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.

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.

### Main

- Dylan Minnette as Clay Jensen, Hannah's close friend. he wants to find out what happened to her.
- 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.
- 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.

### Awards

|width="5%"|Year|width="18%"|Award|width="33%"|Category|width="32%"|Nominee(s)|width="9%"|Result|class="unsortable" width="3%"||
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|2017|Gold Derby Awards|Breakthrough Performer of the Year|Katherine Langford||style="text-align: center;"|||||||
|rowspan="7"|2018|Golden Globe Awards|Best Actress – Television Series Drama|Katherine Langford||style="text-align:center;"||||||
|Guild of Music Supervisors Awards|Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama|Season Kent||style="text-align:center;"||||||||
|rowspan="2"|MTV Movie & TV Awards|Show of the Year|_13 Reasons Why_|||||||||
|Best Actor in a Show|Katherine Langford|||||||||||
|NAACP Image Awards|Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series|Carl Franklin for "Tape 5, Side B"||style="text-align:center;"||||||||
|rowspan="2"|Satellite Awards|Best Actress in a Drama / Genre Series|Katherine Langford||rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|||||||
|Best Drama Series|_13 Reasons Why_|||||||||||

## Other websites

- _13 Reasons Why_ on Netflix
- What We Wish They Knew: 13 Reasons Why – support resources organized by episode and topic, curated by HGAPS and SCCAP

## Infobox (television)

- **developer**: Brian Yorkey
- **narrated**: Katherine Langford
- **opentheme**: "Oh in This World of Dread, Carry On" by Eskmo
- **composer**: Eskmo
- **country**: United States
- **language**: English
- **num seasons**: 4
- **num episodes**: 49
- **list episodes**: #Episodes
- **editor**: Leo Trombetta
- **camera**: Single-camera setup, Single-camera
- **runtime**: 49–70 minutes
- **network**: Netflix