13 Reasons Why

13 Reasons Why (also titled as Th1rteen R3asons Why) is an American teen drama-mystery series on Netflix based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher adapted by Brian Yorkey. The first season was released worldwide on Netflix on March 31, 2017 along with the special 13 Reasons Why: Beyond the Reasons.

The first season consists of thirteen episodes. The series is produced by July Moon Productions, Kicked to the Curb Productions, Anonymous Content, and Paramount Television. Originally planned as a film set to be released by Universal Pictures with Selena Gomez as the lead role, Netflix picked up the adaptation in October 2015.

The series has stirred up controversy due to premature viewing and graphic depictions of suicide and rape throughout the first season. On May 7, 2017, it was announced that a thirteen-episode second season has been picked up by Netflix.

Synopsis
High school Clay Jensen returns home from school one day, only to find a box of cassette tapes mailed to him on his front porch. He discovers seven double-sided cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker, his friend who committed suicide recently. All thirteen tapes each reflect on a reason why she ended her own life, which was caused by a certain person. She addresses the tapes to each person mentioned in the tape in chronological order of events. She gives instructions to each person that when they have finished listening to the tapes, they must rewind the tapes and hand them on to the next person, or else a trusted individual will release the tapes publicly.

Each episode of the first season gives detail about a tape, which includes flashbacks and their current state. The thirteen tape subjects of Hannah's tapes are Justin Foley, Jessica Davis, Alex Standall, Tyler Down, Courtney Crimsen, Marcus Cole, Zach Dempsey, Ryan Shaver, Sheri Holland, Clay Jensen, Bryce Walker, and Kevin Porter.