isn't welcome. Shawn's relationship with Noa is also tested when someone from her past enters the picture.

Jordan Gonzalez As Ash Romero

Date Of Birth: August 11, 1995

• Active Since: 2020

Actor: Jordan Gonzalez's first recurring role came when he ed the cast of the Showtime drama television show The L Word: Generation Q. Then, the actor ed Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin as a recurring character. However, the producers promoted Gonzalez to a series regular role for Summer School.

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Character: Gonzalez stars as Ash Romero in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School on Max. Ash is still Mouse's boyfriend when season 2 premieres, and he is rather concerned when his girlfriend becomes obsessed with a horror website (and lies to him about it).

Elias Kacavas As Greg Mantzoukas

Date Of Birth: October 12, 1999

• Active Since: 2019

Actor: Elias Kacavas was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, and attended New York University Tisch School of the Arts after high school. However, he dropped out when he landed roles in Euphoria and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin. For season 2 of the Max slasher teen drama, though, Kacavas was promoted to series regular (alongside Jordan Gonzalez).

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Character: Kacavas returns as Greg Mantzoukas in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. When the season begins, Greg is dating Kelly, but their relationship becomes strained when she s a new church and becomes a born-again virgin.

Pretty Little Liars: Summer School ing Cast & Characters

Annabeth Gish as Dr. Anne Sullivan - Annabeth Gish reprises her role as Dr. Anne Sullivan from the original Pretty Little Liars series in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. Dr. Sullivan returns to help Imogen, Tabby, Faran, Mouse, and Noa recover from the events involving "A" in season 1. Aside from Pretty Little Liars, viewers may recognize Gish from her roles in Mystic Pizza, Double Jeopardy, The X-Files, The West Wing, Halt and Catch Fire, or Sons of Anarchy.

Ben Cook as Henry Nelson - Henry Nelson, played by Ben Cook, returns in season 2. As fans may recall, Henry is Faran's ballet partner and boyfriend. Cook has also starred in Ragtime, Billy Elliot the Musical, Mean Girls, and West Side Story on Broadway and as a Jet in Stephen Spielberg's 2021 feature film version of West Side Story.

Derek Klena as Wes - Derek Klena returns as Wes, Tabby's boss at the movie theater, in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. Outside the Max slasher series, Kelna has appeared in the Broadway shows Anastasia, Jagged Little Pill, and Moulin Rouge! and in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt on Netflix.

Ava Capri as Jen - Ava Capri makes her Pretty Little Liars debut as Jen in Summer School. Jen, who gets a job at the same restaurant as Noa, was in juvie with Noa, and it's clear that the two close while incarcerated. Viewers may recognize Capri from her roles as Lucy in Love, Victor and Carissa in Do Revenge.

Noah Alexander Gerry as Christian - Noah Alexander Gerry's Christian is another new character in season 2 who captures Tabby's attention when he starts working at the movie theater and sparks start flying between the two film fanatics. Aside from Pretty Little Liars on Max, Gerry has starred in The Young and the Restless (as Charlie Ashby for over 130 episodes), Fuller House, Grey's Anatomy, and Station 19.

Loretta Ables Sayre as Lola - While Mouse's mothers spend the summer away from Millwood on vacation, Mouse's grandmother, Lola, played by Loretta Ables Sayre, comes to stay with her. Before acting, Sayre performed jazz standards at luxury hotels in Hawaii for three decades. She was also nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for playing Bloody Mary in South Pacific in 2008.

Antonio Cipriano as Johnny - Johnny, portrayed by Antonio Cipriano, is the final new recurring cast member in Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. Imogen works with Johnny at the ice cream shop during the summer, and the two can't deny the chemistry between them. Cipriano is known for his role as Phoenix in Jagged Little Pill on Broadway, but he has also starred in The Sex Lives of College Girls, Harlan Coben's Shelter, and National Treasure: Edge of History.