when is 13 reasons why season 2 coming out on netflix

But if the first series meandered, then this circles aimlessly with its head to the ground. The trial, of which there isn’t much, perhaps provides the crumbliest of structures, and some photos are turned up that show Hannah wasn’t alone in suffering bullying and abuse. But this time without the framework of the tapes and the reasons. There’s a lot of dragging through the same stuff all over again. It’s a few months later, and there’s a civil lawsuit going on against the school for failing to protect Hannah. And that’s about all that’s good about series two. The second series continues to explore the same big issues sensitively, as well as taking on board some of the criticism and controversy the first generated (it now comes with a public service announcement, delivered by the actors, links to relevant resources, plus the parents – Clay’s especially – are more aware of what their kids are going through). The performances, especially from Katherine Langford and Dylan Minnette as Hannah and her friend Clay, were good. It meandered, but the cassettes and the 13 reasons in 13 episodes gave it a structure of sorts.

It did attempt to explore important issues – not only suicide but rape, self-harm, bullying, high-school sexism – sensibly and seriously, even if any messages to emerge came across as simplistic and a bit preachy: be nice to people, be a real friend, otherwise bad shit goes down.

Originally destined to become a film, Netflix got hold of it and gave it the Netflix stretch. That was the first series of 13 Reasons Why, adapted from the book by Jay Asher. When Hannah Baker killed herself, she left behind a box of cassette tapes explaining why she’d done it.

When is 13 reasons why season 2 coming out on netflix