Pilot

Pilot is the first episode in the first season of upcoming ABC family original television show, Ari's Diary. It is set to air on January 20, 2016, having a Winter premiere.

Synopsis
Big-city girl Ari Waverly moves back to her town of birth, Merriweather, with her father and step-mother, dreading living in a town which has no interesting historical events. When she arrives, she learns that her father bought their old house so that the three of them can live together. Ari stumbles across a mysterious diary and decides to keep it, hoping that it will shed some light into her blank and empty life.

Title and background

 * The name "Pilot" is used in many television pilot episodes.
 * Originally, the episode was going to be called "Finding the Diary", but Schumacher decided against it, stating that they should follow protocol.

Main Cast
'''Boldened characters do not appear. Boldened characters are also character counterparts.'''
 * Beth Bonaparte-Tatum as Marina Waverly/Marina the Magnificent
 * Raymond Bennett as Ralph Benji//Benjamin the Sinner
 * Tiffany Burnett as Ariella Waverly
 * Gerald-Lee Daniels as Dean Powell/Prince Eric
 * Darryl Grimbly as Alvin Emerald
 * Declan Kuntz as Greg Waverly/King Triton
 * Dina Merrett as Olivia Waverly/Queen Athena
 * Chelsea Talgoy as Nina Fabian
 * Luisa Winston as Susan Waverly

Supporting Cast
'''Boldened characters do not appear. Boldened characters are also character counterparts.'''

Please note: This list is subject to more names
 * Christine Ali as Polly Ferrell/Polly-Anna
 * Emily Carmichael as Theresa Evans
 * Dawn Caster as Dolly Ferrell/Dolly-May
 * Peter Forsyth as Arnold Oldman/The Old Wizard
 * Douglas Kinney as Rory Powell/King Marvin

Trivia

 * The table-read for this episode took place August 12, 2015.
 * Filming began on August 14 and ended on August 19.
 * On August 14, Martin Schumacher tweeted to his followers that "the pilot is looking good so far, these actors are smashing it!".