I. Marlene King facts for kids

I. Marlene King is a talented American writer, producer, and director. She is most famous for creating and leading the popular TV show Pretty Little Liars. This show was a big hit on the Freeform channel and was based on a series of books by Sara Shepard.

About Marlene King

Marlene King grew up in two different towns: Winchester, Indiana and Greenville, Ohio. She has two sons.

Her Work in Television

Marlene King has worked on many exciting TV shows. She is known for bringing stories to life on screen, both by writing the scripts and by overseeing the whole production as an executive producer and showrunner.

Pretty Little Liars

Her most well-known project is Pretty Little Liars. This show was about a group of friends dealing with secrets and mysteries. Marlene King was the main person in charge, writing many episodes and guiding the show from 2010 to 2017. She also helped create a short web series called Pretty Dirty Secrets which was connected to the main show.

Other TV Shows

After the success of Pretty Little Liars, Marlene King also worked on other TV series. She helped create Ravenswood, which was a spin-off from Pretty Little Liars and had a more supernatural feel. She also worked on Famous in Love, another show for the Freeform channel. Later, she brought more stories to life with Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists and a new version of Pretty Little Liars for HBO Max.

Her Work in Films

Before her big success in television, Marlene King also wrote and produced movies.

Movies She Worked On

In 1995, she wrote and produced the film Now and Then. She also wrote National Lampoon's Senior Trip in the same year. Later, in 2006, she wrote the movie Just My Luck.

A Small Acting Role

In 2017, Marlene King even made a small appearance in an episode of Pretty Little Liars. She played a wedding photographer in the final episode, "Till Death Do Us Part".