Jogia was cast in the lead role of Danny Desai on the ABC Family mystery – thriller series '' Twisted '' ( originally titled '' Socio '' ) , in October 2012 . The role saw Jogia opposite main cast members Maddie Hasson and Kylie Bunbury , and supporting cast members including Denise Richards , Sam Robards and Kimberly Quinn . The series pilot was greenlit in August 2012 , and was filmed in October in New York City . In February 2013 , ABC Family ordered the show as a series and production commenced in Studio City the following month , on April 3 , 2013 . On the themes of the series , Jogia remarked , " '' Twisted '' is similar to '' Pretty Little Liars '' in that it 's about trying to find out who did it , but it 's more about the human relationships between characters and the strain that things can put on them . It 's also a little bit of a social commentary piece , because it covers very timely issues . " The series premiered on June 11 , 2013 , and ran for 19 episodes ; for his role as Desai , Jogia received two nominations at the 2013 and 2014 Teen Choice Awards , in the categories " Summer TV Star : Male " and " Actor : Drama " , respectively . ABC Family opted not to renew '' Twisted '' for a second season , in August 2014
2014 Teen Choice Awards
2014 Teen Choice Awards
Avan Jogia