What's the Difference between Pretty Little Liars the Book and Pretty Little Liars the TV Show?
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
Spencer Hastings
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Spencer Hastings
Portrayed by: Troian Bellisario
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Courtney DiLaurentis
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This Character does not appear.
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Hanna Marin
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Hanna Marin
Portrayed by: Ashley Benson
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Alison DiLaurentis
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Alison DiLaurentis
Portrayed by: Sasha Pieterse
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Emily Fields
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Emily Fields
Portrayed by: Shay Mitchell
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Aria Montgomery
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Aria Montgomery
Portrayed by: Lucy Hale
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This Character does not appear.
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Caleb Rivers
Portrayed by: Tyler Blackburn
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Ezra Fitz
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Ezra Fitz
Portrayed by: Ian Harding
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Toby Cavanaugh
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Toby Cavanaugh
Portrayed by: Keegan Allen
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Mona Vanderwaal
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Mona Vanderwaal
Portrayed by: Janel Parrish
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Jenna Marshall
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Jenna Marshall
Portrayed by: Tammin Sursok
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Maya St. Germain
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Maya St. Germain
Portrayed by: Bianca Lawson
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Wren Kingston
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Wren Kingston
Portrayed by: Julian Morris
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Melissa Hastings
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Melissa Hastings
Portrayed by: Torrey DeVitto
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Pretty Little Liars Book vs TV Show
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
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Ms Marin is a successful business woman and doesn't need money. |
She steals money from an old woman's safe deposit box. |
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Ezra and Aria have a connection but don't engage in a relationship. |
They have an intense relationship.
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Toby dies after the dance. |
He gets into a motorcycle accident but doesn't die. He gets arrested. |
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Ella kicked Aria out because of Byron's affair. |
She is mad but doesn't kick her out because she realizes that she did it to protect her.
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The girls bond over the disappearance of their mutual friend. They only interact when they have to. They have separate social scenes. |
They are a more closely knit group. |
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Emily has a sister named Carolyn. |
She doesn't.
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There is a cliff hanger involving a car accident at Mona's glamping extravaganza. |
Mona pulls a prank on Hanna at her birthday party. |
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Mona is revealed to be -A and later falls of a cliff and dies. |
Mona is revealed as -A later falls of the cliff but survives and is sent to a mental hospital
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Alison dissapered 3 years before the A texts |
Alison has only been missing for 1 year |
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Emily is bisexual |
She is a lesbian.
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Toby commits suicide by taking pills in the woods behind Emily's house after an event. |
Toby tries to tell Emily the truth about "The Jenna Thing" and she ends up falling and Toby drops her off at the ER, and runs away.
Later to continues as a main character, does not die. |
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Spencer's parents basically disown her after her affair with Wren. |
She gets the cold shoulder for a few days.
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The Golden Orchid award is a HUGE deal in the books. Spencer wins, but blurts out that she cheated and of course, loses and gets in trouble at school and home. |
She wins. No repercussions. |
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Emily is sent to Iowa for a beat in the books |
This never happens on the show
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Ali and Jenna were friends (secretly, until revealed by Jenna) |
Never friends |
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Emily has a baby in the later books |
She doesn't have a baby
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