Whenever books are adapted into movies or TV shows, there will inevitably be changes to what the characters look like. Sometimes the castings will turn out pretty similar to their book descriptions. Other times, they'll end up being super different!
In honor of the new Pretty Little Liars series, Original Sin, streaming now on HBO Max, I decided to go back in time a little and revisit the original source material: the books! I used an AI generator to create the OG Pretty Little Liars characters based on their book descriptions — and let me tell you, the results are pretty wild.
To make the portraits, I used Artbreeder and took some existing images, morphed them together, and then played around with specific traits based on the novel descriptions. Here are the finished results:
Note: Some characters, such as Caleb and Paige, were not in the books.
1. Here's Spencer based on how she's described in the books:
Here's Spencer played by Troian Bellisario:
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2. Emily:
Emily played by Shay Mitchell:
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3. Aria:
Aria played by Lucy Hale:
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4. Hanna:
Hanna played by Ashley Benson:
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5. Alison:
Alison played by Sasha Pieterse:
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6. Mike:
Mike played by Cody Christian:
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7. Noel:
Noel played by Brant Daugherty:
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8. Ezra:
Ezra played by Ian Harding:
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9. Toby:
Toby played by Keegan Allen:
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10. Jenna:
Jenna played by Tammin Sursok:
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11. Mona:
Mona played by Janel Parrish:
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12. Jason:
Jason played by Drew Van Acker:
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13. Melissa:
Melissa played by Torrey DeVitto:
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14. Maya:
Maya played by Bianca Lawson:
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15. And finally, Wren:
Wren played by Julian Morris:
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