"PRETTY LITTLE LIARS" WRITERS AND "TWISTED" STAR DENISE RICHARDS TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE TWITTER CHATS DURING THE EAST COAST BROADCASTS OF THEIR SERIES TUESDAY, JULY 9, ON ABC FAMILY

Burbank, CA (July 9, 2013) - Several members of the "Pretty Little Liars" creative team and Denise Richards, who stars as Karen Desai, the mother of murder suspect Danny Desai, on "Twisted," will participate in live chats via Twitter during the East Coast broadcasts of their series tomorrow, July 2nd, starting at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT.

During the East Coast broadcast of "Pretty Little Liars" from 8:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. PT, fans can chat with the PLL writing team, to ask a question fans should include #PLLChat in their tweets. Confirmed to participate are executive producers and writers I. Marlene King (@imarleneking) and Joseph Dougherty (@kockenlocker) as well as writers Bryan Holdman(@BryanHoldman), Jonell Lennon (@Jonell_Lennon) and Maya Goldsmith (@Maya_Goldsmith). In the new episode "Gamma, Zeta, Die!," written by Goldsmith, Spencer and Emily make plans to visit a nearby college, but they have very different agendas for their time spent on campus. Spencer's singular focus in figuring out Ali's apparent connection to the school contradicts Emily's real fears about her plans for after she graduates. And after a stinging attack by "A," Aria and her brother Mike don't see eye to eye regarding what's best for their parents. Meanwhile, Hanna becomes increasingly frantic when she makes another horrifying discovery among her mom's things, leading her to make a desperate move - with disastrous results.

Denise Richards will be tweeting via her handle @DENISE_RICHARDS during the East Coast broadcast of an all-new episode of "Twisted" from 9:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. PT. To ask Denise a question, fans should tweet at her handle and include the hashtag #TwistedChat in their tweets. In the episode titled "The Fest and the Furious," excitement mounts in Green Grove for the annual Fall Festival. The town residents are at odds over whether Danny should be allowed at the Festival. When Danny shows up, tensions escalate into a riot, which Kyle has to quell. Kyle and Jo find it increasingly difficult to see eye to eye when Jo questions the significance of the necklace in the murder investigation. Lacey also wonders about the necklace and approaches Regina's mother, Gloria, for information. Meanwhile, Jo and Rico's friendship is strained as Jo spends more and more time with Danny.

"Pretty Little Liars" is produced by Alloy Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television and is executive-produced by I. Marlene King, Oliver Goldstick, Leslie Morgenstein and Joseph Dougherty. The series stars Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Tyler Blackburn, Lucy Hale, Ian Harding, Laura Leighton, Shay Mitchell, Janel Parrish and Sasha Pieterse.

"Twisted" is executive-produced by Gavin Polone, David Babcock and Adam Milch, who also wrote the pilot. The drama stars Avan Jogia, Maddie Hasson, Kylie Bunbury, Kimberly Quinn, Sam Robards, Ashton Moio and Denise Richards. The series is produced by Prodco, Inc.

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