Pretty Little Liars’ Lucy Hale ‘shell-shocked’ as new show axed after one season

"Life Sentence was a show that a lot of us needed..."

Pretty Little Liars' Lucy Hale has told how she is "shell-shocked" after her new show, Life Sentence, was cancelled. The series debuted on The CW earlier this year. The actress tweeted out the news to her almost-8 million followers on Tuesday. She wrote:

"Just got the sad news that Life Sentence will not be coming back for a second season. "I was emotionally attached to this story and everyone involved so I'm a little shell shocked right now but I feel fortunate that we got to tell a really beautiful story. "Sometimes things don't resonate with the audience and shows just don't work, but I'm so proud of what we accomplished and the experience I had.

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"Life Sentence was a show that a lot of us needed and I am beyond grateful for those who gave our show a chance. "Somewhere in the universe the Abbotts will continue their dysfunctional lives & Stella will continue to be a manic pixie dream girl. That chapter is closing before I want it to, but taking this as a life lesson. Things don't always work out in our favor & it's up to us what we do with it."

Hale starred in Life Sentence as terminal cancer patient Stella Abbott, who is left carrying the weight of all of the impulsive choices she made after her disease is miraculously cured. It was her follow up to playing Aria Montgomery for seven seasons on Pretty Little Liars.  There has been no official statement made by the CW network on the fate of the show.