Because you definitely need more teen series in your life (especially ones that deal with mysteries),13 Reasons Whyis coming to Netflix in March. Based on the best-selling book by Jay Asher, the series follows a high school boy, Clay (Dylan Minnette), whose friend Hannah (Katherine Langford) committed suicide just two weeks before. He receives a box with a recording from her about why she chose to take her own life, citing the 13 people who drove her to it, which sounds like a really awful tale so there must be something to it that I’m missing…
In any case, the series will be directed byTom McCarthy(who is fantastic, and recently won an Oscar forSpotlight). It also sounds like he will direct all 13 episodes, which is a TV trend I am completely in favor of.13 Reasons Whyalso seems like it could be a limited series, but if it’s popular it might continue.
Check out the teaser trailer below, which was debuted by one of the series’ producers, none other thanSelena Gomez(she described it as her “passion project”), on herInstagram pageearlier today.
The series, which debuts March 31st on Netflix, also starsKateWalsh,Brain D’Arcy James,Derek Luke,Brandon Flynn,Justin Prentice,Alisha Boe,Christian Navarro, andTommy Dorfman
Here’s the full synopsis:
13 Reasons Whyis a new series from Netflix adapted from the best-selling books by Jay Asher. It follows teenager Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette) as he returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker (newcomerKatherine Langford) —his classmate and crush—who tragically committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life. Will Clay be one of them? If he listens, he’ll find out how he made the list. Through Hannah and Clay’s dual narratives,13 Reasons Whyweaves an intricate and heart wrenching story of teenage life that will deeply affect viewers.
13 Reasons Why is directed by Oscar Winner Tom McCarthy(Spotlight),Written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize Winner Brian Yorkey(Next to Normal), and executive produced by Selena Gomez, Joy Gorman and Brian Yorkey from Anonymous Content, and Kristel Laiblin. The series is a produced for Netflix by Paramount Television.
