<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> 13 Reasons Why (stylized onscreen as TH1RTEEN R3ASONS WHY) is an American teen drama web television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey, based on the 2007 novel Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher . The series revolves around seventeen year old high school student, Clay Jensen, and his deceased female friend Hannah Baker, who has committed suicide after failing to cope with the culture, gossip and lack of support from her friends and her school . A box of cassette tapes recorded by Hannah in the lead up to her suicide detail thirteen reasons why she ended her life . The series is produced by July Moon Productions, Kicked to the Curb Productions, Anonymous Content and Paramount Television, with Yorkey and Diana Son serving as showrunners . </P> <P> Dylan Minnette stars as Clay, while Katherine Langford plays Hannah . Christian Navarro, Alisha Boe, Brandon Flynn, Justin Prentice, Miles Heizer, Ross Butler, Devin Druid, Amy Hargreaves, Derek Luke, Kate Walsh, and Brian d'Arcy James also star . A film from Universal Pictures based on Thirteen Reasons Why began development in February 2011, with Selena Gomez set to star as Hannah, before being shelved in favor of a television series and Netflix ordering the show straight to series in October 2015, with Gomez instead serving as an executive producer . </P> <P> The first season was released on Netflix on March 31, 2017 . It received positive reviews from critics and audiences, who praised its subject matter and acting, particularly the performances of Minnette and Langford . For her performance, Langford received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress in a Drama Series . However, its graphic depiction of issues such as suicide and rape, along with other mature content prompted concerns from mental health professionals . In response, Netflix added a warning card and from March 2018, a video that plays at the start of each season warning viewers about its themes . </P>

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