BURBANK, CA (February 18, 2015) – We’ve got a secret, and we can’t keep it! Just in time for the sixth season premiere on ABC Family, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group releases Pretty Little Liars: The Complete Fifth Season on DVD June 2, 2015. Pretty Little Liars stars Troian Bellisario (Lauren, JAG), Ashley Benson (Spring Breakers), Tyler Blackburn (Ravenswood), Lucy Hale (Scream 4, Privileged), Ian Harding (NCIS: Los Angeles), Laura Leighton (Melrose Place), Shay Mitchell (Aaron Stone), Janel Parrish (Celeste and Jesse Forever, Bratz) and Sasha Pieterse (Heroes, X-Men: First Class). The five-disc set contains all 25 episodes from the fifth season, plus new behind-the-scenes featurettes, deleted scenes, and a fan appreciation episode titled “We Love You to DeAth.” Pretty Little Liars: The Complete Fifth Season is priced to own at $59.98 SRP and has an order due date of April 28, 2015.
Season five of Pretty Little Liars begins in the moments following the epic season four finale, in which Ezra was shot, among other shocking acts and revelations. Alison is alive and back in Rosewood, and everyone is affected by her return — but is she the same Alison after being on the run? Hanna’s ex, Caleb, returns, but he, too, is changed. Plus, how does Mona fit into everything and what is Melissa (guest star Torrey DeVitto) hiding? With more questions than ever and other familiar faces back in Rosewood, there are now five pretty little liars trying to piece together who has been tormenting them. It’s sure to be another season of emotion, intrigue and nail-biting suspense, with many must-see moments, including the series’ landmark 100th episode.
“Fans will be thrilled with the nearly two hours of all-new bonus content that we have included on the Season 5 DVD,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior Vice President, Television Marketing. “From a look at the creation of the Ice Ball to the 100th episode celebration and interviews with the Liars themselves, fans get an inside look like never before. Pretty Little Liars continues to be one of the most talked-about shows on cable and we’re thrilled to help the fans relive all the shocking moments on DVD.”
Pretty Little Liars is ABC Family’s #1 series in all Households, Total Viewers, Teens & Female Teens, and Adults & Women 12-34, 18-34 and 18-49. Season 5 is averaging 3.4M viewers⃰, and the show won the 2015 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Drama; it was nominated for the same award in 2012, 2013 and 2014, also winning in 2012. Lucy Hale also won the 2014 People’s Choice Award for Favorite Cable TV Actress, and was nominated again in 2015, along with Ashley Benson. The series was also nominated for nine 2014 Teen Choice Awards with six wins, including a win for Choice TV Show – Drama for the series.
Based on the series of books by Sara Shepard, Pretty Little Liars is from Alloy Entertainment, Gaslight Productions and Russian Hill Productions in association with Warner Horizon Television. The executive producers are I. Marlene King (Just My Luck, If These Walls Could Talk, Now and Then), Oliver Goldstick (Ugly Betty, Lipstick Jungle), Leslie Morgenstein (The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, Gossip Girl) and Joseph Dougherty (thirtysomething, Saving Grace).
⃰Source: Nielsen Galaxy Explorer, Live+Same Day Total US ratings, 6/10-8/26/14. ABC Family ranker includes new episodes of original series only.
DVD BONUS FEATURES
• Good Girls, Bad Lies: The Stronger PLLs– new featurette
• Pretty Little Liars: The Guys Are Back! – new featurette
• Celebrating a Pretty 100th – featurette
• Christmas in Rosewood: Designing the Ice Ball – featurette
• We Love You to DeAth – Fan Appreciation Episode
• Deleted Scenes