In the wake of the shocking "A" reveal on Pretty Little Liars [1], there's already a mysterious new bad guy on the loose, and he's coming after Ali. Now we know exactly who it is — well, sort of. A recent Variety article, which stated that the show would end after season 7 [2], forced creator I. Marlene King to clarify her comments on Twitter. In doing so, she revealed that the new villain is Uber A [3]! Way back before all this commotion, though, we got the chance to interview King about the impending five-year time jump [4], that explosive "A" reveal [5], and what she then referred to as the new "big bad." Read what she had to say.
![POPSUGAR: So there's a new mystery on the show! Someone is coming after Ali, five years later. Obviously, you can't divulge a lot about that, but are there any clues you can give us on what to look forward to?
I. Marlene King: Well, the girls have all sort of gone their separate ways over these five years, and although they're still friends, they don't see each other regularly. So there is an event — or a reason — they come back to Rosewood. Some new secrets and lies. A new mystery unfolds. And the results of that mystery unleash a new "big bad."
PS: Does this new person, this "big bad," have anything to do with the person who killed Mrs. DiLaurentis?
IMK: . . . Possibly. [Laughs.]
PS: Are we going to find out who did it?!
IMK: We will find out who did that, yes. That's connected to this new mystery and the new "big bad" moving forward.](https://media1.popsugar-assets.com/files/thumbor/Zk3F7fdYeMaz0bqSQ6D4h4S9zXw/fit-in/1024x1024/filters:format_auto-!!-:strip_icc-!!-/2015/08/12/979/n/1922398/031928dfb1336bd5_139723_0772-900x600/i/POPSUGAR-So-new-mystery-show.jpg "POPSUGAR: So there's a new mystery on the show! Someone is coming after Ali, five years later. Obviously, you can't divulge a lot about that, but are there any clues you can give us on what to look forward to?
I. Marlene King: Well, the girls have all sort of gone their separate ways over these five years, and although they're still friends, they don't see each other regularly. So there is an event — or a reason — they come back to Rosewood. Some new secrets and lies. A new mystery unfolds. And the results of that mystery unleash a new \"big bad.\"
PS: Does this new person, this \"big bad,\" have anything to do with the person who killed Mrs. DiLaurentis?
IMK: . . . Possibly. [Laughs.]
PS: Are we going to find out who did it?!
IMK: We will find out who did that, yes. That's connected to this new mystery and the new \"big bad\" moving forward.")
POPSUGAR: So there's a new mystery on the show! Someone is coming after Ali, five years later. Obviously, you can't divulge a lot about that, but are there any clues you can give us on what to look forward to?
I. Marlene King: Well, the girls have all sort of gone their separate ways over these five years, and although they're still friends, they don't see each other regularly. So there is an event — or a reason — they come back to Rosewood. Some new secrets and lies. A new mystery unfolds. And the results of that mystery unleash a new "big bad."
PS: Does this new person, this "big bad," have anything to do with the person who killed Mrs. DiLaurentis?
IMK: . . . Possibly. [Laughs.]
PS: Are we going to find out who did it?!
IMK: We will find out who did that, yes. That's connected to this new mystery and the new "big bad" moving forward.