Let’s face the facts: Pretty Little Liars wasn’t a good series. I could get into why, but all of those reasons are pretty obvious. Even the former spin-offs (that I personally never watched) were cancelled after one season each. But just when people thought there was going to be no more from the Pretty Little Liars universe, Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin flung the door open and winked at the camera. Apprehensive? Having a hard time believing these little liars will be any better? Don’t be. Something that the original series lacked was the commitment to the horror genre, which this spin-off fully embraces as a slasher series!

Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin follows some Gen Z little liars, who are unfortunately stalked by a masked killer named “A”. Whoever this grunting and brutal killer is has it out for them because of the sins of their parents, mysterious past events that literally have nothing to do with them. But hey, kids often pay for their parents mistakes. The first season is close to wrapping up on HBO Max and let me tell you, it’s really fucking good. Why is it better than the original series? I’m about to tell you because these aren’t secrets I’m keeping.