Rosewood (Pretty Little Liars)

Rosewood is a fictional town in Pennsylvania that serves as the main setting for the Pretty Little Liars book series and television adaptation. The town is suggested to be loosely based on real-life Rosemont, Pennsylvania.[1]

Rosewood, Pennsylvania
Pretty Little Liars location
First appearanceNovel:
Pretty Little Liars (2006)
Television:
"Pilot" (2010)
Created bySara Shepard
In-universe information
TypeFictional city
Population7999

History edit

In print edit

Rosewood was founded by William W. Rosewood[2] and, as a Main Line town, has a long history of prestige associated with the railroad industry of the 1800s.[1] The majority of its residents are upper-class Americans, and many families,[3] such as the Hastings, have had significant wealth dating back to that decade. Rosewood consists of farms, cornfields, pastures, and barns that have since been converted into apartments and other buildings.

Several homes of the franchise's characters are located near forested areas. Emily's backyard is bordered by the woods, Spencer and Alison's neighborhood is surrounded by a small forest, and the Kahns' vast property is also bordered by a forest. However, the protagonists appear to live in very different sections of the suburb. Though it is strongly leaning towards the rural end, Rosewood appears to be a fairly large town. The town also has an upscale shopping mall called the King James Mall.

On screen edit

Rosewood is located about 20 miles outside Philadelphia and is also the fictitious Ravenswood from the sequel television series of the same name. A mental institution, Radley Sanitarium, was located East of Rosewood in Darkette County. The city has its own printed newspaper, The Rosewood Observer.[4][5][6] The Apple Rose Grille restaurant is a redesigned set of Luke's Diner, a location of the WB series Gilmore Girls.[7] The current population is of 7,989 inhabitants.[citation needed]

Most of the scenes in the television series are shot using the exteriors of the Warner Bros. studio backlot in Burbank, while the interior scenes were filmed separately on nearby sound stages.[8]

Locations edit

Residents edit

Inhabitants edit

Dead residents

Former residents edit

  • Meredith Sorenson
  • Maggie Cutler
  • Malcom Cutler
  • Wesley Fitzgerald (moved back home)
  • Melissa Hastings (moved to Londres)
  • Jason DiLaurentis (moved away)
  • Kenneth DiLaurentis (moved away)
  • Mike Montgomery (moved to university)
  • Mona Vanderwaal (moved to Beacon Heights)
  • Alison DiLaurentis (moved to Beacon Heights)
  • Alex Drake (escaped)
  • Mary Drake (escaped)

References edit

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  2. ^ a b c d e Shepard, Sara (2008). Wicked. Pretty Little Liars. HarperTeen. ISBN 978-0-06-156607-3.
  3. ^ Rubin, Julia Lynn (3 February 2013). "Is Rosewood High School Real — Or Does It Only Exist on Pretty Little Liars?". Wetpaint, Inc. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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  5. ^ a b c "It's Alive". Pretty Little Liars. Season 2. Episode 1. 2011.
  6. ^ "Pretty Little Liars Spoilers: What is the Jason Thing?". TV Fanatic. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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  8. ^ "Go On Location: The Ultimate "Pretty Little Liars" Guide to Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood". Discover Los Angeles. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
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  10. ^ a b "Miss Me × 100". Pretty Little Liars. Season 5. Episode 5. 2014.
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  13. ^ "UnmAsked". Pretty Little Liars. Season 2. Episode 25. 2011.
  14. ^ "Of Late I Think of Rosewood". Pretty Little Liars. Season 6. Episode 11. 2016. Freeform.
  15. ^ a b Shepard, Sara (2009). Killer. Pretty Little Liars. HarperTeen. ISBN 978-0-06-156611-0.
  16. ^ a b c d "Keep Your Friends Close". Pretty Little Liars. Season 1. Episode 10. 2010.
  17. ^ "Never Letting Go". Pretty Little Liars. Season 2. Episode 6. 2011.
  18. ^ a b "The Blond Leading the Blind". Pretty Little Liars. Season 2. Episode 17. 2012.
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  20. ^ Shepard, Sara (2010). Heartless. Pretty Little Liars. HarperTeen. ISBN 978-0-06-156614-1.
  21. ^ a b "Can You Hear Me Now?". Pretty Little Liars. Season 1. Episode 4. 2010.
  22. ^ "The New Normal". Pretty Little Liars. Season 1. Episode 17. 2011.
  23. ^ "What Becomes of the Broken-Hearted". Pretty Little Liars. Season 3. Episode 19. 2013. Freeform.
  24. ^ "If These Dolls Could Talk". Pretty Little Liars. Season 2. Episode 24. 2012. Note: Melissa picks up a package there in this episode.
  25. ^ "The Devil You Know". Pretty Little Liars. Season 1. Episode 5. 2010. Note: Emily picks up a package there in this episode.
  26. ^ "The First Secret". Pretty Little Liars. Season 2. Episode 13. 2011.
  27. ^ "Save the Date". Pretty Little Liars. Season 2. Episode 8. 2011.
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  29. ^ "A Is for Answers". Pretty Little Liars. Season 4. Episode 24. 2014.
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  31. ^ a b Swift, Andy (15 March 2016). "Pretty Little Liars Season Finale Recap: [Spoiler]'s Twin Revealed". TVLine. Retrieved 21 April 2016.
  32. ^ "5 Years Forward". Pretty Little Liars. Season 6. Episode Special. 2016.