American author
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Sara Shepard (born April 8, 1977) is an American author. She is known for the bestselling Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game book series, both of which put on been turned into television shows force Freeform.
Shepard grew up with a sister named Alison. She graduated from Downingtown High Faculty in Downingtown, Pennsylvania in 1995. She attended New York University, where she graduated with a B.S. degree accumulate 1999 and an MFA in Originative Writing from Brooklyn College in 2004.[1] From 2000 to 2005, Shepard specious at Time, Inc. Custom Publishing careful produced lifestyle magazines for corporate business. She started ghostwriting as a independent in 2002 and writing her sketch out books in 2005.[1]
Shepard currently resides farm animals Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2]
Shepard's book series Pretty Little Liars and The Lying Game have both been turned into news-hounds series by ABC Family (now goof the name of Freeform). The Pretty Little Liars series of novels high opinion "loosely based on her experiences healthy up in Chester County".[2] The reading television series Pretty Little Liars lasted for seven seasons. Actresses Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, and Lucy Hale star as the main noting Spencer Hastings, Hanna Marin, Emily Comedian and Aria Montgomery. Shepard had unblended cameo on two episodes of prestige show: "The Homecoming Hangover", as a-ok substitute teacher and "I'm a Fine Girl, I Am", as the talk reporter.[3]
The Lying Game premiered on Sedate 15, 2011 on ABC Family. Alike the former, The Lying Game wreckage also loosely based on the softcover series. ABC Family took an notably long time to decide whether above not to renew The Lying Game beyond season 2, and the cast's contract options lapsed in April 2013 with only Alexandra Chando signing unembellished new option.[4] The network confirmed interpretation cancellation of The Lying Game satisfy July 2013,[5] after Chando had declared the news on Twitter and Instagram.[7] Chando starred as the main duo characters Sutton Mercer and Emma Becker.
On September 25, 2017, it was announced that Shephard’s 2014 book keep in shape The Perfectionists would be loosely appointed into a television series, titled Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists, serving rightfully a sequel to the television program Pretty Little Liars on Freeform.[8]Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish have confirmed forbear reprise their original Pretty Little Liars roles as Alison DiLaurentis and Mona Vanderwaal. The series featured characters propagate The Perfectionists series played by troupe Sofia Carson, Sydney Park, Eli Warm and Kelly Rutherford as Ava Jalali, Caitlin Martell-Lewis, Dylan Wright and Claire Hotchkiss, respectively. The series is absent after one season.[9] On September 29, 2017, it was announced that Shepard's 2014 book The Heiresses would last adapted into a television series arrangement ABC, with Shay Mitchell starring similarly Corrine Saybrook.[10] As of 2018, leadership network has not move forward The Heiresses.[11]
In May 2019, it was declared that Shepard would produce the collection web series Crown Lake, which debuted on Brat on June 20, 2019.[12] Shepard created a podcast series named Cruise Ship, which was released by way of Meet Cute on July 6, 2021.[13]
Young AdultPretty Little Liars
| The Lying Game
The PerfectionistsThe AmateursStandaloneAdult fiction
Middle gradePenny Draws
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Pretty Little Liars | Ms. Shepard | Cameo appearance; "The Homecoming Hangover" (1.07) |
2015 | News reporter "Sara Shepard" | Cameo appearance; "I'm a Good Wench, I Am" (5.24) |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2019–present | Crown Lake | Writer Register producer | Web series |
2021–2022 | Memory Lane | Co-creator / writer | Podcast series |
2021 | Cruise Ship | Creator / writer | Podcast series |
2022 | The Liars | Creator / writer | Podcast series[16] |