<P> Set in the small suburban town of Rosewood , Pennsylvania ( not far from Philadelphia ) , the series follows the lives of five girls : Spencer Hastings , Alison DiLaurentis , Aria Montgomery , Hanna Marin and Emily Fields , whose clique falls apart after the leader of the group , Alison , goes missing . One year later , the remaining estranged friends are reunited as they begin receiving messages from a mysterious villain named `` A '' or `` A.D. '' , who threatens and tortures them for the mistakes they have made before and after Alison was alive . At first , they think it is Alison herself , but after her body is found , the girls realize that someone else is planning on ruining their lives . </P>
<P> Set in the small suburban town of Rosewood , Pennsylvania ( not far from Philadelphia ) , the series follows the lives of five girls : Spencer Hastings , Alison DiLaurentis , Aria Montgomery , Hanna Marin and Emily Fields , whose clique falls apart after the leader of the group , Alison , goes missing . One year later , the remaining estranged friends are reunited as they begin receiving messages from a mysterious villain named `` A '' or `` A.D. '' , who threatens and tortures them for the mistakes they have made before and after Alison was alive . At first , they think it is Alison herself , but after her body is found , the girls realize that someone else is planning on ruining their lives . </P>
where is pretty little liars supposed to take place
where is pretty little liars supposed to take place
Rosewood , Pennsylvania
Rosewood , Pennsylvania