Hey, it's Hannah, Hannah Baker.
Don't adjust your... whatever device you're hearing thiss on.
It's me, live and in stereo.
No return engagements, no encore.
And this time absolutely no requests.
Get a snack.
Settle in.
Because I'm about to tell you the story of my life.
More specifically, why my life ended.
And if you're listening to this tape you're one of the reasons why.
This is the first sentence people at Liberty High School hear when they play the first
tape they received inside a mysterious box.
“13 reasons why” is a trendy tv series, everybody is talking about it!
Relesed on March 31st 2017, this Netflix series has become such a phenomenon.
The series is based on a novel with the same name, written by the US writer Jay Asher,
published in 2007.
The book was a total success, making it to the number 1 of the bestsellers list of the
New York Times in July 2011.
13 Reasons Why tells the story of Hannah Baker, a 17 year old girl who commits suicide but,
before doing it, leaves 13 mesages recorded on a tape for the people who, according to
Hanna, are the ones responsible for her death.
Why did she decide to commit suicide?
What did they do to her?
We know the story of young Hannah through the eyes of Clay Jensen, a shy classmate who
had special feelings for her and who will try to understand, deeply, the reasons that
led her to commit suicide.
Clay goes around the little nameless american town on his bike, following the map Baker
gave him to let him feel just as she felt through every key moment until the tough decision
was made.
The core idea of 13 Reasons Why is focused on how a girl tries to survive bullying.
The story of her situtation and her experiences feel very real and contemporary to the audience.
The series jumps right into topics such as bullying, abuses or depression.
The problems of Hannah, Clay, Justin, Alex, Jessica and the rest are very familiar and,
at some point during the series, you will feel identified with some of them… “13
reasons why” is a touching series because of the strong topics it deals with and the
hard message that stirs up our conscience.
The singer and actress Selena Gomez fell in love with the story and even wanted to perform
it.
In the begining, the rights were bought for a movie starring Selena, but in the end, she
decided to stay behind the cameras with the role of executive producer.
Selena started the project with the intention of creating something real and honest, something
that could help people.
On the 10th anniversary of the publication of the best seller, the author of the novel
revealed that in the first version of the story, Hannah actually survived.
In that alternative version, Hannah tried to commit suicide taking pills but, in the
last minute, she was saved by her parents, who took her to the hospital in time.
This idea was dismissed because they thought the message of the story would be a lot more
powerful if Hannah’s decision was taken through to the end.
After the series’ success, 13 Reasons Why: Beyond Reasons was released.
Here, the actors, producers and specialists in the field talk about the process of creating
the program.
And even tho the series was thought to only have a season of 13 episodes, without spoilers,
in the last episode, the idea of a continuation is left open.
In May 2017, its renewal was announced.
This last 18th of May 2018, the second season was released.
Everybody is expecting it to answer all the questions unanswered at the end of the first
season.
We havent seen it yet, but we cant wait!
The series has been a viral phenomenon.
The day it was released, there were more than 3,4 million tweets about it!
With a young cast that adapt perfectly to the characters, and impeccable production
and a nicely done soundtrack, “13 reasons why” seems to be this year’s break-through
series, and not for no reason!