HELL YEAH: ’13 Reasons Why’ Gets Greenlight For A Season Two As Scripts Are Finalised
Warning: This post discusses suicide and may be triggering.
Gird your loins and stock up on tissues, as there is every indication that Netflix will renew ’13 Reasons Why’ for a second season.
The news doesn’t come as too much of a surprise for anyone that has seen the show – which follows the suicide tapes of main character Hannah Baker. The season one finale ended on a bunch of unresolved cliffhangers. Leaving room for much more of the story to be told.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, there is already a dedicated writers’ room, which has been up and running for the past few weeks building the next season. While Netflix has not yet confirmed the continuation of ’13 Reasons Why’, it sounds like a sure thing.
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The series based on the YA novel by Jay Asher has been plagued by controversy since its release. ut has been one of the streaming platforms biggest success stories, evolving into a pop culture phenomenon.
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