13 Reasons Why

13 Reasons Why (or TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY onscreen) is an American mystery teen drama series. It's based on the novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher and It was adapted by Brian Yorkey for Netflix. The series centers on a high school student (Clay Jensen) and his friend Hannah Baker. Hannah decides to kill herself after suffering a lot at her school. She believed that some individuals are responsible for her suicide, and that everyone of them was a reason of the 13 reasons why. She records some cassette tapes before her suicide. These tapes incuded the thirteen reasons why she ended her life.

13 Reasons Why
Genre	Teen drama Mystery
Based on	Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Developed by	Brian Yorkey
Starring	Dylan Minnette Katherine Langford Christian Navarro Alisha Boe Brandon Flynn Justin Prentice Miles Heizer Ross Butler Devin Druid Amy Hargreaves Derek Luke Kate Walsh
Narrated by	Katherine Langford
Opening theme	"Oh in This World of Dread, Carry On" by Eskmo
Composer	Eskmo
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Brian Yorkey Diana Son Tom McCarthy Joy Gorman Wettels Steve Golin Michael Sugar Selena Gomez Mandy Teefey Kristel Laiblin
Producer	Joseph Incaprera
Editor	Leo Trombetta
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	49–70 minutes
Production companies	July Moon Productions Kicked to the Curb Productions Anonymous Content Paramount Television
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31) – present

In May 2017, The series was renewed for a second season, and it was released on May 18, 2018, along with a second 13 Reasons Why: Beyond the Reasons special.

Cast and characters

Main

• Dylan Minnette as Clay Jensen, Hannah's close friend. he wants to find out what happened to her.^[1]
• Katherine Langford as Hannah Baker, a teenager. She commits suicide and records audio cassettes about the reasons why she did it.
• Christian Navarro as Tony Padilla, Clay's best friend at Liberty High. He tries to help him deal with Hannah's death.
• Alisha Boe as Jessica Davis, a student. She starts attending Liberty High at the same time as Hannah. Her father is in the Air Force, so she has to move schools a lot. She is in a relationship with Justin.
• Brandon Flynn as Justin Foley, a student at Liberty High. He is in a relationship with Jessica.
• Justin Prentice as Bryce Walker, a student from a rich family and the captain of the football team at Liberty High.
• Miles Heizer as Alex Standall, a student at Liberty High, the ex-boyfriend of Jessica and. He becoms a former friend of Hannah.
• Ross Butler as Zach Dempsey, a friend of Justin and Bryce at Liberty High.
• Devin Druid as Tyler Down, a bullied student at Liberty High. He is an avid photographer, which can sometimes annoy his friends.
• Amy Hargreaves as Lainie Jensen, Clay's mother.^[2]
• Derek Luke as Kevin Porter, a student counsellor at Liberty High.
• Kate Walsh as Olivia Baker, Hannah's mother. She is determined to know the truth about the events that caused her daughter's suicide.^[3]

Reception

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2017	Gold Derby Awards	Breakthrough Performer of the Year	Katherine Langford	Nominated	[4]
2018	Golden Globe Awards	Best Actress – Television Series Drama	Katherine Langford	Nominated	[5]
	Guild of Music Supervisors Awards	Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama	Season Kent	Won	[6]
	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Show of the Year	13 Reasons Why	Pending
		Best Actor in a Show	Katherine Langford	Pending
	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series	Carl Franklin for "Tape 5, Side B"	Won	[7]
	Satellite Awards	Best Actress in a Drama / Genre Series	Katherine Langford	Nominated	[8]
		Best Drama Series	13 Reasons Why	Nominated