“So fun to be reunited with old friends and new ones,” Hale wrote on Instagram.

Pretty Little Liars costars Lucy Hale and Ian Harding will reunite in a Christmas rom-com

"So fun to be reunited with old friends and new ones," Hale wrote on Instagram.

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- *Pretty Little Liars* costars Lucy Hale and Ian Harding are reuniting in *Twelve Dates of Christmas*.

- The actors behind Aria Montgomery and Ezra Fitz shared multiple posts commemorating their reunion in the Christmas rom-com.

- Several of the duo's *Pretty Little Liars* costars also celebrated the reunion.

A new holiday rom-com is reuniting two *Pretty Little Liars* costars.

Lucy Hale and Ian Harding confirmed that they will play another on-screen couple in the movie *Twelve Dates of Christmas*. The duo previously portrayed love interests Aria Montgomery and Ezra Fitz on the Freeform mystery-drama series for seven seasons.

After Deadline Hollywood reported the news, Hale posted on Instagram to commemorate the reunion. "A merry Christmas indeed," she wrote. "So fun to be reunited with old friends and new ones. See you next Christmas with this one!"

Lucy Hale and Ian Harding in 'Pretty Little Liars'.

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Harding also reacted to the announcement in a self-deprecating post on his Instagram Stories. "So excited for this!" he wrote atop a screenshot of the Deadline article. "I also love the difference between the photos: Lucy looks like a million bucks and I look like 47 cents."

The duo also made a sweet video together commemorating their new project together. In the brief video, Harding hands Hale an oat iced latte, and they clink their cups and say, "It's good to be back."

Several of the duo's *Pretty Little Liars* castmates celebrated the reunion in the comments section of the posts. "I CAN’T WAIT!!!" wrote Shay Mitchell, who portrayed Emily Fields on the series.

Lucy Hale in Los Angeles on Oct. 23, 2024.

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Tyler Blackburn, who played Caleb Rivers on the show, wrote, "Cuties!!!!" in his own comment.

Keegan Allen, who portrayed Toby Cavanaugh on the series, wrote "lfg" on Hale's post.

*Pretty Little Liars* showrunner I. Marlene King also celebrated the reunion with two heart emojis.

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*Twelve Dates of Christmas* will be directed by David Lipper, a filmmaker who has primarily worked as an actor, with credits in films like *The Pacifier*, *Dante's Peak*, and *Dying of the Light*. He previously helmed projects like *The Neglected,* starring Josh Duhamel, and *Wolf Mountain,* starring Keli Price. Lipper is also co-writing the film alongside Seth Howard

The rom-com will see Hale play Christina Walker, a careerist shop owner who resolves to go on 12 dates in the three months before Christmas as she struggles to find her soul mate.

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Hale recently appeared in the films* F*** Marry Kill* and *Which Leads Me To You*. Harding currently stars on the Netflix series *Ripple*, and also recently headlined the Netflix holiday rom-com *Our Little Secret* opposite Lindsay Lohan.**

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