Gilmore Girls was not just a hit that ran for seven seasons in the early 2000s, but a show that’s still beloved by fans to the point where a sequel miniseries was made in 2016 (which you can watch with your Netflix subscription), nine years after the original finale. It’s also one of the most rewatchable shows ever that gives fans a nostalgic experience, but if you’ve recently completed a binge of the family dramedy, then it’s good that we have a list for you of 32 movies and shows that feature the Gilmore Girls cast. Enjoy!

Supernatural (2005-2020)

Sure, this list could have started anywhere, but why not start with the portrayer of (mostly) sweet Dean, Jared Padalecki? His supporting role on Gilmore Girls couldn’t have prepared fans for his hugely successful run as the creature-of-the-night hunting Sam Winchester on Supernatural. The series ran for 15 seasons and has tons of amazing episodes, especially if you enjoy spooky stuff.

How To Get Away With Murder (2014-2020)

Overall, most of the players from GG saw a boost in their careers after the show, and likely helped make it possible for Liza Weil, who played the ever-stressed Paris Geller, to eventually make her way to a major role on the thrilling ABC hit, How to Get Away with Murder.

The O.C. (2003-2007)

Is bringing up Fox’s early aughts mega-hit teen drama The O.C. this quickly a bit of a cheat? Sure, but we can’t deny that without the popularity of his Dave Rygalski in Season 3, we might never have gotten actor Adam Brody as the funny, loyal, Summer-obsessed Seth Cohen in one of the defining teen shows of all time.

The Handmaid’s Tale (2017-2021)

Much like viewers were probably not prepared to watch Padalecki fight monsters after his time on Gilmore Girls, I doubt most could have expected to see star Alexis Bledel take on Dr. Emily Malek, the strong-willed and rebellious Handmaid first known as Ofglen. She won an Emmy Award for her role, so this is one drama not to miss.

Parenthood (2010-2015)

There might be no character more strong-willed, funny and quirky than Lorelei Gilmore, who was brought to life so exceptionally by Lauren Graham. If that character description sounds a lot like Sarah Braverman-Holt from NBC’s family drama, Parenthood, then you get why Graham was a perfect fit for both.

Bride & Prejudice (2004)

A small role is a role nonetheless, and if you check out the amazing Jane Austen-inspired rom-com, Bride & Prejudice, you’ll see Bledel as Georgie Darcy, Will’s younger sister.

The Good Wife (2009-2016)

Say what you will about being Team Logan, but the Huntzberger boy still has his supporters even today. This is probably because Matt Czuchry did such a good job portraying him, much like he did the charming go-getter Cary Agos on CBS’ legal drama, The Good Wife.

Fire Country (2024)

As one of the biggest dramas on CBS, Fire Country is hard to miss and even harder to dislike. That’s why it’s the perfect show to check out to see Jared Padalecki as the still-grieving firefighter Camden Casey during Season 3.

Saw IV (2007)

Honestly, were you expecting to see something as horrific as Saw IV on this list? Well, you might be even more surprised to know that Scott Patterson, who played Luke Danes, appeared in a total of three Saw films as determined FBI agent Peter Strahm.

This Is Us (2016-2022)

Can you imagine if anyone has forgotten This Is Us? NBC’s family drama was an immediate success, with the trailer for the very first season racking up a staggering number of views. Of course, you can revel in your Team Jess status by watching Milo Ventimiglia portray loving patriarch Jack Pearson.

13 Reasons Why (2017-2018)

13 Reasons Why is a teen drama that made major waves during its run on Netflix, but you might not know that Keiko Agena, who brought Lane Kim to life on GG, spent the first two seasons playing the kind and protective communications teacher, Pamela Bradley.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (2024)

If you can be in the mood for a holiday film all year long, then 2024’s The Best Christmas Pageant Ever should be added to your viewing calendar. In it, Lauren Graham brings her signature charm to the role of Beth Bradley.

Guardians Of The Galaxy (2014)

Of all the GG actors who one might have expected to appear in a giant blockbuster franchise, few fans would likely have bet on the actor who gave us the wonderfully nice but odd Kirk Gleason, Sean Gunn. After a supporting role as Kraglin in the original Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014, he’s now reprised the part in seven MCU films and TV series.

Bridesmaids (2011)

For the first time on this list, we get to Melissa McCarthy, who played beloved chef Sookie St. James. She was in several projects after Gilmore Girls ended, but the comedy hit Bridesmaids, where she played the loyal but crude and somewhat erratic Megan, launched her career into the stratosphere. She received an Oscar nomination for her work, so it’s not to be missed.

Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist (2020-2021)

The jukebox musical dramedy series, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, was a treat, but if you missed its two seasons on NBC, know that Lauren Graham played a major role in Season 1 as Zoey’s strict boss, Joan.

The Cleaning Lady (2022-Now)

Any show about gangsters needs a good cop investigating and trying to bring them down, and Liza Weil has starred as confident and cunning FBI agent Katherine Russo on The Cleaning Lady for the thriller’s entire run so far.

The Heat (2013)

Need a wild action comedy about two mismatched officers (one a prim, by-the-book FBI agent, and the other a crass, quick-to-anger, by-any-means-necessary local cop) who have to get along enough to get a drug lord off the streets? Then you should watch Melissa McCarthy as police detective Shannon Mullins ASAP.

The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers (2021-2022)

This follow-up to The Mighty Ducks film franchise hit Disney+ and brought GG fans more of Lauren Graham, as she starred as Alex Morrow, who forms and then coaches a new underdog hockey team after her son is cut by the Ducks.

The Sisterhood Of The Traveling Pants (2005)

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a two-film franchise that still means a lot to those who were young women at the time it was released. There’s no better time than now to revisit (or watch for the first time) Alexis Bledel as Lena in both films.

An Unmarried Woman (1978)

Here’s a throwback for you. The 1978 romantic comedy-drama, An Unmarried Woman, features a performance from none other than Emily Gilmore herself, Kelly Bishop, as Elaine, a good friend of the title character.

The Lost Boys (1987)

Alright, this one’s technically a throwback, too, it just doesn’t go back quite as far. But, The Lost Boys is a definite teen horror classic, along with talents like Kiefer Sutherland and Corey Feldman, stars Richard Gilmore actor, Edward Hermann, in an important role.

Prodigal Son (2019-2021)

This Fox crime drama may not have lasted long, but it certainly had a dedicated fanbase, and some of that was likely because of Keiko Agena’s work as the kind, trusting, and socially awkward medical examiner, Dr. Edrisa Tanaka.

Sullivan’s Crossing (2023-2024)

The family drama, Sullivan’s Crossing, came to The CW with a treat for Gilmore Girls fans, as it brought Scott Patterson back to the network as the estranged father, Sully, of the lead character, big city neurosurgeon Maggie Sullivan, who returns to her small Nova Scotia town after a scandal.

Mike & Molly (2010-2016)

The long-running comedy Mike & Molly is another of Melissa McCarthy’s post-GG projects. This CBS hit saw the titular couple fall in love after a health-related meet-cute, and work on their relationship while attempting to deal with their often wacky families and friends, and life’s many ups and downs. Check it out for McCarthy’s Emmy-winning performance.

Sin City (2005)

Based on the comic book series of the same name, Sin City is a noirish, action-filled crime drama that just so happens to feature Alexis Bledel as a…well, not entirely trustworthy participant in the rampant criminal shenanigans that abound in the sinful city of the title.

The John Larroquette Show (1993-1996)

One of the very few series to take place in St. Louis, Missouri, The John Larroquette Show was a sitcom that saw the actor portray the night manager of a run-down downtown bus station, with Liz Torres, who played the bubbly and gossipy dance teacher Miss Patty on Gilmore Girls, as his secretary. Torres received two Emmy nominations for her work here, so it’s definitely worth a watch.

The Resident (2018-2023)

Considering the number of medical shows that tend to fill the airwaves, it’s a bit of a surprise that it’s taken this long to get to one, but it is a pretty fine one. The Resident stars Matt Czuchry as the conceited (but still somehow charming) Dr. Conrad Hawkins, a third-year resident who practices with unconventional techniques and a knowledge of the business of medicine who’s determined to stop younger residents from putting their chosen profession on a pedestal.

All In The Family (1971-1978)

If you haven’t yet watched the classic ‘70s sitcom, All In the Family, you’re missing out. Not only does the Norman Lear series use its humor to tackle a number of hot-button issues that are still very relevant for today’s audiences, but it also features Sally Struthers (she was Lorelei and Rory’s nosy neighbor in Stars Hollow, Babette) in her Emmy-winning role as Gloria, the somewhat childish, college-aged daughter of Archie and Edith Bunker.

Walker (2021-2024)

After his immensely successful run on Supernatural, Jared Padalecki moved right on to yet another show on The CW. This one, Walker, was a reimagining of the long-running Chuck Norris hit Walker, Texas Ranger, which saw Padalecki take on the lead role as he returned home after being undercover for two years while trying to reconnect with his teenage children and figure out how his wife really died.

True Blood (2008-2014)

Here’s one that’s easy to miss, even if you’re a die-hard Gilmore Girls fan. Among the many characters, human and supernatural, who populated the HBO vampire series True Blood for seven seasons, you see plenty of Merlotte's Bar & Grill short order cook, the kind but troubled Terry Bellefleur. But, did you know that he’s portrayed by Todd Lowe, the same guy who brought us Hep Alien’s dim, womanizing, guitar-playing, lead-singing wanna-be rock star Zack Van Gerbig? Well, now you do!

Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)

Melissa MacCarthy was able to hit the Academy Awards red carpet as a nominee again when she starred in the biographical film Can You Ever Forgive Me? As writer Lee Israel. It’s based on Israel’s memoir of the same name, where she talks about her attempt to revive her writing career by forging letters from deceased celebrities and selling them. This critically acclaimed drama is one not to miss.

Spy (2015)

Last, but not least, we have another of Melissa McCarthy’s winning comedies in Spy. The movie follows CIA employee Susan Cooper, who is only allowed to assist her James Bond-esque partner via a desk job at the home office and an earpiece. But, when an operation goes wrong and leads to her partner’s death, Susan volunteers to go into the field and get to the bottom of things. Seeing as how this is a McCarthy film, you can bet that the situation gets hilariously out of hand before all is said and done, and you’ll be better for it!

As you can clearly see, while Gilmore Girls has been off the air for nearly 20 years, not only has it not been forgotten, but its stars have continued to keep us entertained in a number of other TV shows and movies, and hopefully will for many years to come!

There are those shows that ended long before we wanted them to, from '90s one-season wonders like Freaks & Geeks and My So-Called Life to perfectly timed dramas like Succession and Breaking Bad. These are not those shows. Instead, these television titles overstayed their welcome, long after their biggest stars departed, or the critical acclaim and awards dried up, or the storylines made any sense. Here are 32 TV shows that simply went on way too long. 

Californication

At the beginning of Showtime's Californication, which ran on the network from 2007 to 2014, the story of troubled novelist Hank Moody (David Duchovny) and his hedonistic ways felt fresh and edgy. But seven seasons of incessant drinking and womanizing majorly dulled any of that edge. 

The Walking Dead

How long can people survive a zombie apocalypse? Apparently, for a while—the AMC flagship series The Walking Dead went on for an unfathomable eleven seasons and the survival story of Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) still isn't over, having been picked up in the spin-off miniseries The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. 

Dexter

One word: lumberjack. For eight seasons, the Showtime series followed Miami man Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) as he worked as a forensic pathologist by day and a vigilante serial killer by night. Spending nearly a decade watching Dexter get away with murder after murder felt both implausible and repetitive. And don't even get us started on that disappointing, woodsy series finale. 

Grey's Anatomy

It's felt like Grey's Anatomy has been resuscitated more times than any of the patients at Seattle Grace. It's been the longest-running medical drama on primetime, but it became barely the Grey's that O.G. fans remember. In later seasons, lead actress Ellen Pompeo, who plays Meredith Grey, scaled back to a recurring role, and beloved original characters like Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl), and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers) were all long gone. 

The Handmaid's Tale

There's plenty of argument to be made that Hulu's dragged-out dystopian drama The Handmaid's Tale—which sees fertile American women (played by the likes of Elisabeth Moss, Alexis Bledel and Samira Wiley) being forced into child-bearing slavery by a totalitarian government—should have been a one-and-done miniseries. After all, the 1985 Margaret Atwood novel on which it is based concluded after the events of the first season. 

Sons of Anarchy

Too-long episodes (many of which pushed way past the traditional hour-long mark) and irredeemable characters made it hard to continue to care about Jax (Charlie Hunnam), Gemma (Katey Sagal) and the rest of the outlaw bikers in the Sons of Anarchy Motorcycle Club after seven seasons of the FX crime drama.

Shameless

Sure, Shameless had a jam-packed ensemble throughout its entire eleven season run, including Jeremy Allen White, William H. Macy, Cameron Monaghan and Shanola Hampton. But the grungy Showtime family drama lost its heart when lead actress Emmy Rossum—who played the older sister-turned-matriarch Fiona Gallagher—departed the series in season nine. 

White Collar

Many White Collar fans felt that things were getting a little rinse-and-repeat with the USA Network procedural by the end of its six-season run, with case-of-the-week storylines and stagnant character development. Imagine their surprise, then, when it was announced that the show was getting a Netflix revival, with actors Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay and Tiffani Thiessen reprising their roles. 

This Is Us

The earned emotionality of early seasons of This Is Us—an NBC family drama that follows the lives of two parents (played by Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore) and their three children (Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz and Justin Hartley,) in several different time frames—started to feel manipulative and maudlin after six years. 

Suits

Some television shows suffer from an unsustainable premise. Case in point, Suits, the USA Network legal drama that follows a college dropout with a photographic memory (Patrick J. Adams) who is hired to work as an associate at a prestigious law firm, despite not actually having a license to practice law. Sure, Jan. Despite the dubious concept, Suits aired for a whopping nine seasons. 

Supernatural

Exactly how many demons, ghosts and monsters did brothers Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles) have to hunt down to save the world? Fifteen seasons and 327 episodes worth! However, even many Supernatural superfans believe the CW fantasy series lost its way by the end and should have finished after season five when creator Eric Kripke left as showrunner. 

How I Met Your Mother

That is one long story that Ted Mosby (played by Josh Radnor) tells his adolescent children Luke (David Henrie) and Penny (Lyndsy Fonseca) about how their dad first met their mother. In fact, the tale took nine whole years, with many meandering tangents along the way, that we wouldn't blame the kids if they, too, got bored listening to it. 

Glee

Few shows faced quite the critical fall from grace as Glee. Early on, the FOX teen show—which centered on the plucky members of New Directions, the glee club of the fictional William McKinley High School—was an awards show juggernaut, winning several Emmys in its first few seasons, but those high notes were soured when the scripts focused less on the show's original characters and more on ad nauseum celebrity guests. 

Scrubs

Starting with the ninth season, many of the original Scrubs cast—including Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, Ken Jenkins and Neil Flynn—stepped back from being main characters on the show, popping up in only a handful or as little as one episode that season. Longtime fans of the NBC medical comedy didn't love that their favorites got replaced with new characters, played by the likes of Kerry Bishé, Michael Mosley and Dave Franco.

The Big Bang Theory

Running for 12 seasons and 279 episodes, this CBS sitcom about Leonard Hofstadter (Johnny Galecki), Sheldon Cooper (Jim Parsons) and their similarly geeky pals got bogged down by too many main characters, recycled old catchphrases and the use of laugh tracks as a crutch. 

The Simpsons

As old as, well, the person writing this very article, the satirical animated sitcom has broken several TV records in its three-decade tenure, including being the longest-running scripted primetime series in American television. And though Homer, Marge, Bar, Lisa, Maggie and the rest of the residents of Springfield are comedy legends, they now feel like relics of a different generation. 

Riverdale

The occurrences within the town of Riverdale were easy enough to keep track of in the early seasons of the CW teen drama, which was populated with the famous characters from Archie Comics (Archie, Betty, Veronica, Jughead and the like.) But as the writing got messier and mazelike, and the characters' storylines more and more outlandish, the soapy series became impossible to take seriously by the end of its seven-season run. 

Game of Thrones

The brazenness with which the Game of Thrones creators killed off some of its biggest, most beloved characters — Ned Stark (Sean Bean) in season one, his son Robb (Richard Madden) and wife Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) in season four — majorly lost its umph when the show killed off Jon Snow (Kit Harington) in the season five finale...only to resurrect him two episodes later. 

Homeland

The first two seasons of this Showtime espionage thriller — in which Claire Danes stars as a CIA officer with bipolar disorder, opposite Damian Lewis playing a Marine Corps Scout Sniper who has just returned home following eight years in captivity — received universal acclaim, including the 2012 Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series. However, though Homeland had eight seasons total, it never recovered in quality following the death of Lewis's character in season 3. 

Two and a Half Men

It's always a gamble when you replace the main character of a TV show, especially such a long-running one as the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men. Originally starring Charlie Sheen as a hedonistic jingle writer living with his uptight brother (played by Jon Cryer) and his nephew (Angus T. Jones), the show misguidedly hired Ashton Kutcher to lead the cast in seasons nine through twelve after Sheen left the show to enter drug rehab. 

One Tree Hill

It rarely works when a high school show follows its characters to college and into adulthood. One Tree Hill, the early-aughts teen drama that ran for three seasons on The WB and another six on The CW, stretched the storylines of Lucas Scott (Chad Michael Murray), Peyton Sawyer (Hilarie Burton), Brooke Davis (Sophia Bush) and the rest of the Tree Hill Ravens crew too long past graduation, especially as both Murray and Burton departed the show after season five.  

Lost

Airing 121 episodes over six seasons from 2004 to 2010, Lost packed a lot of supernatural nonsense onto that island, frustratingly devolving over the years from a character drama to a complex mythology swirling with time travel, smoke monsters and electromagnetic phenomena. Even co-creator Damon Lindelof has said that he wanted the show to end after three seasons instead of six. By the time the series aired its final episode, the sci-fi series had offered up far too many questions and far too few answers.

Modern Family

Even Modern Family star Sarah Hyland, who played Haley Dunphy in 11 seasons of the Emmy-winning ABC comedy, was kind of disappointed by the show's later seasons. And she seemingly wasn't the only one: though it had earned both critical acclaim and strong viewership for its earlier installments, season 10 had the worst ratings of the series. 

Once Upon a Time

The thing about fairytales is that soon enough you get to that happily ever after at the end. The ABC fantasy drama Once Upon a Time seemingly didn't get that message because it made fans wait for that storybook ending for seven long seasons — even Robert Carlyle, who portrayed Rumplestiltskin in the series, retrospectively admitted to The A.V. Club that he felt that the series "ran for too long."

Killing Eve

On paper, we should have never wanted Killing Eve to end, with its cast led by a superb Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer — as a British intelligence investigator and the psychopathic assassin she's tasked with capturing, respectively — and scripts from the brilliant mind of Fleabag scribe-star Phoebe Waller-Bridge. However, when Waller-Bridge departed as head writer after the first season, the once-great show simply ran out of story. 

Bones

Crime procedurals have a habit of staying on TV long after they should, what with their formulaic case-of-the-week structure that's easy to replicate season after season. And Bones, the long-running Fox crime drama starring Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz, is definitely no exception, overstuffed with soapy gimmicks, themed episodes and a way-too-long will-they-won't-they dynamic between Deschanel's Temperance Brennan and Boreanaz's Seeley Booth.

The Office

Of course, we love the entire Dunder Mifflin crew, but everybody knows that The Office should have naturally called it quits when lead Steve Carell — who played the "World's Best Boss," a.k.a. the delightfully incompetent Michael Scott — departed the show after its seventh season. Not even big-name actors like Will Ferrell and James Spader could fill the hole Michael Scott left. 

Westworld

Westworld's first season is to this day the most-watched first season of any HBO original series. However, that popularity, coupled with early critical acclaim, didn't last long for the dystopian Western — the writing and character work drastically declined by the time the show was canceled in November 2022, and just a month later, the entire series was brutally removed from HBO Max. 

That '70s Show

The Fox teen drama — centered on a groovy group of teenage friends living in the fictional town of Point Place, Wisconsin — worked because of the chemistry created by its young cast, including Topher Grace, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Laura Prepon and Wilmer Valderrama. So of course the show itself took a creative hit when that chemistry was altered following the departures of Grace and Kutcher after the seventh season. 

Smallville

Initially a show about a teenage Clark Kent dealing with issues both human (bullies, crushes) and superhuman (kryptonite and such) while growing up in fictional Smallville, Kansas, Smallville seemed to care less and less about the human side of the Man of Steel over the course of ten seasons. Many fans suggest that the TV superhero should have hung his cape after season seven, which saw the departure of both the show's main villain Lex Luther (Michael Rosenbaum) and Smallville creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. 

13 Reasons Why

Based on the young adult novel by Jay Asher, 13 Reasons Why is one of those cases where a multi-season show was made to be a limited series. Instead of just neatly telling the story of Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) and the tapes she leaves behind after tragically ending her own life, the Netflix teen drama inexplicably changed genres throughout its four-season run, becoming a poor murder mystery in the show's third season. 

Heroes

Though the NBC superhero drama Heroes only went on for four seasons, critics of the show were already pointing out less-than-engaging storylines and lack of cohesion as early as season two. The tales of ordinary people who discover that they have superhuman abilities and have to work together to prevent catastrophic futures should have been adrenaline-pumping stuff, but it simply couldn't sustain that energy after its acclaimed first season. 

If you enjoy reading or watching the source material before its adaptation comes out, chances are you’ve been disappointed a few times over when a movie or series based on a book comes out. However, in the case of these TV shows, their creators actually found ways to go beyond what was originally told and build out stories that have become larger than their original intentions. Have you seen all these and what did you think about how they compare? 

Bridgerton 

If you’ve read the Bridgerton books in order before or between seasons of the massive Netflix series, chances are you’ve had some thoughts about the differences between them. While each of Julia Quinn’s novels pretty much stands alone and doesn’t have to be read in order to enjoy each romance, the series was adapted to have all the stakes, side plots and cliffhangers a hit TV show should have. The series even inspired the spinoff, Queen Charlotte, which involved Bridgerton characters but was not based on one of Quinn’s works.

Game of Thrones

George R.R. Martin’s fantasy novels were adapted in a big way. While the first few seasons follow the source material rather closely, the last few seasons were in development as Martin was completing the rest of the series, and a ton of plotlines were completely invented by the showrunners and staff writers. Perhaps that’s why the finale is so divisive among fans. 

The Office 

After Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s The Office became a hit in the U.K. across its two seasons, Greg Daniels and NBC adapted an American version of the workplace mockumentary sitcom. While it was certainly inspired by the source material, the series starring Steve Carell earned a whole life of its own across over 200 episodes, and remains one of the most-streamed shows even a decade after its finale. 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

It’s often forgotten that genre favorite Buffy The Vampire Slayer is actually based on a 1992 movie of the same name. The series’ creator originally wrote it as a movie that wasn’t nearly as popular as the TV adaptation of the idea he cooked up a few years later. With seven seasons to the WB show’s name, it’s safe to say that it went way beyond its source material. And wow, are we happy Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy Summers was on our televisions for so long! 

Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 

J.R.R. Tolkien gifted the fantasy genre with four classic novels set in Middle-earth, The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Following Peter Jackson's adapting of all of them beautifully (and set to make another one), Amazon Studios decided to go beyond the source material with its super expensive series, The Rings Of Power. The series primarily builds upon Tolkien’s appendices on Middle-earth as it depicts the world’s Second Age. 

Big Little Lies

Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel Big Little Lies brought together stars like Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley and Zoë Kravitz to tell the story of five women living in Monterey, California who become part of a murder investigation. It was initially supposed to be a miniseries, but following its success, a second season built on the story from Season 1. 

Riverdale

CW’s Riverdale was inspired by the pages of Archie Comics, an ongoing comic book series that started back in 1941. The series developed by the comic publisher’s CCO Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is a much darker take on the universe as it begins as a murder mystery in the town of Riverdale. The series not only went beyond its source material across its seven seasons, but the comic book had a gritty reboot in recent years as well. 

Watchmen  

The Watchmen comic book series has long been thought of as one of the best the medium has ever put to paper. The HBO miniseries of the same name lived up to the series by being an all-time great adaptation, but it certainly took quite a few creative liberties and built upon the ‘80s comic book to reflect the time it was made, by changing and fleshing out its characters more and boldly discussing racism and extremism with its storyline. 

Fargo

In 1996, the Coen Brothers made a classic with the black comedy, Fargo. Across five seasons Noah Hawley has built on the filmmakers’ vision with an anthology series that takes place in a new location, era and with a new cast of characters each time. While the Fargo series has deep roots in its movie, it has become so much bigger and fuel for so much more storytelling. 

Killing Eve

BBC’s Killing Eve is based on Luke Jennings’ Villanelle, which was a series of novellas about a Russian orphan who is trained as a hitwoman and the MI5 agent who starts to catch her trail. While the series is a lot more character-driven than the much more procedural novels, the series goes beyond the source material in this context by only teasing the romance Eve and Villanelle have in the books. Fans are still mad at the finale years later! 

Good Omens 

The first season of Good Omens adapted Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett’s 1990 novel, however when it came to the second season, which came out four years after the initial series, moved away from simply telling the main events of the novel. The entire season was co-written by Neil Gaiman and allowed the world-renowned author to delve further into Michael Sheen’s Aziraphale and David Tennant’s Crowley stories. 

The Leftovers

HBO’s The Leftovers adapted the novel it's based on in its first season. Following its success, two more seasons were made for the supernatural fiction series about a global event that leaves 2 percent of the world’s population missing. Interestingly enough, the last two seasons were even more acclaimed than its debut season featuring the prime source material.  

The Witcher

Rather than Netflix adapting Andrzej Sapkowski’s The Witcher fantasy novels, the differences are so major between the TV series and the source material that it feels a lot more like an inspiration for the series starring Henry Cavill than anything else. The popular series, also known for being a video game franchise, also inspired the 2022 spinoff The Witcher: Blood Origin.  

House of Cards

Netflix’s hit drama, House of Cards, was adapted from a BBC series and novel before it. However, in the case of the source material, the show was about politics in the United Kingdom. The series starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright, however, took the material and adapted it to be set about U.S. politics, particularly regarding Frank Underwood’s ruthless race to become president. 

The Man In The High Castle

Philip K. Dick's 1962 novel The Man In The High Castle was adapted into an Amazon series across four seasons. Dick’s daughter, who was heavily involved in the series, told SYFY WIRE that she encouraged the writers to use the source material as an “inspiration and a spiritual guide” rather than a literal interpretation. That’s very much true for the science fiction storyline that imagines an alternate ending for World War II. 

The Handmaid’s Tale

Margaret Atwood’s novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, is the source material for the Hulu hit starring Elisabeth Moss. While the first season leaves things where things wrap up in the book, the Emmy-winning series has continued to follow Offred’s life in the dystopian world past those events through four more seasons and is set to end with the sixth and final season. By building upon the story further, Offred and its other characters have had longer storylines that tell more than 300 pages could. 

Ted Lasso

Before AppleTV+ had a hit on their hands with Ted Lasso, its source material came from a very peculiar source. Jason Sudeikis’ beloved fictional coach came from the SNL alum being part of a slew of promotional coverage for NBC Sports’s coverage of England's Premier League. The streaming series very much went past where it started from given the storylines told across three seasons of the heartwarming comedy. 

The Haunting Of Hill House

Mike Flanagan beautifully adapted Shirley Jackson’s 1959 gothic horror novel, but at face value the two The Haunting Of Hill House titles are very different from one another. The source material mainly focuses on Eleanor (who Victoria Pedretti plays in the series) and her descent into madness whilst the show takes a deeper look into her entire family’s deep-seated trauma. 

Justified

FX’s Justified is based on the Elmore Leonard short story Fire In the Hole, allowing creators of the Western series to build out the world of the work across six seasons. Through Timothy Olyphant’s Raylan Givens, Justified allowed for Leonard’s ideas the author thought often “got the characters better” than he put to paper, per THR. 

The Magicians

Syfy’s series, The Magicians, is based on Lev Grossman’s trilogy of fantasy novels. While the source material certainly guides the storyline, it's told completely out of order and involves post-grad students rather than high schoolers. The series went on for five seasons. 

Bates Motel

One of the best horror movies of all time is Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (also a novel), which became the inspiration for A&E’s Bates Motel. The five-season series told a contemporary story regarding the origin story of Norman Bates and his complicated relationship with his mother through the performances of Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga. 

13 Reasons Why 

Years prior to Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why being the subject of numerous controversies throughout its run, it began as a 2007 novel by Jay Asher about a high school freshman who shares the reasons why she died by suicide. The series went beyond the source material by making the story a lot longer and building out many more characters. For example, a major plotline of the show is Hannah’s parents decide to sue the school, which is not part of the novel at all.

What We Do In The Shadows

In 2014, Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi offered a unique and rather hilarious take on vampires with What We Do In The Shadows. Years later, the duo decided to adapt their mockumentary further by making it into a TV show that went on for five seasons, ending in 2023. 

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 

Over a decade after Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. The World adapted Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel series, O’Malley decided to team up with Wright and Netflix to build upon the story in the format of an anime and reunite the original actors from the movie in the voice roles. The series follows Ramona Flowers trying to find a missing Scott Pilgrim. 

Ratched

Among Ryan Murphy’s many TV shows, he made a series out of Nurse Mildred Ratched, a character originally from Ken Kesey's novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest and portrayed by Louise Fletcher in the 1975 movie adaptation. The series starring Sarah Paulson as the titular character depicts Ratched prior to the events of the original story. It was canceled after one season. 

The 100

The CW series, The 100, is based on the YA science fiction novel series by Kass Morgan. However, across the show’s seven seasons, it went beyond the source material by telling a much different story that took a more mature approach and focused a lot more on the survival element of the series. 

The Fall Of The House Of Usher

Mike Flanagan took inspiration from a myriad of Edgar Allan Poe short stories to bring together one storyline for his excellent Netflix horror show, The Fall of the House of Usher. The show pays tribute to the iconic author by telling a new story revolving around the Usher family, the CEO of a corrupt pharmaceutical company, as each member of the family starts to die one by one. 

The Night Manager

John le Carré’s 1993 espionage novel, The Night Manager was turned into a BBC miniseries starring Tom Hiddleston in 2016. As the author wrote in The Guardian at the time of its release, he spoke about the many changes from the source material, which at first took him aback but then had him saying he wishes he would have “written Mrs. Burr into my novel instead of her ponderous husband.” 

Under The Dome

Stephen King’s Under The Dome novel was turned into a CBS sci-fi series of the same name by Brian K. Vaughan, but was often talked about for being quite different from the source material. Back in 2013, King wrote on his website that he found the adaptation to be “very good” and was a “necessity” that he “approved of” “wholeheartedly.” 

Lessons In Chemistry 

Bonnie Garmus’ best-selling novel, Lessons In Chemistry was turned into a series starring Brie Larson to much success. While it’s a stunning adaptation fans of the book can appreciate, that’s particularly because the showrunner, Lee Eisenberg decided to not make it a straight adaptation and add some things the book didn’t have. One particularly great addition was the character development of Harriet Sloane, who is a black civil rights activist in the series rather than a 55-year-old white woman. 

The Haunting Of Bly Manor

Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting Of Bly Manor is an amalgamation of numerous great horror stories by Henry James, centrally through his novella Turn Of The Screw, but also through some other of his short stories like The Romance of Certain Old Clothes, The Beast in the Jungle and The Jolly Corner. Flanagan used the works as inspiration to tell a larger, new storyline about a young au pair who begins to witness hauntings as she takes care of two young children. 

The Midnight Club 

Christopher Pike famously wrote a ton of mystery-thrillers for young adults from the 80s and so on. For Mike Flanagan’s The Midnight Club, the filmmaker drew from over 20 of them to make the 10-episode Netflix series about a group of eight terminally ill young adults who form a storytelling club. 

So many series go beyond their source material, the question is whether they go too far. Most of these picks are well-loved TV shows that were made better by their additions!

I know it's easy to crap on Netflix nowadays. I mean, I do it too every now and then. For example, when Cowboy Bebop wasn't "given a chance" for a second season, I got upset. In fact, I get upset a lot with Netflix and its many cancellations. It's the reason why I haven't even bothered watching the new, live-action One Piece, even though I hear it's pretty good. I just don't do Netlfix when it comes to their new series. 

But, you know what? I like pretty much everything else about Netflix. In fact, I still like it better than all of the other streaming services out there, and here are the five reasons why.     

Netflix's Selection Of Movies, Both Old And New, Is Random Enough That There Is Literally Something For Everyone  

Now look. It's well known around these parts that I'm a huge fan of Netflix's DVD service (I was a subscriber for 20 years, after all). But while I likely won't be able to find some of my favorite old movies on Netflix's streaming service, there’s still a pretty huge selection of old (and new!) flicks that I either haven’t watched yet or might want to watch again.     

For example, here are just a few of the films that are currently available on Netflix that a lot of people would probably like to watch: Jaws, They Cloned Tyrone, Kung-Fu Panda 3, Rurouni Kenshin, Sausage Party, Dredd (which is my favorite comic book movie), The Deer Hunter, Steel Magnolias, Slap Shot, and Coming to America.   

Sure, if you’re a cinephile like myself, then you might be better off with something like The Criterion Channel. But as somebody with a family that has a myriad of tastes, Netflix still has enough for all of us to enjoy when it comes to its flicks. 

Yes, Netflix seems to put a lot of its focus nowadays on its series (even if it does cancel some of them a bit too early), but the randomness of its movies is still superior to services like Max, Disney+, and Hulu. I think so, at least.  

Netflix’s Kid Selection Is More Diverse Than Kid Selections On Other Streaming Services 

You know how often my kids watch Disney+? Three times a week? Twice a week? Once a week? How about never a week? Okay, maybe never is a bit too definitive (they actually watched it just this week), but when they do watch Disney+, it’s only because my wife puts it on because there’s a new movie on it, like the live-action version of The Little Mermaid. The same goes for Max; my children never put that on. 

They’ll sometimes turn on Hulu for The Amazing World of Gumball, or Paramount+ to watch The Loud House. But when they’re not in the mood for either show, do you know what my kids, who are 8 and 6, will go to on their own volition? 

You guessed it. Netflix Kids. The thing about Netflix Kids is that it has a pretty diverse variety. For example, my daughter is really into shows like That Girl Lay Lay, Sam & Cat, and Nailed It, while my son is more into shows like The Haunted House, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and the interactive program You vs. Wild.  

Heck, as a Jurassic Park fan, even I find myself watching Netflix Kids sometimes for Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous. Plus, as a Sonic fan, it also helps that most of the good Sonic cartoon shows are on there. Honestly, when it comes to kids’ shows (and anime!), Netflix really has a lot to offer.    

Netflix Has A Rich Collection Of International Programs And Movies If You’re Looking For Them 

Sure, it’s pretty well known now that Netflix has an admirable Korean selection after Squid Game blew up on the platform, but the platform actually has a lot of great international movies and TV series if you’re looking for them. I’m talking Japanese, Indian, Danish, African, British and German, and that’s just the ones that I can think of off the top of my head. 

I’ve already written about the excellent sports drama, Toolsidas Junior, but I’m currently invested in the crime drama, Mai: A Mother’s Rage. Once I’m done with that, I want to check out the South African teen drama Blood & Water.  

Honestly, I feel like there’s a whole world of international shows and movies that I haven’t even scratched the surface with on Netflix. While I’m sure there are other great international movies and TV shows on the other streaming platforms, Netflix makes it easy for me to find them and watch them, so it has that going for it.    

There Is Always Something New To Binge Or Watch On Netflix, For Better Or Worse 

Okay, so I hate binge culture. When people ask me, “Did you watch such-and-such” show, I usually say no because I’m not going to spend an entire weekend sitting on my couch and binging a single series. I also could never get into shows like Stranger Things or Wednesday, so I would never get in on those kinds of discussions anyway. 

But do you know what show I sat and watched from beginning to end in maybe only two sittings? Squid Game. I couldn’t stop watching that show. The same goes with 13 Reasons Why when it initially came out (I never finished the series, though). 

But those are only the BIG shows. The cool thing about Netflix is that for better or worse, there’s always something new to binge. I say “for worse” because some of those shows that you might binge (such as Cowboy Bebop) might not get renewed. I say “for better,” however, because every time I turn on Netflix, I’ll find at least ONE thing that I want to watch. 

For example, just the other day, I put on Netflix and found a series about American Gladiators called Muscles & Mayhem. About a month ago, I got into the sketch comedy, I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson. And I’m sure I’ll just be sitting on my couch a month from now and there will be something else that I wasn’t looking for, but somehow managed to find. 

What makes Netflix different from all the other streaming services that I have (besides maybe Hulu) is that I already know what I want to watch when I put on one of the other platforms. Whereas with Netflix, I often just go on with nothing in mind and end up finding a new favorite series. So, yeah. Netflix is still the best. 

Netflix Still likes To Take Big Swings For The Fences On Projects 

Every streaming service these days seems to want to out-do the other when it comes to producing expensive programs. Disney+ has its Marvel and Star Wars shows, Max has House of the Dragon, and Lord have mercy, Amazon’s The Rings of Power is the most expensive TV series ever made.  

But, do you know what? Netflix isn’t far behind, as Stranger Things’ last season cost an astronomical $30 million an episode, and The Sandman cost a hefty $15 million dollars an episode. 

Here’s the thing, though: while, as I already mentioned, I’m not a fan of Stranger Things, I really loved The Sandman, and I honestly didn’t think Netflix would spend so much money on such an unproven brand. I mean, Amazon spending all that money on The Lord of the Rings makes sense, but The Sandman? I have to give kudos to Netflix for spending the big bucks on that one.   

The new, live-action One Piece also cost over $100 million dollars, but my question is, why? Sure, One Piece is a pretty popular anime with a great deal of international appeal, but the fact that they put down so much money into a show of this nature  makes me kind of okay with Netflix raising prices. I mean, I’m not in love with the idea, but at least I don’t feel like they’re flushing their money down the toilet like Disney+ (I’m sorry, but I do!). 

That’s why I think Netflix is still the best streaming service in town. But, what do you think? For more news on all things streaming, be sure to swing around here often!    

After rising to prominence as Ryan Shaver in Netflix’s hit series 13 Reasons Why, Tommy Dorfman came out as a trans woman last summer. As the actress continues to remain authentic about her identity and her journey thus far, Dorfman spoke to how starring in 13 Reasons Why actually affected her transition. 

When Tommy Dorfman was recently a guest on the podcast Broad Ideas With Rachel Bilson, she spoke to still feeling “so grateful” she booked 13 Reasons Why as her first acting job before additionally appearing in shows like Insatiable, Love, Victor, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and most recently in Lena Dunham’s new movie, Sharp Stick. At the same time, Dorfman also got honest with these words: 

As Dorfman shared on the podcast hosted by The OC’s Rachel Bilson, she didn’t feel like it was the right time to transition while starring in the show out of “fear.” Because her character was male and so much of her work was tied to how Ryan Shaver looked, along with how she was depicted overall to Hollywood, there was some fear about how it would affect her career. 

Tommy Dorfman called being in the streaming series, which faced a number of controversies over the years, a time in her life when she felt somewhat “stuck in time” because so much of her focus was on being part of the series. However, once the show ended, Dorfman could finally move on and do new things like the rest of the 13 Reasons Why cast. Her transition brought some feelings of self acceptance she’d never felt before. In her words: 

Tommy Dorfman’s story about her journey into womanhood is one of joy to see the actress feeling happy in her own skin after years of feeling out of place. Dorfman has been open prior about suffering from depression, recovering from alcoholism and drug addiction and just being “fucking unhappy” to InStyle last year prior to the changes she made to express the gender identity more true to herself. 

Trans actor Elliot Page came out months prior to Tommy Dorfman with The Umbrella Academy series still in full swing. In the case of Page, the Netflix series worked his character’s transition into the series along with receiving a ton of support from his cast, serving as a major stride for trans actors. You can watch all seasons of 13 Reasons Why and the new Umbrella Academy season with a Netflix subscription. 

Controversial Netflix series 13 Reasons Why ran for four seasons on the streamer. Based on the book of the same name, the show centered on 13 tapes left by high school student Hannah Baker, who committed suicide. The show has had detractors due to the nature of the series and its inclusion of some graphic scenes. Now, one father is appealing a dismissed lawsuit against the Netflix show after his daughter died by suicide.

Recently, a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Netflix, filed by John Herndon, who blames 13 Reasons Why for his daughter’s death.  After the decision Herndon told  Insider he plans to appeal, as he believes the series is the reason why his daughter, Bella, died by suicide in 2017 “completely out of the blue.” He said:  

In the original lawsuit that John Herndon filed as a class action in August, he alleged that his daughter and “those similarly situated to her were tortiously harmed.” Following his daughter’s death, the original suit notes he found out from her friends that Bella was watching the newly released Netflix show in her final days. The original lawsuit also claims "Netflix failed to adequately warn children and their families of the health risks of viewing its Show."

In December, Netflix pursued a dismissal of the lawsuit, bringing up that restrictions on programming would then lead to self-censorship. Earlier in January, a judge dismissed the suit, noting at the time her ruling was based on "free speech protections." In a statement (also via THR) US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said:

13 Reasons Why has been a controversial series since the show first premiered on Netflix in 2017. Following controversy, the series even edited out Hannah Baker’s suicide scene in the final episode of Season 1. The drama has been known to include triggering storylines has even been accused of contributing to teen suicide risk. 

In 2019, 13 Reasons Why executive producer Brian Yorkey and series adviser, psychiatrist Rebecca Hedrick refuted studies that found that suicides had increased since the show’s premiere. The two had discussed efforts they made to work with experts to keep the series authentic and noted the positive impact the show has had in improving teens’ communication with their parents.

The following seasons included more graphic storylines, a death from AIDS and more. The Netflix series came to an end in 2020 after four seasons, but the controversies have lingered. We'll keep you updated if John Herndon moves forward with his appeal. 

Beware that spoilers for 13 Reasons Why’s series finale are discussed below.

Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why is no stranger to controversy, and it did not let up on inviting it in Season 4. The major death that shook the show’s final chapter, and earned the ire of fans, has been yet another hot topic for the teen drama. Now, one star is sharing why they pushed so hard for said death to happen.

Dylan Minnette played Clay Jensen for all four seasons, and he has been candid about his feelings regarding it. The “it” being the death of Justin Foley, Clay’s adopted brother and the character who initiated Hannah’s spiral. In the series finale of 13 Reasons Why, Justin dies due to complications from AIDS, a development that has left the show’s fanbase reeling.

This was a reaction that 13 Reasons Why’s Alisha Boe seemed to expect before Season 4 premiered. Now, Boe’s co-star, Dylan Minnette, explained that he actually pushed for Justin Foley to die in the final season, and Minette was not alone in desiring Justin’s tragic ending. Brandon Flynn, who played Justin, also felt it was the right move. On the Season 4 death, Minette told Variety:

Justin’s death undoubtedly left an impact on Clay and fans who are displeased with the twist. Heading into 13 Reasons Why’s final season, questions were surrounding Justin. One question that fans might have now is why any character had to die at all. Once they accept that one had to take place to complete the show, is Justin’s death understandable?

The ending of 13 Reasons Why has been yet another source of controversy, thus leading the show full circle to concern over earlier seasons. Dylan Minnette’s position seems to be that if there had to be a death in Season 4, Justin was the best option due to the emotional impact it would have. Within the show, his deep ties to Clay would make Justin’s passing particularly impactful on Minnette’s character.

If it hadn't gone out on such a divisive note, would 13 Reasons Why have really been true to itself? It had pushed fans’ limits with multiple storylines that touched a collective nerve.

It's interesting to find out that both Clay and Justin’s portrayers were totally on board with Justin’s death. If the show were to be revived in some way, Justin would theoretically not be involved. Still, Hannah did have an impact from beyond from beyond the grave, so there's always hope.

All four seasons (including the final chapter) of 13 Reasons Why are now streaming on Netflix. The last season is one of the streaming giant’s many 2020 premieres. And if you need something else to watch in an attempt to lift your spirits, check out this summer’s schedule.

As popular as it was controversial, Netflix's teen drama 13 Reasons Why, based on the novel of the same name by Jay Asher, became one of the most talked-about shows in the streaming service's history. Originally intended to be a limited series, it aired for four seasons, with the final season premiering earlier this year. While the conversation around the show was often critical, the show gained a massive audience and it helped propel the careers of Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford, to name only two of the show's biggest stars. Now that the much-discussed show has come to a close, what will the stars of 13 Reasons Why do next? Let's see what projects they have in store.

Dylan Minnette (Clay Jensen)

As Clay Jensen, the protagonist of 13 Reasons Why, Dylan Minnette was the central character of the show, and he was the one who tried to put together Hannah's story by listening to her tapes. Clay was also the subject of the A side of the sixth tape. As an actor, Minnette also appeared in Lost, Scandal, Awake, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., and Grey's Anatomy prior to his leading role in this Netflix series. He also played a part in Prison Break, and he had roles in Let Me In, Don't Breathe, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Goosebumps, and Prisoners. 

During his time on 13 Reasons Why, Minnette was also the lead in The Open House. In addition to his acting, Minnette is also a singer and guitar player in the alternative band, Wallows. His next role hasn't been announced yet.

Katherine Langford (Hannah Baker)

As Hannah Baker, a lead character in the first two seasons of 13 Reasons Why who took her own life and made the tapes that tie together the series, Katherine Langford is arguably the actress who got the most fame and notoriety from this Netflix show's success. The actress earned a Golden Globe nomination for her performance, and in the years since her time on the hit series, Langford has notably been seen in Love, Simon and last year's Knives Out. She also filmed a scene for Avengers: Endgame, though it was ultimately cut. 

Up next, Katherine Langford will star in the new Netflix fantasy series, Cursed, which is expected to premiere in July. Additionally, Langford will star in the new sci-fi movie, Spontaneous, which doesn't have a release date yet.

Brandon Flynn (Justin Foley)

As Justin Foley, the secondary antagonist of the first season and one of the main protagonists of the later seasons, Brandon Flynn played a big role in 13 Reasons Why's run. As an actor, Flynn has performed in a number of stage productions, including Much Ado About Nothing, The Crucible, and Kid Victory, to only name a few. He was also on the short-lived CBS satire, Braindead. 

In between seasons of 13 Reasons Why, Brandon Flynn starred in the third season of HBO's True Detective. Next, Flynn makes his feature film debut with the dramedy romance, Looks That Kill, which hits VOD in June. He's also expected to star in the upcoming Ryan Murphy series, Ratched, based on One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest's Nurse Ratched.

Christian Navarro (Tony Padilla)

As Tony Padilla, one of the lead characters in 13 Reasons Why, Christian Navarro had a substantial role in the Netflix teen drama. Prior to his work in this streaming series, Navarro also had a reoccurring role in HBO's short-lived Vinyl. He was also in the pilot of Amazon's The Tick. During his time on 13 Reasons Why, Navarro was also seen in Bushwick and Can You Ever Forgive Me? He has not yet announced his next project.

Alisha Boe (Jessica Davis)

As Jessica Davis, a former friend of Hannah Baker, Alisha Boe had a substantial role in 13 Reasons Why. Prior to her work in the show, the Norwegian actress was most notably seen in Paranormal Activity 4. She also made appearances in Modern Family, Casual, Parenthood, NCIS, CSI: Cyber, Teen Wolf, Ray Donovan, and Extant, and she had a reoccurring role in Days of Our Lives. During her time on 13 Reasons Why, Boe was also seen in the 2019 comedy, Poms. Next, she'll be seen in the indie drama, Yes, God, Yes, with Stranger Things' Natalia Dyer.

Justin Prentice (Bryce Walker)

As Bryce Walker, the main antagonist of 13 Reasons Why, Justin Prentice had a menacing role in this Netflix drama series. Prior to this show, Prentice starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom Malibu Country. Also, during 13 Reasons Why's run, the actor starred in AMC's Preacher and he produced the 2017 short film, Crossing Fences. Prentice also had roles in iZombie, Awkward., CSI: Cyber, NCIS: New Orleans, Glee, NCIS, The Legend of Korra, Victorious, iCarly, Criminal Minds, and more. The actor hasn't announced his follow-up role yet.

Miles Heizer (Alex Standall)

As Alex Standall, one of the lead characters in 13 Reasons Why, Miles Heizer was given a substantial part in this Netflix drama. Prior to his work in this streaming series, Heizer appeared in NBC's Parenthood. He also had roles in Rails & Ties, The Stanford Prison Experiment, Nerve, and Roman J. Israel. During his time in 13 Reasons Why, Heizer also starred in Love, Simon. He also appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race. So far as we know, he doesn't have his next role lined up yet.

Ross Butler (Zach Dempsey)

As Zach Dempsey, one of the main characters of 13 Reasons Why and the subject of Hannah's seventh tape, Ross Butler played a substantial role in the Netflix drama. Formerly known for his involvement in Disney Channel's K.C. Undercover, as well as Disney Channel movies like Teen Beach 2 and Perfect High, Butler's role in this high school drama series was a stark departure from his previous television work. Though he was seen in Riverdale, he left that soon-to-be-popular CW series to work on this Netflix series. 

In addition to 13 Reasons Why, Butler was also recently seen in Shazam! and he starred in To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You earlier this year. Now that 13 Reasons Why has come to a close, Butler is starring in the new Quibi series Swimming with Sharks alongside Kiernan Shipka.

Devin Druid (Tyler Down)

As Tyler Down, Liberty High's school photographer who was the subject of Tape 2, Side B, Devin Druid played a sizable role in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why. An actor who has otherwise appeared in smaller indie titles like Louder Than Bombs, Weiner-Dog, Imperium, and Cam, as well as brief roles in TV shows/mini-series like Oliver Kitteridge, House of Cards, 9-1-1, and Louie, 13 Reasons Why is quite easily Druid's most well-recognized role. 

Next, Devin Druid will be seen in Greyhound, the WWII drama starring and written by Tom Hanks, which hits AppleTV+ in early July. He's also set to star in the horror-western The Pale Door, which is expected to come out in August. He also filmed a role in the upcoming short film, Jelly.

Amy Hargreaves (Lainie Jensen)

As Amy Hargreaves, the mother of Clay Jensen, Amy Hargreaves had a main role in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why. Prior to her work in this streaming show, Hargreaves starred in Brainscan, Michael Clayton, Delirious, Shame, Blue Ruin, Person of Interest, Blue Bloods, The Blacklist, Blindspot and more. The actress also has a reoccurring role in Homeland. She was also seen in Super Dark Times and Wonderstruck. Next, Hargreaves will star in Buck Run, Sometime Other Than Now, Paint, and Close Before Midnight.

Timothy Granaderos (Montgomery de la Cruz)

As Montgomery de la Cruz, a reoccurring character in the first two seasons who became a main character in season three, Timothy Granaderos was a secondary antagonistic character throughout the series. Prior to his work in 13 Reasons Why, Granaderos was seen in T@gged and In the Vault. During his time on this Netflix show, Granaderos also made appearances in Hulu's Runaways and the sketch comedy series, Betch. He'll next be seen in the comedy, Keep Hope Alive.

Steven Weber (Principal Bolan)

As Principal Gary Bolan, the head of Liberty High School, Steven Weber was a reoccurring presence on this hit Netflix drama series. An actor-comedian who is best known for starring in NBC's long-running Wings, as well as the ABC series Once And Again, 13 Reasons Why wasn't the role that brought him fame but it introduced him to a younger generation of television watchers. Weber is also known for films like Single White Female, Hamburger Hill, Leaving Las Vegas, and, most recently, 2019's The Perfection. He was also Jack Torrance in 1997's TV remake of The Shining. Earlier this year, Weber landed a lead role in the new NBC sitcom, Indebted. Outside of these shows, he was also seen in Ballers and Get Shorty.

Gary Sinise (Dr. Robert Ellman)

As Dr. Robert Ellman, Gary Sinise appeared in the fourth and final season of 13 Reasons Why. As an Emmy-winning, Golden Globe-winning, and Tony and Oscar-nominated actor, Gary Sinise is certainly accomplished. He's best known for his work in Forrest Gump, The Green Mile, and Apollo 13, as well as Ransom and HBO's Truman. He also had starring roles in CSI: NY and the short-lived Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders. Sinise also produced, directed, and starred in 1992's film adaptation of Of Mice and Men. Additionally, he has been a supporter of many veteran organizations, and he's the founder of the Lt. Dan Band, which has performed at military bases worldwide. 

Most recently, Gary Sinise starred in the drama, I Still Believe. He'll next be seen in the action-thriller Zarrar and the biopic Good Joe Bell, both of which are expected to come out later this year.

Who is your favorite 13 Reasons Why actor? Please let us know in the comment section.

WARNING: Spoilers are ahead for the final season of 13 Reasons Why. If you’d like to watch the last ten episodes of the drama play out yourself on Netflix, head there first.

Anyone else looking on their high school experience a lot more fondly after the conclusion of 13 Reasons Why? It seems that everything that can go wrong happened in the halls of Liberty High since Hannah Baker’s tragic suicide tapes set things off in the first season of Netflix’s hit drama series started in 2017. Although the series was not initially planned to continue past the story of Jay Asher’s best-selling novel, showrunner Brian Yorkey managed to create a full-fledged storyline that dived much deeper into the underbelly of teen mental health, sexual assault, sexuality and violence through the eyes of Dylan Minnette’s Clay Jensen.

13 Reasons Why may leave a legacy of being overly ambitious since the show explored a lot of timely topics throughout its nearly 50-episode run (including this season’s incredibly timely exploration of police brutality). The teen drama has had more than its share of controversies memorably with Netflix’s ultimate decision to edit out a key scene in the series. The last season seeks to give fans closure to the plot lines as the teens gear up to graduating high school. In true tradition for the series, not everyone made it out alive. Let’s talk out the ending:

Justin Foley’s Tragic Conclusion In 13 Reasons Why

The most shocking and heartbreaking element of 13 Reasons Why’s finale was how Justin Foley’s storyline wrapped up. The character began as another high school jock characterized by hanging out with the boys and breaking the hearts of his past girlfriends’ Hannah and Jessica. As the series went on, Justin’s arc began to hold more meaning as it revealed his troubling home life and heroin addiction. The high schooler was veering toward homelessness when Clay took him in, his family later adopted him and he decided he would get clean.

The fourth season starts on a high note for Justin when he leaves rehab serious about staying on track by attending his support group meetings. But then he learns his mom has died of a drug overdose and enters relapse. The huge tragedy of this season comes during prom, when Justin collapses on the dance floor. Justin is rushed to the hospital and tests positive for HIV-1, which has already progressed into AIDS. He had contracted the condition when engaging in sex work during his time on the streets.

The death was instantly met with major backlash from fans – especially since the show did not spend time to properly educate its viewers on HIV/AIDS. (Not unlike the much-disputed school shooting sequence at the end of Season 2.) 13 Reasons Why star Dylan Minnette has recently explained why he felt Justin’s death was a fitting note for the series to end on with these words:

It would have been more out of character if 13 Reasons Why ended without dividing more of its audience, right? Anyway… aside from Justin Foley’s death, the series wrapped up a ton of major loose ends we went into curious about too.

The Case Is Closed On Bryce Walker’s Murder

Going into Season 4, the main plot line being teased was the matter of the secrets surrounding Bryce Walker’s murder. The prior season focused heavily on the reveal that Alex Standall had killed the rapist and the late Monty was framed for the crime. Since Monty’s ex Winston had been with Monty on the night of Bryce’s murder, he was the sole person with evidence against the case. However, in the final season Alex ends up forming a brief romantic relationship with Winston that later has the character decide to keep his lips sealed about Monty once Alex admits to murdering Bryce.

Where The Finale Of 13 Reasons Why Leaves Clay Jensen

The finale of 13 Reasons Why has Clay Jensen facing the inner demons head on leftover from the past three seasons of the show. Much of the final episodes revolves around the intense anxiety and weight the high schooler feels about all the secrets he has kept, including Bryce Walker’s murder. His mental health erupts into the formation of dissociative personality disorder as two separate personalities begin to emerge in the teen. This is shown through the character forgetting lengths of time when he turns to violent and hateful actions. Once Clay turns to therapy, the audience learns he was behind the graffiti that said “Monty was framed” and he was behind setting the car on fire during the school walkout.

His ending is certainly ridden with tragedy with the death of his “brother” Justin Foley, but the event also allows him to realize how he can make a positive impact on someone once he finds out Justin’s college letter praised Clay helping him get him back on his feet. His graduation speech sums up the character’s journey through throwing away his “hate” despite his pain and hammers home the series’ message of high school being life and death as much as anything else.

How The Ending Connects With Hannah Baker’s Tapes

With all the drama that has occurred since Season 1, as fans we may be asking ourselves how the series could veer so far from the intention of the original: to tell Hannah Baker’s story. The show first grabbed viewers attention through the voice of Katherine Langford’s character as she explained the circumstances that lead to her suicide through a series of cassette tapes. Season 4 does circle back to the tapes when Clay receives them in the mail from Hannah’s mom. In an effort for Clay to finally move forward from his whirlwind high school years centered on tragedy, he buries the tapes with the other students at the first location he started listening to them.

The moment is a metaphor for closure, along with an additional scene featuring Hannah Baker walking toward him during graduation who he envisions before a meet-cute with a girl named Heidi also attending Brown signals a hopeful new chapter for Clay in his college years.

What Happened To The Liberty High Teens After Graduation

The remainder of the Liberty High students involved in 13 Reasons Why have happy endings to boast. After writing a college essay focused on her reclaiming her sense of self after her rape, Jessica is admitted to Berkeley. Attending with her is prom king, Alex, who found love with Charlie and Tyler Down, who has also come to terms with his horrible sexual abuse and run-in with gun violence and is dating Monty’s sister. Tony has a full ride at the University of Nevada and turns out Zach wants to pursue his hidden dream in music instead of continuing his sports career.

It’s been quite a ride, Liberty High. What did you think of how things ended on 13 Reasons Why? Vote in our poll below!

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WARNING: This article dives into specific spoilers that happen throughout 13 Reasons Why, including details about the series’ most triggering plot points depicting suicide, sexual assault and violence for the purpose of discussion.

Netflix has closed the book on 13 Reasons Why with the premiere of its fourth and final season earlier this month. It leaves a legacy embroiled in perpetual discussion about how it handled a number of delicate subject matters to a teen audience. It’s one of the streaming platform’s most viewed shows ever – ranking at No. 2 in the U.S. nearly two weeks after its release. Staying true to the show’s tradition (and many fans' disappointment), 13 Reasons Why Season 4 added additional controversies into the mix and failed to wrap up previous ones.

13 Reasons Why first found its buzz on Netflix since its a long-awaited adaptation of the bestselling Jay Asher novel of the same name. The 2008 book had previously been planned as a film starring Selena Gomez during her Disney Channel days, but was since developed for the streaming service with Gomez serving as a producer. The series was planned to explore the contents of the book alone – due to its massive popularity and high-profile discourse, creator Brian Yorkey was given the opportunity to expand the story far beyond its source material.

Let’s take a comprehensive look at why 13 Reasons Why will be remembered as one of Netflix’s most controversial original programs:

13 Reasons Why Season 1 Controversies

The first season of 13 Reasons Why premiered in 2017 adapting Jay Asher’s book about the exploration of Hannah Baker’s tragic suicide through the tapes she leaves behind.

Netflix Changed Hannah Baker’s Graphic Suicide Scene

To this day, the most talked-about element about 13 Reasons Why is through the depiction of Hannah Baker’s suicide and alleged glamorization of the act. When the season finale first premiered, there is a detailed three-minute scene of Hannah taking her own life in a bathtub. Multiple cases of parents blaming the series for inspiring their children's own tragic suicides quickly began to reach news headlines – some even drawing from Hannah Baker’s methods of recording tapes and copycatting how she dies in the show. Suicide prevention experts have slammed the show for not offering any “strategies for coping with thoughts of suicide or alternatives to taking ones life” along with ignoring mental health aspects that also lead to suicide, per Good Morning America.

Findings in a 2017 National Institutes of Health study also detailed a 28.9 percent increase in teen suicides in America in the month following the Season 1 premiere – the highest amount of suicides seen in a single month within the past five years. (It should be noted some mental health experts have warned against taking this data at face value). The study was conducted to bring awareness to the effect popular media has on young people. After the backlash, trigger warnings were added at the front of each episode to warn of its “graphic depictions,” including a more detailed title card ahead of the especially controversial scenes. Suicide prevention resources also pop up at the end of each episode of the show as well.

Creator Brian Yorkey defended claims found in the study by pointing out the spikes in “crisis call-center activity, internet searches, and posts online to argue that the series has driven suicidal behavior.” According to Yorkey, after Season 1 dropped the Crisis Text Line reported nearly 70 percent of those who called cited 13 Reasons Why “as the impetus to seek help.” Two years after the premiere of Season 1, the three-minute suicide scene was reedited by Netflix in response to public outcry about it.

Bryce Walker Serial Rape Scenes

The high-profile suicide depiction in 13 Reasons Why may have placed another important topic about the show’s content in the shadows – there are also multiple instances of rape within the first season that remain controversial in the series today. Hannah Baker’s traumatizing story revolves around her rape by high school star athlete Bryce Walker when they are in a hot tub, which is shown in detail along with a key scene where Bryce also rapes Jessica Davis while she is drunk and unconscious.

The scenes were presented in this way to give viewers to greater understanding of the true pain and trauma that rape victims and survivors may go through. But it could also be triggering for those who have experienced similar circumstances firsthand. In the instance of Jessica’s rape, segments of the scene are replayed throughout the season to simulate her PTSD. The series’ perhaps flawed approach to rape loudly continues throughout the show as well.

13 Reasons Why Season 2 Controversies

The sophomore season of 13 Reasons Why keeps Hannah Baker's rape and suicide in the spotlight as her parent's case against Liberty High goes forward in court.

Tyler Down’s Extremely Graphic Assault Sequence

The finale of the second season of 13 Reasons Why culminated with two incredibly controversial moments for the show. The first being Tyler Down’s assault scene that happens at a completely surprising section of the episode. It starts as a violent instance of bullying by jock Monty toward Tyler in the bathroom with some other teens on the baseball team. It comes right after Tyler has had a positive experience at a wilderness camp and ready to turn a new leaf at Liberty High.

Suddenly Monty dunks Tyler’s head into the toilet and sodomizes him with a broom handle repeatedly. The scene does not spare the immense pain and graphic quality of the experience – as it closes out with a bloodstained shot of the handle and Tyler helplessly on the floor. The scene traumatized and angered the fanbase for its approach. Here was creator Brian Yorkey’s response to the backlash:

A perpetual problem the show has been criticized for is being triggering in order to bring light to important issues. While the discussion of male assault was there, this scene arguably crossed an additional line.

Clay’s Successful Attempt At Talking Down Tyler From A School Shooting

As a coping strategy for his violent assault, Tyler Down decides to show up to the Liberty High with assault weapons he has secretly had in his possession all season. Tyler texts Mackenzie to warn her of his plans, which she then alerts Clay Jensen. Clay then orders the other students to not call the police and he finds Tyler and talks him down from initiating a school shooting at the dance. 13 Reasons Why was under fire for the sequence perhaps condoning Clay’s behavior in an active shooter situation. Actor Dylan Minnette explained the intentions of the scene to ET:

The series does have a tightrope to walk between telling a story with flawed characters and the expectation for it to bring insight to its young viewers about the relevant plotlines it uncovers.

13 Reasons Why Season 3 Controversies

The third season of 13 Reasons Why changed things up by having the season be told through Grace Saif’s Ani as the mystery of Bryce Walker’s murder takes center stage.

Ani Joining 13 Reasons Why To Offer Up Sympathy For Bryce Walker

Ani’s prominence in Season 3 was an unpopular move for the show and many fans felt the show started to veer too far from telling its initial story here. Viewers of the series love to hate Ani - it’s seriously unanimous on Twitter. But, there’s a bigger problem with Ani than how “annoying” she is. The third season revealed that the new girl in Liberty High also had a romantic relationship with Bryce Walker, even though she was well aware of his serial rape.

Humans are flawed and someone getting into a relationship with a rapist could and has undoubtedly happened. However, the reason behind Ani’s character feels problematic because she’s not a palpable character – she’s more so a plot device to bring sympathy to Bryce Walker… you know after he raped multiple women and was taken off the hook from a prison sentence. It’s as if the show is giving him the same treatment. Ani spends so much of her time in the third season concerned with Bryce and Alex and her identity as a Black immigrant is vastly underwritten.

The 'Redemption' Arc Storyline For Monty

In a similar move 13 Reasons Why also sought to further develop the series’ other rapist, Monty. The third season revealed the jock to be gay and struggling to come to terms with his sexuality. He forms a secret relationship with Winston, who later becomes his only alibi when he is framed for Bryce’s murder. After diving into his backstory, he is arrested for Tyler’s assault and killed in prison.

The controversy here isn’t that 13 Reasons Why is adding grey areas to its characters, but how it does so after they commit these horrible acts as a way to garner interest and a redeeming quality to them. Before Season 3 Monty was a one-dimensional jock character without any positive qualities – why does he suddenly become three-dimensional after the fact? It feeds into the show's tendency to perpetually be motivated by its “shock factor,” rather than taking its issues into well-rounded and layered spaces.

13 Reasons Why Season 4 Controversies

The recent final season of 13 Reasons Why wrapped up the loose ends of the show as the students of Liberty High get ready to graduate and move forward to college.

Liberty High’s School Shooting Drill

13 Reasons Why’s troubled past with the topic of school shootings continued this season in episode six when Liberty High School issues a “Code Red” lockdown for an active shooter situation. The scared students are asked to immediately take shelter and face the possibility of death as gunshots and door handle rattles make the episode intense. Until the characters and audience find out the whole thing was an elaborate drill. Blanks were fired. Alex has a panic attack and Clay is subsequently admitted into a mental institution. What’s the point? Once again, fans spoke out:

Here’s another viewer who was left with a bitter taste in her mouth after watching the episode:

The episode was perhaps written to show the damage these kinds of school shooting drills could have on teens, but the drill itself is not a realistic portrayal.

Justin Foley Dies From AIDS

The final controversy in play in 13 Reasons Why is the lasting final death in the series. The death of Justin Foley. Brandon Flynn’s fan-favorite character was arguably the most well-written in the show, going from his roots as wingman with Bryce Walker to coming back from his personal struggles with his mom that left him homeless and began his road to drug abuse. Clay takes him in, gives him a home and Justin starts to take the right steps forward to combat his addiction. In Season 4, his mom dies of a drug overdose leading to a relapse for Justin, but when he collapses on the floor during prom, it’s because of a completely new struggle.

Justin Foley is diagnosed with HIV, which has already progressed to AIDS from sharing needles or taking part in sex work during his homelessness. Just a few minutes after his diagnosis the character dies from the disease and room for the conversation about the stigmatized condition completely comes and goes. Critics of the show have pointed out the portrayal of HIV/AIDS is outdated because it typically takes ten years at least for someone with HIV to also develop AIDS and there are now regular treatments available for those with it. 13 Reason Why goes with the tragic ending, but it could have used a bit of hope after it's incredibly controversial run.

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Warning! The following contains spoilers for 13 Reasons Why Season 4. Read at your own risk!

13 Reasons Why's final season is out, and there were just as many twists and turns as fans came to expect from the Netflix show. The stars obviously had their own opinions on how the whole thing was executed as well as thoughts on how Season 4 might be received by viewers. According to actress Alisha Boe, she expected some to be 'very upset' by Season 4.

Alisha Boe was interviewed not long after filming wrapped on 13 Reasons Why and before the world saw the final installment of the Netflix original in June. At the time, the actress told MTV she expected some very upset people, but also some other emotions.

Alisha Boe was certainly right about the "very upset" crowd, as some viewers felt gutted by the series' major death of Justin. Then there were opinions from viewers who felt the season could've been better, as evidenced by the season's poor critical reception and audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes. As Boe predicted, there were also those who were satisfied.

As for what other stars thought, Brandon Flynn had some hopes for how viewers would respond to 13 Reasons Why Season 4. Flynn mentioned that the knowledge that it was the final season lit a fire under him and others to make it "something special," and that translated into a specific way he hoped fans would respond:

As much as it may not be fun to leave audiences wanting more, I can get behind Brandon Flynn's thought process. A conclusive ending makes it feel like there are no more stories to be told, which is not the case in real life. It should feel like the living characters in 13 Reasons Why have more to their story, because in their world, they do. I'm just hoping college isn't nearly as chaotic for them as high school was.

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Leave it to Netflix’s controversial hit, 13 Reasons Why, to go out with yet another stinging storyline. After delving into a lot of intense topics and issues throughout its run, the series’ fourth and final season had to wrap-up its central characters’ journeys. So, how does Brandon Flynn feel about the way Justin’s story ended?

In 13 Reasons Why’s series finale, Justin succumbed to complications from AIDS and died. This, after a battle with heroin addiction which had left fans to wonder if he would survive. Justin’s death was a development that Brandon Flynn’s co-star, Dylan Minnette, previously praised. Minnette added that he and Flynn were hoping for Justin to have that ending in Season 4.

Brandon Flynn is now shedding light on how he felt about Justin dying in the abbreviated final season, a choice that left many 13 Reasons Why fans with a bitter taste in their mouths. For instance, a poll on CinemaBlend currently shows 68% of those who have answered do not think the show should have killed off Justin. Talking about the impact of Justin’s passing, Floyd told EW:

Life is not fair, and, in the end, neither is television. Or at least some shows. Ask Game of Thrones fans how they felt about certain deaths that occurred in the finale, and you would probably find some discontent. Hence, 13 Reasons Why fans are in some expansive company. From his quote, Brandon Flynn seems to approve of the tragic twist, considering the impact of it.

It certainly was a no-holds-barred turn of events, albeit one that brought 13 Reasons Why full circle. Justin, the person that started the chain reaction leading to Hannah’s death, died in the final episode, while she perished in the first. The move also meant the Netflix favorite giving fans another tragedy, which seared into their minds on the way out.

Of course, Brandon Flynn has more thoughts. The 13 Reasons Why star also shared that his time on the series was a learning experience, and was, apparently, a cathartic one as well. It has been four seasons filled with some rough times for Flynn's Justin and his fellow characters. Asked about what the show taught him, Flynn responded, saying:

Brandon Flynn is not alone in always remembering Justin Foley. Many 13 Reasons Why fans arguably feel his sentiment, even if they wish Justin’s story had ended a different way in Season 4. As always, the Netflix series has left fans with a lot to think about, and sadly no follow-up season to sort out those feelings.

All four seasons (including that tragic final chapter for Justin) of 13 Reasons Why are streaming on Netflix. Season 4 is one of the streaming giant’s many 2020 premieres. If you need something to lift your spirits after watching how Justin’s story ended, check out this summer’s schedule.

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13 Reasons Why Season 4 is out, and according to actor Dylan Minnette, who played Clay Jensen, it was a hard one. With only 10 episodes in Season 4, the series didn't have the usual 13 to let the story draw out more, but managed to deliver some major stories nonetheless.

Season 4 was quite a trial for Dylan Minnette, though not a challenge he didn't see coming. The actor spoke to EW about filming the final season, and the major issue he faced getting the work done.

Clay Jensen is typically the person holding all the characters together in 13 Reasons Why, but that was not the case in Season 4. As Dylan Minnette said, Clay went through the wringer in the controversial Netflix original's final season. This included a rather heartbreaking moment for the character, in which his adopted brother Justin Foley died from AIDS.

As difficult as it may have been to shoot, Dylan Minnette seemed to enjoy the experience. As an added bonus, the finale featured the song "Half Light II," by Arcade Fire, which is one of the actor's favorite songs. It feels like a fitting reward for Minnette given the fact that showrunner Brian Yorkey put so much on his character's plate in the final season. With that said, he was the series lead, so it would've been weird if Clay just hung out in the background the entire season playing mediator to all the drama.

Instead he's front and center and, as usual, going through the gauntlet of harrowing teenage experiences only matched by the teens of Riverdale. 13 Reasons Why managed to keep the drama as heavy and unflinching as it has been since the show garnered controversy for its accurate depiction of suicide in Season 1.

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Spoilers for the ending of 13 Reason’s Why Season 4 are discussed below.

After four seasons, Netflix’s controversial teen drama 13 Reasons Why came to an end. The series’ final season bowed on the streamer this past Friday (June 5), and among the many things stirring up a conversation around 13 Reasons Why is that significant death. Star Dylan Minnette is now opening up about how he felt about it.

In 13 Reasons Why’s series finale, Justin Foley tragically dies from AIDS complications. Season 4’s death marked another searing loss for Clay, who had bonded with his adopted brother despite earlier events, namely Justin starting the domino effect that resulted in Hannah’s suicide. Reflecting on the loss of Justin, Dylan Minnette told EW:

Dylan Minnette acknowledges the depressing nature of Justin’s death in Season 4. However, 13 Reasons Why is notorious for its dark and unrelenting twists, so Justin’s passing is not entirely without precedent. Minnette also cites the arc between Clay and Justin as acting as a through-line for the series.

Hannah, whose titular reasons for committing suicide, dominated the first season, did not return for the series’ third outing, but Justin was a major character throughout the show, including Season 4. For Dylan Minnette, it made total sense for the series to track back to that with the full circle nature of Justin’s death. As Minnette said:

It is undoubtedly not lost on 13 Reasons Why’s viewers that Justin started the fall of dominos that ultimately led to Hannah’s death, which was the tragedy that began the series and impacted its many subsequent events, including those tapes. Season 4’s conclusion meant that the person who started Hannah towards her death also died.

Thus, Hannah’s death in 13 Reasons Why’s premiere and Justin’s death in the finale also act as bookends to one another. For Dylan Minnette, the main bookends lie in Clay’s relationship with Justin, and it turns out Minette was not the only one on board with Justin dying in the abbreviated final season. Brandon Flynn was, too!

From enemies to brothers -- there is no greater journey for these two characters. Justin had struggled with his heroin addiction throughout the series’ run, but despite the devastating nature of his ultimate death and many fans hoping it would not come to pass, Dylan Minnette stands behind it and sees it as a “strong choice.”

Whether Justin would get to the other side of his addiction was one of the seven questions we had heading into Season 4. Sadly, his death puts a tragic end to that query. Do you think that 13 Reasons Why made the right call by killing off Justin in Season 4? Vote in the poll below and let your feelings be known.

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In the bittersweet spirit of high school, the teens of 13 Reasons Why will say goodbye to Liberty High School after four years. There are just ten episodes left of Netflix’s controversial drama once the final season drops this Friday, June 5. It’s a shortened last season compared to the traditional 13-parts per season, but we’re intrigued nonetheless to see how Clay, Jessica, Justin, Alex and the rest of the series’ characters will be left. Heading into 13 Reasons Why Season 4 there’s a ton of major questions we hope the show will wrap up for fans. Let’s talk them out:

How Does Bryce Walker’s Murder Cover Up Shake Out?

The most central element to the third season of 13 Reasons Why was the murder of Bryce Walker. It has been revealed that Alex Standall lashed out on the high school jock and serial rapist, but there’s an extensive cover up going on around Crestmont even with Alex’s sheriff father wrapped in it as well. If there was a main “villain” throughout the run of 13 Reasons Why, Bryce Walker has been public enemy No. 1. Can Alex Standall actually get away with murder? For the time being, Monty has been framed and the case is theoretically closed. The trailer for Season 4 heavily implies this will be challenged as the words “Monty was framed” become tagged across Liberty High’s halls.

Will Justin Foley Get To The Other Side Of His Drug Addiction?

The story arc of Justin Foley has been well fleshed out throughout 13 Reasons Why’s run and its use of the character to highlight heroin addiction is an important topic for the series. Justin has been trying to get clean for the past two seasons, but he has faced his share of relapses and brushes with death. One key moment in Season 3 had Justin admitting his struggle to stay off the drug and he admitted to needing more help. But as 13 Reasons Why aims to close out its story, we can’t help but wonder about Justin’s fate. The character has earned a good payoff, give him a positive ending please.

Does Tony Reunite With His Deported Family?

Tony Padilla has remained a fan-favorite in 13 Reasons Why, but last season really hit his character hard when he was torn apart from his family when Bryce Walker’s father reported the undocumented family to ICE. Here’s one of many instances in the Netflix drama where the show has created a platform for itself to comment on a political topic and educate audiences on a prevailing issue. We’re curious to see how the show will address this plot line moving forward – last we saw Tony, he was sending money to his family via a drug cartel member, so things could get more complicated before they get better. Plus, this is 13 Reasons Why.

How Does Ani Fit Into The Conclusion Of 13 Reasons Why?

The heavy focus on the “new girl” to school Ani Achola in 13 Reasons Why Season 3 was an unpopular choice for the Netflix series to make. It pulled the shift away from the main characters audiences came back around for and her character by definition is just straight-up frustrating. It felt like she existed mainly to suddenly offer up sympathy to serial rapist Bryce Walker amidst her personal investigation of his murder. Going into Season 4, Ani is a weak point to the series that is more plot-devicey than three-dimensional character. Does the show have a substantial direction to take Ani as the series comes to a close? We’ll have to see.

Will 13 Reasons Why Ever Address Season 2's Problematic School Shooting Scene?

A pivotal moment in 13 Reasons Why came during the 2018 Season 2 finale when Tyler made plans to use his firearms at the Spring Fling. It was built up all season long as the Liberty High student continued to be bullied and witness injustice at the school. Thanks to a text message warning from Tyler, Clay confronted him in front of the dance and stopped him from bringing about another tragedy on campus. The scene turned out to be another particularly controversial moment in the show because the high schoolers do not call the police or send for help. Everything relied on Clay talking Tyler down with a gun in hand. The show should bring closure to this storyline, but it might just breeze past it.

Is Monty Secretly Still Alive In The Final Season?

As unveiled in Season 3, Monty was having sex with Winston on the night of Bryce Walker’s murder – therefore he has an alibi, despite being framed. Monty is later arrested for the sexual assault of Tyler and is said to have been killed in his jail cell. The information was revealed by Ani, who heard it from someone else and it was not detailed how and why he was killed. Since Monty’s death on the show, many fans have theorized that the character is actually alive. And it is rather convenient that he “dies” and becomes the scapegoat for Alex’s crime.

Will Katherine Langford’s Hannah Baker Get Some Final Screen Time?

The last season of 13 Reasons Why completely shifted the focus away from Hannah Baker as Katherine Langford moved away from the role to pursue a place in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out, a cut Avengers: Endgame scene and Netflix’s upcoming series Cursed. But everything started with Hannah Baker: she was the heart of the series and main character in Jay Asher’s 13 Reasons Why book. Our last question is whether 13 Reasons Why will remind fans of the key character with another scene from Langford? She has to show up for a cameo at least, right?

13 Reasons Why is coming to Netflix on Friday, June 5. Are you excited to see how the series will close out the stories of the students of Liberty High? Vote in our poll below and stay tuned here on CinemaBlend for more on your favorite TV shows.

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In June 2020, 13 Reasons Why ends with a shorter fourth season. The controversial series has seen a major evolution since its initial run. When it premiered on Netflix in 2017, it started as a series about Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford ) and the choices and circumstances that led to her suicide. Season 2 continued Hannah’s story, and explored more of her secret life. Season 3 took a major shift with a mystery involving all the characters that we had come to love. It also involved a whole new perspective with the introduction of the character Ani (Grace Saif).

Based on the 13 Reasons Why Season 4 trailer, it seems like the final season will have all the secrets, lies, and murder catch up with the teens. Clay (Dylan Minnette) seems especially near his breaking point. 13 Reasons Why was an up and down roller coaster from start to finish. It’s definitely not a show for everyone, and parents should be cautious when allowing their teens to watch it.

However, for fans of 13 Reasons Why, it was a series that addressed the loneliness, consequences, and depression that sometimes haunts teens as they try to find themselves. If you’re going to miss the drama and intrigue of 13 Reasons Why, here are a few other series and movies on Netflix to check out.

Skins (2007)

Skins is a UK series about teens. It’s full of first loves, deceptive characters, drugs, partying, and the gritty side of growing up. Skins aired for six seasons (with a seventh season consisting of mini-series movies), and had three sets of cast members, including future stars Dev Patel, Kaya Scodelario, Joe Dempsie, Hannah Murray, and Nicholas Hoult.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: Skins and 13 Reasons Why are both very dark teen dramas. They deal with serious issues, including death. Both series also don’t shy away from finding some humor in the darkness. 13 Reasons Why and Skins include an array of complex characters who are both the villains and heroes at times throughout the shows. For viewers not afraid of dark teen material, Skins is an excellent substitute for 13 Reasons Why.

Stream it on Netflix here.

The Perks Of Being A Wallflower (2012)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower focuses on shy teen Charlie (Logan Lerman) as he is thrusted into the jungle that is high school. Luckily, he befriends two senior step-siblings Sam (Emma Watson) and Patrick (Ezra Miller). Through their guidance, Charlie gets through one of the toughest years of his life as he deals with past trauma, relationships, family issues, and growing pains.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: Charlie goes through a lot during his first year of high school, while also dealing with his own sense of sadness and depression. Like 13 Reasons Why, it discusses depression and how it affects teens. Unlike Hannah, Charlie finds a way to deal with it that doesn’t result in his death. It’s another look at teen depression, and the steps to manage it.

Stream it on Netflix here.

Gossip Girl (2012)

The rich and beautiful teens of the upper west-side have their secrets and scandals exposed when a mysterious figure named Gossip Girl starts to post them on her blog. Gossip Girl’s cast includes Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Penn Badgley, Ed Westwick, and Chace Crawford.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: If teen scandals are your thing, then it doesn’t get much more scandalous than Gossip Girl and his loose lips. 13 Reasons Why is a lot more depressing than Gossip Girl, but they both involve teen secrets and bad behavior being publicized, and all the ways that you can hurt someone emotionally by your actions.

Stream it on Netflix here.

All The Bright Places (2020)

All the Bright Place is a love story between Finch (Justice Smith) and Violet (Elle Fanning), two emotionally damaged teens who find a sense of hope within each other. Sadly, hope only gets you so far without the proper treatment.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: All the Bright Places is another book to film/TV adaptation that addresses the issue of mental health in teens. With this story, we kind of get two sides of the coin. We get one character who goes to drastic measures because of their mental and emotional illnesses, and one who decides to live and work on recovery. Like 13 Reasons Why, It’s a heartbreaking story that’s bound to cause controversy.

Stream it on Netflix here.

Degrassi: Next Class (2016)

Degrassi is a Canadian drama that originally began in the 80s. It then spun-off into Degrassi: The Next Generation, which aired from 2001 to 2015. Degrassi: The Next Generation’s most famous alumni includes Aubrey Graham (aka Drake) and Nina Dobrev. After Degrassi: TNG ended, Netflix stepped in and revived the series as Degrassi: Next Class.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: The Degrassi kids over the years go through so many struggles and issues. The Next Class Degrassi students deal with major issues like teen pregnancy, coming to terms with their sexuality, mental issues, and more. Both series go through some of the scariest, and most damaging issues, facing teens.

Stream it on Netflix here.

Before I Fall (2017)

Zoe Deutch plays Sam, a popular girl who gets into a fatal car crash. She wakes up the next morning, and must relive the day over. Sam continues to relive the day trying to prevent her death. Each do-over allows her to grow, and actually change into a better version of herself.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: Like 13 Reasons Why, Before I Fall deals a lot with how everyone’s actions (big or small) impact each other, and how it’s vital to take responsibility for one's actions. Also like 13 Reasons Why, the movie revolves around a mystery. Before I Fall’s major mystery is how to prevent her death, while 13 Reasons Why has several.

Stream it on Netflix here (*_Before I Fall_ *will be available on Netflix on June 8)

The End Of The F---ing World (2017)

The End of the F***ing World is a British dark comedy about two teens, James (Alex Lawther) and Alyssa (Jessica Barden) who embark on an adventure together. He has the agenda to kill her on their trip, and she just wants to escape her home-life.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: The End of the F*ing World is a teen drama-comedy that tackles serious issues, but remains clever and funny about them. If you’re a 13 Reasons Why fan and want your teen drama with a side of comedy, then The End of the F*ing World is just the show to watch. It’s still a dark series but approaches it with charm and wit.

Stream it on Netflix here.

Then Came You (2019)

Maisie Williams, Asa Butterfield, and Nina Dobrev star in Then Came You, a romantic dark comedy. Skye (Maisie Williams) is dying from a terminal illness and Calvin (Asa Butterfield) is a hypochondriac. The two quickly bond, and she helps him learn to live, while he helps her live out the rest of her days.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: 13 Reasons Why and Then Came You both deal with the loss of a friend. Clay loses Hannah before they really get to build a deep strong bond, and with Calvin and Skye, you watch them form it in Then Came You, all while knowing that ultimately she will die. Both the movie and the series show the heartbreak of losing someone that you care about, especially at such a young age.

Stream it on Netflix here.

Control Z (2020)

This Spanish language series (English dub possible) focuses on Sofia (Ana Valeria Becerril) as she tries to investigate the hacker who released a bunch of secrets about the popular kids. Sofia is an outcast because she’s a little weird, and spent some time in a psych ward. She has keen observational skills that make it easy for her to read people and their secrets. Along with the new boy Javier (Michael Ronda) and one of the hackers targets Raul (Yankel Stevan), she does whatever it takes to get to the bottom of this mystery.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: As the series goes on, more and more secrets come to light through this hacker. Control Z follows in 13 Reasons Why’s footsteps in having a dangerous mystery, an outsider leading the charge, and major twists and turns at every corner. It also deals with some of the same serious issues as 13 Reasons Why, like body harm, bullying, sexual identity, and physical abuse.

Stream it on Netflix here.

The Spectacular Now (2013)

Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley star in The Spectacular Now, a coming of age story about a popular boy falling for the introverted girl-next-door. This may sound like a lot of teen romantic dramas and comedies from the 80s and 90s, but it’s a bit more complex, as it deals with issues like alcoholism and low self-esteem.

Why It’s a Good Option for 13 Reasons Why Fans: The Spectacular Now addresses the emotional toil that many young people face while growing up. It also shows that damage the selfishness of youth can have on others. These are themes that it shares with 13 Reasons Why.

Stream it on Netflix here.

Find out how it all ends for Clay and the gang when the final season of 13 Reasons Why premieres on Netflix on June 5, 2020.

June is when it really starts to feel like summer, and when network TV in general tends to cool down from the hot finale season. This will be especially true in 2020 due to the wave of productions that were forced to shut down, but while network television and cable may struggle to bring some hits in the offseason, Netflix will deliver.

As is often the case with Netflix, there are more than a couple high-profile originals arriving on the platform in June. Unfortunately, it's the final season for a couple of them, though there are some newcomers on this list that could very well become the next major hits of the platform. Let's dive in, and hope all these 11 originals arriving in June are as great as they sound.

Fuller House (Final Season) - 6/2

Fuller House will finally end this month on Netflix, and it's planning to go out with a bang. Expect to see weddings, lots of callbacks to the past, and likely just about everything short of a cameo from one of the Olsen twins. For those that have stuck with the revival since the beginning, this will be a great show to start off the month, or a great show to binge for those that missed out and need something new to run through.

13 Reasons Why (Final Season) - 6/5

13 Reasons Why will premiere its final season in early June, bringing one of Netflix's most controversial series to a close. Season 4 will actually only have 10 episodes this time around, as opposed to the standard 13 from prior seasons. The good news is showrunner Brian Yorkey believed it better served the story to have fewer episodes, though fans will have to determine that for themselves as they watch this final chapter that promises devastating decisions by major characters and secrets that must be kept.

Queer Eye (Season 5) - 6/5

The Fab Five are in Philadelphia this time around, and taking their sensible styles and radical transformation powers to the East Coast. Those who have been watching know the drill by this point, and those who don't should be warned nearly every episode tends to be a tearjerker. Plus, is there a better time to be watching a show about tips for self-betterment as we slowly but surely inch closer to stepping out of our homes?

Reality Z - 6/7

In a series that seems strangely prophetic, contestants of a Brazilian reality show are shut out from the rest of the world during a zombie apocalypse. The group must fight for their lives and evade the zombies in their TV studio, which sounds like a corny but entertaining riot. It also sounds like a surprisingly plausible scenario, as far as zombie apocalypses go, considering Big Brother seasons around the world took a while to tell their casts about COVID-19.

Dating Around (Season 2) - 6/12

For those still hankering for a Love Is Blind fix, Netflix has another season of Dating Around on the way. Six singles are looking for love in New Orleans and will go on back-to-back blind dates in an effort to find it. It's not quite as "blind" as Love Is Blind, but it is entertaining for those who enjoy a good dating show.

F Is For Family (Season 4) - 6/12

The animated series based on the life of stand-up comedian (and occasional Star Wars actor) Bill Burr will return, with more drama and hijinx. Frank will have to deal with a visit from his father, and Bill will make a name for himself at the hockey rink. F Is for Family is a great blast from the past for anyone who grew up in or appreciates the 70s, and one of the better animated comedies on Netflix.

Pokemon Journeys: The Series - 6/12

Netflix has nabbed the American streaming rights for Pokemon, which means the show's 23rd dubbed season of Pokemon Journeys: The Series will debut exclusively on the platform. Granted, it will only be the first 12 episodes, but expect new episodes from the rest of the season to be added on a quarterly basis. The only downside? Many of us must now wrestle with the bizarre fact that time has progressed in the franchise and Ash Ketchum hasn't aged a day.

Mr. Iglesias (Part 2) - 6/17

Gabriel Iglesias' wholesome sitcom is back, as Mr. Iglesias places the comedian as a teacher looking to better the lives of under-performing students. Those familiar with the comedian's stand up should know there's potential for some big laughs in these new episodes, and those that have seen Magic Mike know he can act as well.

The Order (Season 2) - 6/18

Just when it seemed like the world had reached its limit on supernatural dramas, The Order arrived on Netflix and showed we need at least one more. Season 2 arrives mid-June, and picks up at a time where tensions are high between magicians and werewolves. Luckily, a bigger force is on the horizon that may encourage them to set differences aside to handle, though you never can tell when dealing with magicians and werewolves.

Floor Is Lava - 6/19

The game from our childhoods is finally being turned into a game show, and it looks awesome. Floor Is Lava will see contestants utilize objects to attempt to reach a goal, all whilst trying to avoid falling into the "lava" below. I don't think I've ever wanted to be on a game show more in my life, and wouldn't be surprised if this becomes a big hit for Netflix.

The Politician (Season 2) - 6/19

After a whirlwind Season 1, Ryan Murphy's dramedy The Politician is back with what should be the next chapter in Payton Hobart's plan to become President of the United States. Of course, Season 2 may show him shaking off some rust as it was clear from last season Payton thought his dream was dead following a disastrous high school incident. Hopefully his friends will rise to the challenge and get Payton back to the leader they know he can be.

Be sure to catch all these shows throughout the month of June on Netflix. As always, CinemaBlend is the place to be for news on all the hottest shows and movies on the horizon, as well as the latest news updates.

It’s almost time to say goodbye to Liberty High School. The fourth and final season of 13 Reasons Why is dropping on Netflix next month, but there’s a shift from the norm. Instead of thirteen episodes corresponding to the show’s title, there are just ten episodes left in the controversial teen drama. Why the break in tradition? 13 Reasons Why showrunner Brian Yorkey had this to say:

Television showrunners regularly faced a specific schedule to fill network lineups before streaming came along. Although it may surprise fans of 13 Reasons Why to find themselves at the very end of the series at episode 10, Brian Yorkey assured EW that it’s for a specific reason.

When the series released its first season in 2017, it was meant to be a one-off that would adapt Jay Asher’s 2007 novel. But once Brian Yorkey got attached to the characters, he mapped out a four-season arc for them. When asked about his decision to close out the series here, Yorkey said this:

13 Reasons Why feels like a story inherently told within the walls of Liberty High School. Once the students graduate this season, it’s the perfect time to say goodbye to them. Although the showrunner is also curious how their lives will progress in their college years, he felt it was a question best left to the imagination of viewers even if this one of the most popular original Netflix shows.

13 Reasons Why began by telling the story of Katherine Langford’s Hannah Baker and uncovering her decision to commit suicide through a series of cassette tapes, then later seasons went into the aftermath the high school faced following her loss. The second season dealt with an attempted school shooting, while last season complicated things with the murder of jock and sexual predator Bryce Walker.

As things were left, Monty was framed for the murder Bryce and then killed in jail. Coming into Season 4, we’ll have to see how things unfold as 13 Reasons Why comes to an end. Netflix released this teaser of the fourth and final season on Monday:

13 Reasons Why drops on Netflix on June 5. Are you excited to see how the series ends? Share your theories and comments below.

The Orville is moving from Fox to Hulu for its third season, and there will be a new face on board when the show kicks off on its new platform. A Netflix star has joined the sci-fi series, and fans should count on seeing a lot of her. Anne Winters, best known for her role on Netflix's controversial 13 Reasons Why, will be a series regular on The Orville in Season 3.

13 Reasons Why's Anne Winters will play a character by the name of Charly Burke on The Orville, according to Deadline. No further details are available about her character or how she fits into the existing ensemble, but her status as a series regular means that she should be around a fair amount. While fans presumably won't see as much of Charly as of Seth MacFarlane's Ed or Adrianne Palicki's Kelly, Winters should get a fair amount of screen time. In fact, considering The Orville is going to get longer episodes thanks to its move to Hulu, the entire cast could get more screen time!

Considering The Orville couldn't be much more different from 13 Reasons Why, Anne Winters' new project could show off a different side of the actress than she got to showcase on the Netflix series. Of course, this casting news may not be what Star Trek fans were hoping for after what The Next Generation's Jonathan Frakes recently said about The Orville, but it should come as good news nonetheless. Fresh new things are in store with Season 3!

Unfortunately, fans won't get to see Anne Winters or any of the rest of the Orville cast in-character in new episodes for a while. Season 3 will reportedly premiere on Hulu in late 2020, so there's probably about a year left before the action picks up again. The returning actors are clearly excited about the new season, though, as evidenced by the first set photos from production!

The Orville may be the next place to find Anne Winters, too, as 13 Reasons Why was finally cancelled after four seasons. That show's format meant that pretty much any member of the cast could come back, but its end on Netflix means the end of those characters. While it did rank as one of the top 20 most popular shows on the streaming giant, the handling of the heavy subject matter meant that the show had a lot of detractors, and the creator even had to defend the show against reports of increased suicides.

That presumably won't be an issue with The Orville, but if you want to see Anne Winters in action ahead of The Orville Season 3 in late 2020, you can find her streaming on Netflix with 13 Reasons Why. For some Orville fun, the first two seasons are available streaming on Hulu.

For a few years after its initial jump into producing TV series, Netflix convinced many subscribers that its original content might live on forever. The fact that both House of Cards and Orange is the New Black only ended in the past 9 months speaks to the company's initial approach to creating signature marquee originals. In 2019, though, all votes are off.

Netflix is now cancelling its original TV shows at a regular clip, with well over a dozen shows' endings getting confirmed in 2019, for better or worse. (Usually for worse.) Not everything is actually ending in 2019, with some series receiving a final season order to go along with the bad news.

Here, we've rounded up all of the shows that Netflix has cancelled in 2019, starting off with one of the streaming service's most recognizable TV families.

Fuller House - Cancelled After 5 Seasons

A continuation of the classic TGIF sitcom Full House, Fuller House centered on the families and relationships of Candace Cameron's D.J. Tanner-Fuller, Jodie Sweetin's Stephanie Tanner, and Andrea Barber's Kimmy Gibbler. Netflix announced in January that the show would be ending after Season 5, which is set to debut in late 2019.

Why Was Fuller House Cancelled Before Season 6? Though Fuller House has been recognized as a series that a lot of people watched and enjoyed from season to season, the show was hit with a troublesome behind-the-scenes controversy that may have possibly played a part. Creator Jeff Franklin was removed from the series over workplace harassment allegations, which led to a lawsuit that led to some disturbing details getting reported. (And Franklin's exit happened before Lori Loughlin's college bribery scandal troubles.)

Could Fuller House Return Somehow? It's doubtful that Fuller House in its current form will return, but there actually is a more-than-possible chance that the franchise could expand with another spinoff, at least according to John Stamos' optimism.

Travelers - Cancelled After 3 Seasons

Initially a Canadian co-production with Netflix, Travelers was a sci-fi drama that featured Will & Grace's Eric McCormack (who also executive-produced) and others aiming to prevent a post-apocalyptic future. In February of 2019, McCormack revealed on social media that Travelers had been cancelled.

Why Was Travelers Cancelled Before Season 4? Netflix was the sole producer of Travelers for its third season, which garnered just as much acclaim, if not more, than those before it when it was released in December. Considering Eric McCormack was everyone's window into the cancellation news, however, it's quite unclear why Travelers ceased production.

Could Travelers Return Somehow? Eric McCormack's message at the time stated "Who knows what the future holds?" and also referred to the three Netflix seasons as "Program one, as well call it." So it's not out of the realm of possibilities that another two companies may decide to pair up on it in the future. (Tell others about it, too.)

Jessica Jones - Cancelled After 3 Seasons

Krysten Ritter's super-powered private detective likes pounding whiskey as much as she likes pounding villains, serving as 1/4 of Netflix's Defenders. But even before Season 3 came out to mostly okay reviews, Jessica Jones got cancelled, deflating some of the enthusiasm going into the third batch of episodes.

Why Was Jessica Jones Cancelled Before Season 4? Jessica Jones' fate was mostly sealed whenever Netflix pulled the plug on Luke Cage and Iron Fist in late 2018, since it wasn't likely that the company would cancel some of the MCU TV shows and not the rest.

Could Jessica Jones Return Somehow? Considering the character is a favorite among Marvel fans, I think it's safe to expect Jessica Jones herself to return in some form in the future. (Don't expect Marvel's Kevin Feige to be too open about it, though he sounds interested.) It just might not be Krysten Ritter in the leather and denim whenever the P.I. is on the case again.

The Punisher - Cancelled After 2 Seasons

Marvel was big business on Netflix for a time, but that all came crashing down when The Punisher and Jessica Jones got the boot on the same day back in February. The Punisher followed vigilante Frank Castle (Jon Bernthal) as he brought his deadly brand of justice down on gangsters, drug dealers, terrorists and a wide range of baddies, as he held on to a few allies who supported his mission and methods. Sure, the show was bloody-minded, but you couldn't argue with Frank's results.

Why Was The Punisher Cancelled Before Season 3? I suppose we can chalk this up to The Marvel Curse, as all of their Netflix shows were cancelled when it became clear that Disney (which owns all these characters via Marvel) was getting into the streaming business with its own service (Disney+) by the end of 2019.

Could The Punisher Return Somehow? Maybe? Here's the complication, there was a clause in all of the contracts for the Marvel shows that stated the characters couldn't be seen in live action for at least two years if their shows were cancelled. So, it's possible that The Punisher could come back, but the question would be when, where and whether or not it would be in the same from that we saw him on Netflix. I bet Eminem can't wait!

Friends From College - Cancelled After 2 Seasons

Friends From College was a show about just that: seven friends (played by Cobie Smulders, Keegan-Michael Key, Annie Parisse, Nat Faxon, Fred Savage, Jae Suh Park and Billy Eichner) who met in college and are trying to navigate their complicated lives and relationships as they enter their forties. Season 2 hit Netflix on January 11, and a little over a month later word came down about the cancellation.

Why Was Friends From College Cancelled Before Season 3? It's hard to say, but the show was never any kind of breakout hit, and critics were generally pretty harsh when it came to reviews of Friends From College. The show has been called "underwhelming," the characters "unpleasant" individually and the group as a whole was said to have "sheer charmlessness." Ouch.

Could Friends From College Return Somehow? It's probably best to file this one under "will never see new episodes."

One Day at a Time - Cancelled After 3 Seasons

Netflix paired up with TV legend Norman Lear to bring the classic '70s sitcom One Day at a Time into the streaming age, with a Cuban-American family at the center, led by Justina Machado, Isabella Gomez and Rita Moreno. In March of 2019, Netflix cancelled One Day at a Time amidst much hubbub.

Why Was One Day at a Time Cancelled Before Season 4? Due to the fan uproar surrounding One Day at a Time's cancellation, Netflix ended up speaking to the reasoning behind that choice on a few occasions, which boiled down to "financial input > viewership and subscription upticks." While the core fandom was as adoring as could be, it possibly wasn't big on drawing new members in, which Netflix keeps a close eye on.

Could One Day at a Time Return Somehow? One Day at a Time is the rare entry on this list that has already locked down a life beyond its cancellation. Though initial attempts to get the show onto CBS All Access were thwarted by a streaming-specific clause in Netflix's contracts, agreements were made for the CBS-owned cable network Pop to be the exclusive home for One Day at a Time's fourth season, which will likely make its way to CBS All Access at a later date.

Santa Clarita Diet - Cancelled After 3 Seasons

I think it's safe to say that the history of television has never had a zombie show quite like Santa Clarita Diet. The series, which quickly became known as a zom-com, starred Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as a married couple who have to deal with her being turned into the prettiest flesh eater y'all ever did see. Season 3 went live on March 29, and less than a month later, Netflix revealed that there would be no Season 4, meaning that there were cliffhangers aplenty which would never be answered.

Why Was Santa Clarita Diet Cancelled Before Season 4? Netflix hasn't confirmed this, but many of the shows they cancel tend to get the axe after Season 3. Deadline has reported that the company's series deals (mainly for shows that the streamer owns) often include bonuses after each season, and while the bonuses are usually pretty reasonable, they can escalate from hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars after Season 3. So, it would seem that Santa Clarita Diet was about to be too expensive.

Could Santa Clarita Diet Return Somehow? Not likely, but maybe we'll get a spinoff called Mr. Ball Legs and Friends!

The Ranch - Cancelled After 4 Seasons (8 Parts)

The Ranch has never been one of Netflix's biggest hits, but the fact that it starred two actors from the beloved That '70s Show (Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson) helped it stick around since its beginning in 2016. But, Season 4 will be its last, with it airing in two parts across 2019 and 2020.

Why Was The Ranch Cancelled Before Season 5? The Ranch started making the wrong kind of news in 2017 when Masterson was accused of sexual assault. He was eventually fired, and replaced by Dax Shepard, but it's possible that the damage was done.

Could The Ranch Return Somehow? Right now, that doesn't seem to be an option. But! The Ranch is one of the few Netflix shows to get episode orders that rival network series, so we can expect another 20 episode season, with 10 currently available and another 10 rounding it out in 2020. This means that there's still plenty of The Ranch to be seen before fans have to start relying on a binge re-watch to get their fix.

Lucifer - Cancelled After 5 Seasons

The Devil has been good business for Netflix! After Lucifer got cancelled by Fox to great fan uproar, the streamer came in to save the supernatural procedural which sees Lucifer himself (Tom Ellis) retire to Los Angeles and team up with police detective Chloe Decker (Lauren German) to solve crimes. Season 4 did very well when it debuted in May, and just a few week later it was renewed for a fifth and final season.

Why Was Lucifer Cancelled Before Season 6? It's possible that five seasons was the original plan for Lucifer when the series was developed and the creative team wanted to stick to that. If so, Netflix wisely kept that to itself while waiting to see how Season 4 would fare, and since the show has done so well in its new home, it makes sense that Lucifer would get that final season to wrap it all up.

Could Lucifer Return Somehow? Look, we all know you love Lucifer. And, yes, star Ellis is a devilishly hot dude. But, even the show's executive producer has requested that fans not push for more, noting that they were all grateful to get to continue the story at all and give it a fair ending. So, there's probably no luck on this front. You can likely count on Lucifer being on Netflix for years to come, though, so reliving all its former glory will as easy as stepping down as ruler of hell to run a nightclub.

Chambers - Cancelled After 1 Season

Horror has been having a big renaissance on TV the past several years, and Chambers was an intriguing entry in the field. The series focused on a teenager who survived a heart transplant only to become plagued by visions and "sinister impulses" and a desire to find out everything about the girl she got her new heart from. Chambers had some big names on screen, including Uma Thurman and Tony Goldwyn, but that did not help critical reception.

Why Was Chambers Cancelled Before Season 2? As I mentioned above, critics were, overall, not kind to Chambers and the series is listed as 42% rotten on Rotten Tomatoes. Viewers who checked out the show like it a lot more, but I'm guessing that the number of people who decided to watch wasn't that high.

Could Chambers Return Somehow? There don't appear to be any plans to try and shop the show around right now, so save your heart some stress and be content with Season 1 until further notice.

The Rain - Cancelled After 3 Seasons

This Danish post-apocalyptic drama focuses on two teens who leave their bunker six years after a rain-carried virus has wiped out most of humanity in Scandinavia. The siblings join another group of survivors, and while they originally think that being released from the rules of society is freeing, they come to find out how difficult life will still be. The Rain got picked up for a third and final season in mid-June.

Why Was The Rain Cancelled Before Season 4? No clue on that front right now, but at least fans can look forward to Season 3 sometime next year.

Could The Rain Return Somehow? Netflix does not make it easy for their originals to show up elsewhere (especially on competing streaming services), so it's not looking too good for The Rain. But, if One Day at a Time can find a new home, anything is possible.

Tuca And Bertie - Cancelled After 1 Season

BoJack Horseman is a major hit for Netflix, so giving the creator another anthropomorphic animal comedy probably seemed like a sure thing. Tiffany Haddish (Tuca) and Ali Wong (Bertie) respectively voiced the carefree toucan and anxious songbird besties who navigate life and friendships in their thirties, but it looks like the show did not do well enough for the streamer to re-up its commitment.

Why Was Tuca And Bertie Cancelled Before Season 2? Your guess is as good as ours, especially since Tuca and Bertie had great reviews and a dedicated fanbase which was prepared to riot when the show got the boot. It's probably safe to assume that the numbers just weren't up to what Netflix was expecting.

Could Tuca And Bertie Return Somehow? Funny you should ask. Tiffany Haddish appeared at TCA in early August, just a few days after Tuca and Bertie was cancelled, and said she and creator Lisa Hanawalt had been talking about finding a new home for the animated wonder. So, we'll see what happens!

Designated Survivor - Cancelled After 3 Seasons

Well, here's a show that has survived quite a lot over the past couple of years. Designated Survivor had a breakout Season 1 on ABC, faltered in Season 2 and was then released from that network. But, Netflix swooped in to save the thriller (which starred Kiefer Sutherland as a low-level politician who becomes president when everyone else in the line of succession above him is killed in a terrorist attack) not long after its cancellation.

Why Was Designated Survivor Cancelled Before Season 4? Remember that the drama faltered in the ratings in Season 2? Well, Netflix canned Designated Survivor less than two months after Season 3 debuted in full, so it's possible those numbers hadn't rebounded enough to merit more time in Washington.

Could Designated Survivor Return Somehow? Seems incredibly unlikely. Most shows still don't get a reprieve after being cancelled once, so the chances of a savior coming along after Designated Survivor's second go-round? Well, feel free to keep hope alive!

Trinkets - Cancelled After 2 Seasons

Teen drama Trinkets, which is based on Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith‘s young adult novel of the same name, has built a following, but not enough for Netflix to keep it around. The series, which focuses on three young women from different high school social strata who bond in Shoplifters Anonymous, was renewed for Season 2, which was announced to be its last.

Why Was Trinkets Cancelled Before Season 3? No specifics for the cancellation have been given (no shock there), but it's possible that it might just boil down to Trinkets not getting enough viewers, and / or Netflix wanting to spend their Trinkets cash on something else that might capture public attention better.

Could Trinkets Return Somehow? The 10 episode Season 2 will hit the streamer sometime in 2020, and, currently, it looks like that will be all she wrote for Trinkets. But, at least the writers have time to craft an actual finale for the series.

13 Reasons Why - Cancelled After 4 Seasons

While many critics and audiences praised the way 13 Reasons Why dealt with difficult subject matter like suicide, rape and school shootings, the show, which began as a study of why student Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) killed herself, has also brought ire from many for examining those very same topics. When it was renewed for Season 4 in August 2019, it was also announced that it would be its last.

Why Was 13 Reasons Why Cancelled Before Season 5? Netflix hasn't cited a reason, but there are three possibilities. The controversy surrounding the series may have helped the decision along, as the show was cancelled less than a month after Netflix edited out the very controversial scene from Season 1 where Hannah actually commits suicide. Meanwhile, Season 3 was released to surprisingly negative reviews, which probably didn't help matters. But, Season 4 is said to deal with the main characters graduating from high school, so it's also possible that it just seemed like the best time to wrap up the story.

Could 13 Reasons Why Return Somehow? This is unlikely. As of right now, there's been no word on the show being shopped elsewhere, plus, as mentioned earlier, the main characters will be graduating from high school this season, so it would seem that the storylines will be wrapped up at the end of Season 4.

She's Gotta Have It - Cancelled After 2 Seasons

Spike Lee's re-visioning of the story he told in his very first film, She's Gotta Have It followed free-spirited artist Nola Darling (DeWanda Wise) as she struggled to stay true to her dreams while splitting her time between friends, family and three lovers. Positive reception from critics and audiences alike didn't stop the show from being cancelled a couple of months after the second season hit Netflix.

Why Was She's Gotta Have It Cancelled Before Season 3? There's no word on that right now, but Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos did say that they were "thrilled" Spike Lee brought the show to them and "very proud" that it will be available there "for years to come."

Could She's Gotta Have It Return Somehow? Possibly? Word from Deadline when the show was cancelled in mid-July 2019 said that it was expected that Spike Lee would shop it elsewhere, but we don't currently know if that's being done or if any other networks or streamers are interested.

Grace And Frankie - Cancelled After 7 Seasons

While a 9 to 5 sequel / reboot has not been forthcoming, Grace and Frankie managed to bring back 2/3 of the dynamic on screen team featured in that classic comedy for another go-round. Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin) are long time rivals whose husbands are business partners. But, when their husbands break the news to the ladies that they are actually in love with each other, well, most bickering comes to a halt as Grace and Frankie figure out how to move on with their lives.

Why Was Grace And Frankie Cancelled Before Season 8? When Grace and Frankie was renewed for Season 7 just a few days ago, meaning that it will become the longest-running Netflix original, it was also announced that this record-breaking season would be its last. Netflix hasn't revealed why the series has gotten the axe, but Grace and Frankie has legions of fans and has been nominated for 11 Emmys and six Screen Actors Guild awards, so it's good that the writers will get a chance to give viewers a satisfying ending.

Could Grace And Frankie Return Somehow? Right now, the chances are slim. Stars Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin put out a statement about the cancellation, along with co-creators Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Harris putting out one of their own, which made the ending seem pretty definitive.

The OA - Cancelled After 2 Seasons

The OA was definitely an under the radar series, but it absolutely had its dedicated fans. The genre-bending show featured Brit Marling (who also co-created and executive produced) as a blind woman who went missing seven years previously showing up alive, but now able to see and with a wild story to tell about her time away. Instead of talking to police or her parents, though, she recruits locals and asks for their help in locating other missing people. Season 2 debuted on March 22, and the cancellation came in early August.

Why Was The OA Cancelled Before Season 3? Well, it sounds like a case of the show getting to the point where it was going to be too expensive considering the number of viewers it had, but that, obviously, hasn't been confirmed by Netflix. But, it should also be noted that fans were beyond super pissed that The OA got cancelled, and mobilized a #CancelNetflix movement to protest not just this cancellation but the cancellation of basically every other show that has ever been cancelled by Netflix. Oh, well.

Could The OA Return Somehow? Doubtful, at least anytime soon. Like many of the shows on this list, The OA was exclusive to Netflix and the idea of the company selling its rights are quite slim. But, again, One Day at a Time was released, so it's not impossible.

No Good Nick - Cancelled After 1 Season

Sean Astin made quite an impact when he showed up on Season 2 of Stranger Things, and he was able to turn that into a starring role on No Good Nick alongside Melissa Joan Hart. They played parents Liz and Ed Thompson, who welcome 13-year-old Nicole (a.k.a. Nick) into their home thinking she's a long lost family member in need. But, it turns out that Nick has really been sent there by her imprisoned dad to get revenge on the Thompson's for a supposed wrong they did to him. The 20 episode first season aired in two parts and the series was cancelled in mid-September.

Why Was No Good Nick Cancelled Before Season 2? Because so many Netflix cancellations come after Season 2 or 3, it's probably pretty safe to assume that No Good Nick just didn't resonate with audiences enough to merit another round of episodes.

Could No Good Nick Return Somehow? Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any plan to find a new home for No Good Nick, so it looks like Season 1 will have to suffice.

GLOW - Cancelled After Season 4

Fans of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are saddened after the show about female wrestlers, Hollywood misfits and everything that grinds and glitters in the 1980s was cancelled in late September. GLOW focused on struggling actress Ruth Wilder (Alison Brie), who finds another shot at stardom by becoming a women's professional wrestler. The series has mostly been a critical hit, with 15 Emmy nominations and three wins across the first three seasons.

Why Was Glow Cancelled Before Season 5? You know Netflix isn't going to give that info up easily, but this is in line with what we've been seeing from the streamer with many of its cancellations. It's possible GLOW was about to become too expensive for them to continue standing behind it.

Could Glow Return Somehow? This doesn't feel likely right now, but the good news is that Season 3 just hit Netflix in August and Season 4 is due in 2020, so fans have a while before they have to live without any hope of new GLOW.

BoJack Horseman - Cancelled After Season 6

Well, folks, this is it. The animated show about an anthropomorphic, has-been, Hollywood actor horse who's drowning in booze and self-loathing has come to the end of its road. The highly acclaimed series, which stars the voices of Will Arnett, Alison Brie, Aaron Paul, Amy Sedaris and others, has often been hailed as a funny and subversive look at some pretty emotional topics, but Season 6 of BoJack Horseman, which begins later in 2019, will be the end.

Why Was BoJack Horseman Cancelled Before Season 7? Alright, here's where things get a bit tricky. When news of the cancellation came down in late September 2019, it was originally reported that series creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg had created Season 6 as the conclusion to the long-running story, making the end seem like the show's decision. But, a few days later, BoJack star Aaron Paul took to social media and said, in part, "sadly Netflix thought it was time to close the curtains and so here we are...Nothing we could do about it." Well, that doesn't sound so simple, does it?

Could BoJack Horseman Return Somehow? As with most of the shows on this list, Season 7 of BoJack Horseman is unlikely to happen anywhere. But, Season 6 will air in two parts, beginning October 25 for Part 1 and wrapping up with Part 2 on January 31, 2020, so there's a lot of BoJack left to be had for disappointed fans.

Dear White People - Cancelled After Season 4

The critically acclaimed show, based on the 2014 indie film of the same name, follows a group of black students at a mostly white Ivy League university where racial tensions are always brewing just under the surface. Dear White People, which stars Logan Browning, Marque Richardson, DeRon Horton and Brandon P. Bell (among many others), was praised for using humor, honesty, irony and self-deprecation to put a spotlight on racial issues, and will get one more season to give fans a well-deserved conclusion.

Why Was Dear White People Cancelled Before Season 5? You probably know what I'm going to say by now, right? We're not sure and Netflix isn't talking. But, creator Justin Simien doesn't seem miffed by the cancellation at all, and thanked the streamer for giving him a chance to continue the story he began in his film and noted that he was planning "a celebratory final volume befitting such a transformative experience," to wrap up the series.

Could Dear White People Return Somehow? It's not likely at this point, especially considering the fact that Simien seems more than ready to finish off his story. Luckily, though, there will be 10 episodes for fans to feast their eyes on when Season 4 finally debuts. Try not to binge them all in one day!

That, for now, is the list of current cancellations by Netflix. But, if the bloodbath continues you can be sure that we'll update this guide so that you can keep up to date on whether or not your favorite shows will be returning.

Over the past few years, Disney has found great success in crafting live-action adaptations of their classic animated blockbusters. Starting with projects like Maleficent and Cinderella, the House of Mouse has consistently broke the bank by making these modern remakes. Fans are eager to see what the studio does with their Little Mermaid adaptation, and which actors get confirmed as the iconic characters. Harry Styles was previously rumored to be playing Prince Eric, but now it seems that 13 Reasons Why star Christian Navarro has had his own audition for the part.

Christian Navarro is a household name in 13 Reasons Why, playing Hannah Baker's friend Tony Padilla, an openly gay man at Liberty High School. Upon hearing that Harry Styles wasn't going to be playing Prince Eric, Navarro made his intentions to play the role known on social media. And his efforts seems to have paid off, as he recently updated fans on Twitter about his Little Mermaid audition. Check it out below.

It looks like Tony Padilla might be headed under the sea. Because after expressing his interest in playing Prince Eric opposite Halle Bailey, he got the chance to film a tape and send it to the House of Mouse for consideration. Now he'll just have to wait and see if he gets to move forward in the casting process.

Christian Navarro's Tweet is sure to excite the myriad 13 Reasons Why fans out there. The dark teenage drama is massively popular among younger Netflix subscribers, allowing its stars to book new and exciting projects. Katherine Langford was the clear standout of the cast, with roles in Rian Johson's Knives Out, a new Netflix show, and a deleted scene in Avengers: Endgame. But Navarro might just follow suit with The Little Mermaid.

Since 13 Reasons Why began streaming its first season, Christian Navarro has found himself in a handful of big name projects. He had a small role in Melissa McCarthy's Can You Ever Forgive Me?, as well as the Dave Bautista-led action flick Bushwick. But possibly playing Prince Eric in Disney's live-action Little Mermaid would be a game changer for the 28 year-old actor. We'll just have to wait and se if he gets the part in Rob Marshall's developing musical blockbuster.

Related: The Little Mermaid Remake Has A Big Problem Nobody Has Noticed

Navarro mentioned his ability to sing in his original tweet to the studio, so it's likely that he had to belt out some tunes for his Little Mermaid self-tape. It turns out that he actually recorded a song based on 13 Reasons Why, focusing on his character's relationship with Hannah Baker. You can check it out below as a sample of his vocal abilities in the harmonies.

Clearly Christian Navarro is comfortable behind a mic, and is happy to advocate for himself and his possible career opportunities. His social media campaign helped him land an audition for Prince Eric. But we'll just have to wait and see how the cast list stacks up as more actors confirm their part in The Little Mermaid.

If Christian Navarro lands he role, he'd be joining a cast that has been slowly coming together over the past few months. The movie is noticeably led by singer Halle Bailey, who was the subject to some backlash when she was announced to be playing Ariel. Room's Jacob Tremblay was also confirmed to play Flounder, while Crazy Rich Asians' Awkwafina will play Scuttle. The rumored cast also includes Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem, but neither of those actors have been officially confirmed.

The Little Mermaid doesn't currently have a release date, as the movie is still coming together. In the meantime check out our 2019 release list to plan your next trip to the movies.

Obviously, Stranger Things made a big splash on Netflix when it debuted Season 3 on July 4, but that doesn't mean the supernatural series is the public's favorite show from the streamer. Oh, no. A recent poll of Netflix subscribers shows that Orange Is the New Black is actually tops when it comes to what people prefer to watch when they settle in for a Netflix-based streaming session. The Demogorgon will not be happy about this.

We don't have to be too sad for Stranger Things, though. Aside from the fact that the series broke several records for Netflix when Season 3 came around a few days ago, it did come in at the number two spot on the survey of people's favorite Netflix shows, so we can, hopefully, at least keep the Mind Flayer at bay with that happy news. Here's how the top 20 favorites list turned out:

According to Variety, the poll, which was conducted by HarrisX and commissioned by MoffettNathanson, surveyed 11,135 of Netflix's U.S. subscribers in May and June of this year. As you can see, the poll also revealed that 15 of the top 20 shows mentioned as subscriber favorites were Netflix Originals, which has to be good for the streaming service to hear.

While Netflix still relies on licensed content to keep people binging, a lot of news has been made recently about the number of popular shows which will be leaving the service in the coming months and years for new, competing, streamers. Popular, long-running shows like The Office and Friends will be departing before too long (not to mention so many Disney-owned properties), and there have been worries that people would leave Netflix once that content was no longer available.

Fortunately for Netflix, this poll shows that plenty of Netflix shows are among subscribers' favorites, meaning that while they may be beginning to think that the service is too expensive, at least they won't leave them behind because everything they love to watch is gone. On top of that, many other licensed favorites, like Supernatural (which landed at number 12 on the top 20 list) and Grey's Anatomy, are still available and likely to be around for a while.

Well, the folks (and monsters) at Stranger Things might be a bit miffed right now to have lost the top spot to Orange Is the New Black, but they can at least take solace in the fact that the poll was completed before Season 3 premiered. Both shows can be streamed on Netflix right now, and OITNB will be back for Season 7 (its last) on July 26.

One of the biggest conversational lightning rods in Netflix's original programming library is the young adult drama 13 Reasons Why, which has been both saluted and demonized by the public for the way it handles distressing subject matter such as teen bullying and suicide. Now, after more than two years of holding steady without changing the show's content, Netflix announced that 13 Reasons Why's most controversial sequence, in which Hannah agonizingly kills herself, has been completely edited out of Season 1.

The decision to entirely remove Hannah's suicide from the show has been something a subsection of the fanbase has been calling for since the very beginning, arguing that the overtly realistic depiction can effectively trigger those who have their own feelings of depression. Netflix claims that it was these criticisms and conversations, with both younger viewers and with medical professionals, that guided them to edit out the gory death scene.

Below is Netflix's statement in full:

One big takeaway here is that Netflix didn't go back and edit the Season 1 finale of 13 Reasons Why without the knowledge and/or approval. Such a move wouldn't have been quite as positive. Indeed, creator Brian Yorkey is fully on board with the scene's excision.

Yorkey released a personal statement about the 13 Reasons Why suicide sequence removal, which can be read below.

Fans will note that this is something of a stark turnaround for Brian Yorkey, who only recently publicly defended the show's exhaustive efforts to portray the realism of certain situations. He and the series' psychiatric adviser even called into question some of the studies that have held 13 Reasons Why in a negative light for arguably glorifying such dark moments in teens lives.

It's hard to tell exactly what made Brian Yorkey change his argument so quickly, but one probably wouldn't be shocked if it had something to do with the impending release of 13 Reasons Why Season 3. Netflix likely wants to go into the season with as little awkward fanfare as possible, considering its CEO had to defend the move to renew it in the first place.

While Netflix has already drawn renewed criticism for the timing of this widely publicized edit, it's likely that more good than harm will come from this move going into promotions for a new season. After all, the scene is still present on DVD releases of Season 1 for anyone that needs to see it for whatever reason, so it can never be fully redacted. Now about that broomstick scene...

Netflix has yet to unveil a specific release date for when 13 Reasons Why Season 3 will join the rest of 2019's big releases, so stay tuned to find out whether it'll hit the streaming service this fall or not.

The creator of Netflix’s controversial television adaptation 13 Reasons Why is defending the show against reports of increased suicides. Executive producer Brian Yorkey has made his case alongside the series' adviser, psychiatrist Rebecca Hedrick.

Ahead of the show's third season premiere, they are defending 13 Reasons Why against reports suggesting the show is linked to an increase in youth suicides. Late last year, a study suggested that the drama may increase the risk of teen suicide. The series creator and the show's adviser refuted study findings in a guest column for THR.

In the guest column, they discuss the exhaustive efforts that have been made to work with experts to keep 13 Reasons Why authentic. They also note the positive impact they say the show has had in improving teens' communication with their parents.

The duo also rebutted recent studies’ findings. Using data from Centers for Disease Control, they point out that there was not an increase in suicide rates for adolescent females (age 10 to 19) during the spring of 2017. That's the season when 13 Reasons Why made its debut.

Other data they presented showed that November 2016 was the highest recorded month for adolescent female suicides. That's several months before 13 Reasons Why debuted. They added that the rise in adolescent male suicides began before the series premiered.

Elsewhere in the piece, the creator and series adviser point to a study by psychologist Christopher Ferguson. They state that Ferguson’s findings did not support the theory that fictional media contributes more to “suicide contagion” than “coverage of real-life suicides, especially by celebrities.” They also say those critical of 13 Reasons Why have ignored one of its positive contributions:

Will what 13 Reasons Why’s creator and its adviser have said help stem the controversy? Or at least, turn the tide? Observers will have to wait and see. While studies have been coming out ever since the show premiered, the conversation tends to increase with its release.

Producers for 13 Reasons Why have not remained silent to the criticism. Last year, Selena Gomez’s mother Mandy Teefey, who is also a producer on the series, spoke out. Teefey defended the show amid the response to its highly controversial second season.

For those unfamiliar with it, 13 Reasons Why is an adaptation of Jay Asher’s novel of the same name. Season 1 follows the aftermath of Hannah Baker’s suicide. Following her death, thirteen cassette tapes arrive for her friend, Clay. In them, she reveals what led to her decision to take her own life. Season 2 premiered last May.

The show will return for a third season, a decision that Netflix’s CEO subsequently defended. Hannah will not be present in Season 3, as actress Katherine Langford has left the show.

The data Nielsen does have suggests the vast majority of the Netflix show’s viewership is comprised of people 34-years-old or younger. It is because of 13 Reasons Why's youth-skewed audience that the show has been met with concern.

In response to concerns post-Season 1, content warnings were placed before episodes that depict graphic imagery. The series also provides resources post-episodes to help viewers who are potentially in crisis.

The series’ second season did not let up on tackling the mature subject matter. Season 2 dealt with the after-effects of the first season before culminating in a controversial finale, which series star Dylan Minnette addressed. When 13 Reasons Why returns, controversy should not be far behind.

Season 3 of 13 Reasons Why is expected to join Netflix’s other 2019 premieres for a release sometime this year. So far, it is not slated to be among television’s summer premieres.

2018 was a great year for television across the board, which almost always means it's chocked full of moments no one saw coming. From the casual "wtf" to the actual "WTF," this past year had many using the term in confusion, sadness, shock and excitement. Ranked from wild to wildest, here are our top 11 of TV's WTF moments of 2018.

Jeopardy- Alex Trebek Grew A Beard

Alex Trebek shocked America at the start of Jeopardy Season 35 when he revealed he'd be starting the season off with a well-groomed beard. It was a shock to the system, as one of the world's most recognizable game show hosts had only gone with a mustache or clean shaven to that point. The change got so much traction that Jeopardy polled people online and asked them to decide if the beard stayed.

In what may have been a WTF moment for Trebek, he seemed to realize the mistake he'd made in allowing the world to have control of his appearance. Trebek announced his wife overruled all voting, and that she preferred him clean shaven. Trebek is now back to his hairless look, but has teased viewers it would only take a few days without a razor for his beard to make a triumphant return.

Dancing With The Stars- Bobby Bones Wins

Dancing With The Stars had a WTF year in general, with a handful of things happening that had viewers saying the phrase. Fuller House star Juan Pablo Di Pace was eliminated despite having a perfect score, and while that was crazy, the wildest was yet to come. That came when Bobby Bones and Sharna Burgess ended up winning the competition, despite never scoring above a 24 the entire season.

Bones' win sparked some outrage, and that, along with other factors, led to ABC taking a step back and opting to skip a return of Dancing With The Stars in Spring 2019. That's a big deal given the show's been a staple on ABC for quite some time. Whether the show returns to widespread acclaim or is worse than before, it goes without saying this year's season will always be remembered for its "wtf" ending.

The Voice- Adam Levine Throws A Contestant Under The Bus

Season 15 of The Voice created quite the controversy in later episodes, as a contestant fought to stay alive in the competition in spite of his coach's lack of support. Adam Levine could've encouraged America to rally behind DeAndre Nico shortly after his performance, but instead decided to use that time to plug another of his contestants facing elimination, Reagan Strange.

Strange was unable to compete due to sickness, but despite that, she advanced into the Top 8 over DeAndre Nico. The moment didn't sit well with fans, who sounded off enough for The Voice to acknowledge the moment in a later episode. Reagan Strange was eventually eliminated, and with all of Adam's contestants out of the running, the controversy faded. Still, him turning on his own team member may make others more wary of joining his group in future seasons.

The Bachelor- Arie Dumps Becca On Camera

Arie Luyendyk Jr. will go down in The Bachelor's history after dumping his then-fiance Becca Kufrin for runner-up Lauren Burnham. It wasn't necessarily controversial that Luyendyk Jr. decided to end things with Kufrin, but rather how he and ABC decided to have it go down that had folks saying "WTF." Luyendyk Jr. invited the cameras along to film the breakup with Kufrin and air it all on television unedited.

Surprisingly, Kufrin hasn't publicly shown any ill will towards her ex-fiance following the incident. In fact, Kufrin said she doesn't think Arie Luyendyk Jr. did it maliciously, but rather didn't think the situation through entirely before inviting ABC along for the breakup. Kufrin might've been onto something with that thought, as Luyendyk Jr. caught some heat again shortly after the finale with an ill-timed April Fool's prank with Lauren Burnham.

Star Trek: Discovery- Enterprise Meets Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery blew minds in Season 1 when the USS Discovery ended up facing another famous Starfleet ship, the USS Enterprise. At the time, all that was known during the reveal was that Captain Kirk was not on board, but Captain Christopher Pike and potentially Spock were. For fans who had been asking when the iconic Star Trek character and adopted brother of main character Michael Burnham would appear, this was huge.

Since then, Star Trek: Discovery has revealed a bearded Spock will appear in Season 2, and he'll be played by Ethan Peck. Fans will also get to see more of the infamous Captain Pike, who will be given more canon Star Trek adventures thanks to Anson Mount. Surprisingly, all reveals have lived up to the WTF hype of the original moment. Unfortunately, its set a precedent, so we'll be expecting something even crazier at the end of Season 2!

"Elseworlds"- Crisis On Infinite Earths Announced

There was a lot of WTF going on throughout the Arrow-verse's "Elseworlds" crossover, as heroes swapped bodies and Batwoman made her debut. None of that held a candle to what came later, however, as The Monitor teased it was all a test for a greater threat that was on the way. At the end of the special, it was confirmed the Arrow-verse was adapting "Crisis On Infinite Earths" as the crossover for next year.

The reveal that The CW is adapting one of DC's most popular comic book storylines was massive and had viewers speculating as to how the upcoming event will impact each superhero franchise. "Crisis On Infinite Earths" had been thought to be a possibility, but no one expected it would arrive in 2019 like it's currently being planned for. No doubt the special will provide at least one future "WTF" moment for us to gush over next year.

Westworld- The Hosts Escape

After a season that didn't make a lot of sense, Westworld kicked the crazy into high gear right as Season 2 was coming together. Long story short, Dolores switched her consciousness into a host that looked like Charlotte, and killed the actual Executive Director of Delos. Dolores then escaped with the help of Stubbs and with several cores in her possession.

Now in the real world, Dolores brought back Bernard and convinced him they're in this thing together. As for what that means exactly is unknown, but the hosts being out of the facility has the potential to be wild. It was a big move for Westworld, or should it be called The Real World when it returns? The better question is what is Dolores planning now that she's outside? Hopefully not revenge, I don't like humanity's odds against the hosts.

Roseanne- Cancelled After Controversy

Roseanne's return to television was a big success for ABC, but 2018 proved that even the biggest stars can fall in the midst of controversy. Roseanne Barr's controversial Twitter remarks led to ABC immediately cancelling Roseanne, despite renewing it for Season 2. The cast, crew and Barr were stunned, as it looked like their massive collaborative effort was all for nought thanks to a tweet.

Fortunately, ABC eventually met with Roseanne Barr and worked out an exit deal that allowed the rest of the cast and crew to return to a new version of the show called The Conners. Things have simmered down past the initial WTF factor brought on by the cancellation, although Barr did pop up on Twitter once specifically to voice her displeasure with how the spinoff decided to write off her character.

13 Reasons Why- The Broomstick Scene

13 Reasons Why is never afraid to create controversy and, on the heels of a disturbing suicide scene in Season 1 that had a lot of folks talking, the Netflix drama had something wilder in store for Season 2. The scene involved Devin Druid's Tyler suffer a vicious attack at the hands of bullies. After a brutal onslaught, Tyler had his head shoved into a toilet and was sodomized with a broom handle.

The scene may have been a little extreme for some, but a harsh reality as it was another scenario seemingly ripped from headlines portrayed in the drama. Devin Druid later advocated for continuing the conversation started by his scene on Twitter, and was thanked by groups for his raising of awareness. As as the scene may have been, it wasn't enough to stop the run of 13 Reasons Why rolling as Season 3 is coming in 2019.

The Walking Dead- Rick Grimes Survived

The announcement that Andrew Lincoln was leaving The Walking Dead was shocking, and fans wondered en masse how the series' flagship character was going to exit the drama. The episode prior to his exit, the answer seemed clear. Rick was impaled on a steel rod, while Walkers closed in on him from both sides. It seemed as though the writing was on the wall, and Rick was going on to join Lori and Carl.

Of course, the big moment came and Rick was flown away from an otherwise certain death via helicopter. That scene was WTF worthy all on its own, but then AMC's follow-up announcement that Rick would be getting standalone movies really sent it over the top. All credit to AMC for flipping the script, and giving the world a shocking survival in 2019 over a death.

This Is Us- Nicky Is Alive

Mandy Moore teased This Is Us Season 3 would be the most ambitious season the series has done to date, but the show hitting a series low in viewership showed interest was waning. That changed in the midseason finale, as the show had America talking once again after the fate of Jack's brother Nicky Pearson was revealed. As it turned out, Nicky didn't die in Vietnam, and was alive and living in Pennsylvania.

Fans of This Is Us quickly got over the lacklustre reveal of "Her," and began to wonder exactly how Jack's brother was alive in the present. After all, Jack said Nicky died and he wouldn't lie, right? Did Nicky survive without his brother knowing, or is there a sadder story behind this? This Is Us will get a chance to captivate America again, and hopefully, provide an answer as popular as the circumstances behind Jack's death in Season 2.

Those who have a WTF moment they think should've been added can list their selection in the comments below. For a look at other things coming to television, visit our fall and midseason premiere guides.

Ever since it premiered, Netflix's 13 Reasons Why has been embroiled in controversy. The show is targeted at young viewers, leading to vocal concerns regarding the potential impact the series' subject matter could have on teens. Well, a new study suggests a startling insight into the show's influence on teen suicide.

The new study's conclusion suggests people may have been right to worry. Its conclusion cautions that further research will be needed. With that mind, their initial findings suggest youths at risk of suicide are particularly vulnerable to 13 Reasons Why's themes, per Psychiatry Online.

The study showed that 51% of the youth viewers taking part in the study believed 13 Reasons Why increased their suicide risk to a "nonzero" degree. In other words, placing it above zero. To clarify, those taking part in the study were all youths who have presented with suicide-related concerns. Those concerns having manifested in the time since 13 Reasons Why initially premiered.

Another finding of the study is that 84% of the teens watched 13 Reasons Why alone. When it came to potentially discussing their reactions to the series; 80% said they were likely to talk about it with their peers. Well under half, with 34%, said they were likely to discuss their thoughts with their parents. This can be counted as a sign that that important conversation does not appear likely to happen.

With teens so readily able to watch a series, such as 13 Reasons Why, without their parents' supervision, there should be an unspoken concern. Parents are at a disadvantage to discuss a series they may not even know their child is watching. Therefore, making them wholly unprepared for the consequences.

The question of whether teens should necessarily not watch shows or movies just because people their age are presented is another issue. Actors in their twenties play five of the show's principal characters.

Concern surrounding 13 Reasons Why's impact has been prevalent. Netflix responded by implementing some changes. Those alterations did little to defuse the controversy. Despite all of that, Netflix has renewed the series for a third season. It will return without one of its leads. Actress Katherine Langford and accordingly, her character Hannah Baker, will not be part of Season 3.

The series' first season revolved around the lead-up and aftermath of Hannah's suicide. In the wake of her death, audiotapes she sends to a classmate reveal what led to her decision. The show subsequently chronicles the result, including her parents' total devastation.

The second season did not let up on taking on a controversy. Season 2 concluded with a highly divisive finale. 13 Reasons Why will continue to attempt walking its thin line for at least another season.

A release date for 13 Reasons Why's third season has not been announced. In the meantime, many TV shows are bowing this fall and throughout the midseason on the streaming giant.

In the past few years, Netflix has quickly become a hub for challenging original content. Streaming services are able to operate outside the confines of network or cable TV, and can produce more gritty and controversial work. One of the most divisive shows on Netflix is 13 Reasons Why, based off the young adult novel of the same name. The show has been criticized for its depiction of tough subjects like teen suicide, sexual assault, and violence. Season 2's finale was controversial, especially when it came to Clay's actions during a would-be school shooting. Rather than alerting the authorities or getting anyone to safety, Clay confronts bullied student Tyler himself, at great personal risk. This plot twist has been admonished by advocates, and now star Dylan Minnette himself has addressed those concerns, saying:

Well, that's pretty cut and dry. Viewers may not have agreed with Clay's actions in the Season 2 finale, but it appears that's purposeful. Dylan Minnette and the rest of the cast and crew acknowledge that Clay did the wrong thing. But it's ultimately a TV show, and therefore took creative liberties to tell the most thrilling story possible.

Dylan Minette's comments to ET may help ease some of the tension around 13 Reasons Why's most recent finale. In many ways, Season 2 was arguably more kind than the show's first season. Parents are attentive and understanding, and most of the starring cast become likable characters to empathize with. But there are still very dark subjects being explored in the teen melodrama, especially when a system of sexual assault is exposed at Liberty High. These subjects are very emotional for viewers, and that's why the onscreen depictions are often triggering.

The controversy around the Season 2 finale was almost solely focused on the character Tyler, who was bullied mercilessly throughout the show's first two seasons. After seeking mental health treatment, he returns to school to be a better person. But he's beaten and sodomized in the show's most unsettling sequence since Hannah's suicide. It's this assault that brings Tyler to a violent place, and he attempts to murder his classmates at the school dance. That is, until Clay comes in and helps him escape into Tony's car.

Despite the controversy (or perhaps because of it), 13 Reasons Why has already been renewed for a third season on Netflix. You can catch the first two on the streaming service now. In the meantime, check out our summer premiere list to plan your next binge watch. Plus our Amazon premiere list and superhero premiere list to ensure you don't miss a single episode of your favorite show.

Netflix has quickly become a hub for challenging and exciting original content, but there are some shows that are more controversial than others. Perhaps no Netflix series gets quite as much backlash as 13 Reasons Why, based off the young adult novel of the same name. Revolving around a teenage girl's suicide and its fallout, 13 Reasons has been criticized for glamorizing suicide, while also showing imagery that is simply too harrowing for a young audience. But the show is certainly popular, and Netflix recently renewed it for a third season. This has once again caused outrage for its critics, and now Netflix's CEO Reed Hastings has spoken up about this decision.

It seems that Netflix is unapologetically supporting the cast and crew of 13 Reasons Why, while also giving the myriad fans what they want: more episodes. The drama at Liberty High was greatly expanded in the show's second season, and there were obvious seeds planted for a third season.

Reed Hastings' comments from the Netflix shareholder meeting (via Deadline) is far more short and sweet than the streaming service has historically defended 13 Reasons Why. Due to the sensitive nature of the show, the streaming service has put in a variety of measures to protect young audiences and provide them with after care and resources. There are content warnings, each episode ends with a number for a crisis hotline, and there is also an after show that helps unpack the season's contents and provide care for any especially emotional Netflix subscribers. But the calls for the show to be cancelled certainly haven't dulled, which is likely why Hastings has taken a stronger stand this time around.

Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why no doubt tried to make the show a bit more kind, and therefore hopefully less controversial. Parents are supportive and attentive, the starring cast have become likable and sensitive, and there is less of a focus on Hannah's actual suicide. But the Season 2 once again has people fired up for the show's cruelty. Bullied student Tyler returns to Liberty High only to be physically and sexually assaulted by his tormenters, and then attempts to get his revenge through a school shooting.

Advocacy groups criticized the show's brutal depiction of sodomy and the use of school shooting as a macguffin, especially in the wake of so many real life mass shootings. In fact, 13 Reasons Why had to cancel its Season 2 premiere event in order to be sensitive to the victims of the Santa Fe shooting.

Regardless of its negative attention, it's clear that 13 Reasons Why isn't going anywhere. Now the question is: what's coming next?

You can watch the first two seasons of 13 Reasons Why on Netflix. In the meantime, check out our summer premiere list to plan you next binge watch. Plus our Amazon premiere list and superhero premiere list to ensure you don't miss a single episode.

13 Reasons Why Season 2 ended on a pretty big cliffhanger, begging for Season 3 to get announced posthaste. Fortunately, it doesn't appear fans will have to wait years to see what's next for Clay and the other teens of Liberty High. Netflix has officially renewed the chord-striking drama for Season 3, and has also released a promotional video revealing the show will be returning to the platform in 2019.

13 Reasons Why's Season 3 renewal comes not long after the revelation made by star Katherine Langford that she would not be returning as Hannah Baker for potential future seasons. Langford's announcement is ultimately rather inconsequential in the wake of the show's renewal, as Hannah's suicide narrative arc was wrapped up in Season 2, which Season 3 will keep chugging this story along with another hot-button controversy regarding high schools.

Netflix's announcement video seemingly doesn't hint at any plot direction for Season 3, as it slyly showed a student opening a locker with the combination 20-1-9. No secret codes there. The episode count for the upcoming season is unknown, although if the Netflix keeps with the episode pattern of the first 2 seasons, it's likely Season 3 will have 13 episodes (why).

The direction for Season 3 of 13 Reasons Why isn't entirely clear at the moment, although the Season 2 cliffhanger teased where things could be headed. Spoiler alert for those who haven't seen the entirety of Season 2: the season finale ended with Clay successfully stopping Tyler from carrying out his plan of shooting up the school dance, and managed to help Tyler escape before the police arrived. Which meant he was left standing with an automatic rifle in his hand just outside the dance as the police sirens grew louder.

13 Reasons Why Season 3 will likely deal with however that tense situation gets sorted out, and it'll also probably explore Tyler and the intense bullying that led to his violent decision. Series creator Brian Yorkey seems to have confirmed this with his statements regarding the drama's portrayal of Tyler and a particularly graphic bullying scene, both of which have struck up some controversy. The show hasn't shied away or apologized for how it handled the sensitive subject matter in either season, so we can speculate that trend will continue in Season 3.

As mentioned, 13 Reasons Why will return for Season 3 in 2019 on Netflix. For a look at how 13 Reasons Why Season 2 performed in the ratings, click here. To see some other projects the streaming service has coming down the pipeline, head on over to our Netflix premiere guide, and those looking for something to watch on television in the summer months should head on over to our summer premiere guide for the dates, times, and networks of some of the season's hottest shows.

It's no secret that Netflix has changed the world of television. Streaming content is now a viable and award winning way to produce TV content, with Netflix regularly bring a huge catalogue of original shows to its subscribers. Perhaps Netflix's most controversial show is 13 Reasons Why, based off the young adult novel of the same name. The series recently returned for a second season, helping to expand the world of the series in the wake of Hannah Baker's suicide and tapes. The pressure was on for Season 2 to create a story outside of the source material, although it looks like 13 Reasons certainly got a ton of viewership in its opening weekend.

While Netflix doesn't make its numbers and viewership public, Nielsen's ratings have managed to get a rough estimate of its average viewers. When 13 Reasons Why's sophomore season was released in its entirety on the streaming service, it managed to accrue a rocking 6 million US viewers within the first three days.

Specific data about 13 Reasons Why's audience was also found by Nielsen. According to the study (via Variety), Netflix subscribers watched 2-4 episodes of the show's second season during its initial release. 13 Reasons fans are reportedly 65% female, and almost entirely young people. In fact, 75% of the controversial drama's audience is 34 years old or younger. With a drama focused on angsty teenagers based off a novel for young adults, these numbers sound about right.

It's also important to note that these numbers are anything but confirmed. Nielsen is only able to monitor viewers who watch Netflix on their televisions through devices like video games, Apple TV, and Roku. Phone and computer views aren't included, which is indeed a big part of the streaming service's history.

Much like its first season, Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why's has been chock full of controversies. Before the show released its second season, it cancelled a premiere event in the wake of the Santa Fe school shooting. Season 2's finale revolves around the possibility of a school shooting, so emotions are very exposed in regards to gun-related media.

The Season 2 finale also showed an absolutely harrowing scene featuring sodomy, in a sequence that has been deemed too cruel for TV. Considering Season 1's finale graphically showed Hannah committing suicide, all of this seems about on course for 13 Reasons Why. It's a show that is equal parts controversial and popular, and the show certainly set itself up for a possible third season narratively.

Although 13 Reasons Why might not be everyone's cup of tea, you can't deny that the show has a hardcore fandom. In the end, that's what Netflix is looking for: popularity. As such, we should expect the show to get a third season, although it won't include Katherine Langford's Hannah Baker.

13 Reasons Why is currently streaming its first two seasons on Netflix. In the meantime, check out our summer premiere list to plan your next binge watch. Plus our Amazon premiere list and superhero premiere list to ensure you don't miss a single episode of your favorite show.

13 Reasons Why hasn't been renewed for Season 3 just yet, but if it does, one star won't be returning. With the conclusion of Season 2 comes the end of the line for Hannah Baker, as the maker of the tapes whose ghost haunted Clay in Season 2 will finally be laid to rest. Actress Katherine Langford informed fans via her Instagram they shouldn't expect to see her in the series going forward:

Hannah Baker's absence in a potential Season 3 may have been assumed by some considering 13 Reasons Why wrapped up her character's arc, and this message appears to officially seal the deal. Katherine Langford informed fans in the photo's caption she is officially saying goodbye to her character and thanked fans as well as all responsible for making the series for allowing her to be a part of it. Langford's exit appears to come with some news that the rising star actress will be joining some new projects in the near future, although she gave no indication as to what's next for her career following the show. Leaks last year revealed that Langford was in the mix for the lead role of Barbara Gordon in Joss Whedon's feature Batgirl film, although with him departing the project it's unknown as to whether or not she's still in the running.

13 Reasons Why hasn't officially been renewed for Season 3 at this time, although the show's Season 2 cliffhanger appears to say the series likes its odds of a renewal. Clay and the gang have a fresh and equally controversial situation to tackle in Season 3 that's completely free of anything Hannah related, so the show should have no problem keeping her out of the series. Additionally, the series provided an out for her mother Olivia (played by Kate Walsh) at the end of Season 2, so it's looking like the series is working towards taking her situation out of the story completely in order to tell this new tale. That should be fine for fans, as having the spotlight taken off Hannah will almost certainly give other characters a lot more screentime should the show return for Season 3.

Both seasons of 13 Reasons Why are currently streaming on Netflix. For more information on upcoming Netflix shows headed to the platform in the near future, head on over to our Netflix premiere guide. Those who are just looking to see what new television will be popping up in general over these upcoming summer months can find out with our summer premiere guide. While some shows, like 13 Reasons Why, are still waiting to learn their fates moving forward, many have already gotten very good or very bad news. Swing by our rundown of network TV renewals and cancellations to get some answers about some of your favorite shows.

Massive spoilers ahead for 13 Reasons Why's second season.

Netflix's 13 Reasons Why has had a colorful life on the streaming services. Based off the young adult novel of the same name, 13 Reasons got a ton of kickback during its premiere season. Critics worried it glamorized teen suicide, and that scenes involving sexual assault might be too intense for a young audience. But the show seems very popular, with Season 2 is turning out to be just as polarizing. The Season 2 finale showed bullied character Tyler brutally beaten and sodomized by a secondary antagonist, in a scene that rivaled Hannah's death in regards to horrifying imagery. 13 Reasons has been getting plenty of flack in regards to that scene and others, and now producer Mandy Teefey (aka Selena Gomez' mom) has clapped back at those naysayers.

While Tyler's attack may be enough to turn Netflix subscriber's stomachs, Mandy Teefy seems to believe that it's appropriate because these shocking acts of sexual violence are in the real world. In particular, there have been plenty of news stories about student athletes attacking their peers in such a way.

Mandy Teefy's comments to ET show how steadfast everyone involved in 13 Reasons Why seems to be about the show's source material. It's an extremely dark melodrama, which puts its teenage characters into situations involving substance abuse, sexual violence, bullying, and the like. The show can be very hard to watch, but 13 Reasons does seem to be putting in extra care with its audience for the show's sophomore season.

The producers and writers of 13 Reasons Why continue to maintain that the show has the ability to open a dialogue between parents and their kids. Furthermore, there are explicit content warnings before the more graphic episodes, and each episode ends with listing resources for those who may be in crisis or having suicidal thoughts. It seems to be largely the sensitivity of the topics that is affecting Netflix subscribers, and why the show has been met with such massive backlash. Season 2 also makes the characters more likable and shows attentive parenting, making the new batch of episodes feel overall less cruel than the first season. That is, until Tyler is attacked, and ultimately tries to carry out a shooting at the school dance (another point of contention for Season 2).

13 Reasons Why's first two seasons are streaming on Netflix now. In the meantime, check out our summer premiere list to plan your next binge watch. Plus our superhero premiere list and Amazon premiere list to make sure you don't miss a single episode.

Massive spoilers ahead for 13 Reasons Why Season 2. If you haven't watched all 13 episodes, turn away!

Over the past few years, Netflix has quickly become a hub for new groundbreaking original content. Perhaps no Netflix show is quite as controversial as 13 Reasons Why, based off the young adult novel of the same name. The melodramatic drama focuses on bullying within Liberty High School, and how it lead to Hannah Baker's suicide. Season 2 has some really strong moments, although the series will no doubt continue to be controversial. The Season 2 finale uses a potential school shooting as a framing deice, which has been met with umbrage from advocates and Netflix subscribers. Series creator Brian Yorkey recently addressed these concerns about Tyler's almost deadly mistake, saying:

Brian Yorkey does make a pretty solid point here. Rather than an angsty and irredeemable villain, Tyler was seen in a much more empathetic light in 13 Reasons Why's sophomore season. As he's bullied by basically the entire school, we long for Tyler to have a safe space and some friends. With the exception of Clay and Alex, all the kids from Hannah's tapes continue to ignore the photographer. He's ultimately sent away after displaying violent and unstable tendencies due to his extreme isolation.

While Tyler is briefly shown being more confident and peaceful in the Season 2 finale, things go south. Montgomery and his buddies assault Tyler physically and sexually, which seems to be the breaking point that drives him toward violence. Luckily, Clay is ultimately able to reason with Tyler, and apologizes for being so blind to his pain.

In Brian Yorkey's conversation with THR, he explained how audience will likely be split when it comes to Tyler's story. He went on to say,

While Hannah's harrowing suicide scene was the biggest controversy in 13 Reasons Why's first season, Tyler's graphic rape and his planned revenge in the Season 2 finale will likely be the biggest point of contention this time around. Netflix recently cancelled the Season 2 premiere after the recent shooting in Santa Fe, and the parallels between real life and 13 Reasons are not going to be lost on subscribers.

You can catch 13 Reasons Why's first two season now on Netflix. In the meantime, check out our midseason premiere list to plan your next binge watch. Plus our superhero premiere list and Amazon premiere list to ensure you don't miss a single episode.

Spoilers ahead for Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why.

While Netflix produces a ton of boundary-pushing content, there are few shows that have gotten quite as much backlash as 13 Reasons Why. The dark high school drama got plenty of flack when it premieres its first season, especially in regards to its subject matter. Some critics believed that the show glamorized teen suicide, while its brutal depiction of the action itself is almost impossible to get through. Season 2 has finally arrived on the streaming service, and will no doubt bring its own set of controversies. But 13 Reasons Why does something important in its sophomore run: it makes the characters likable.

Because of the format of 13 Reasons Why's first season, almost all of the starring cast was portrayed as villains. We watched as students at Liberty High victimized Hannah Baker in the past, and as they attempted to intimidate Clay into keeping his mouth shut about the tapes in the present. While the show is known for its melodrama, there were only a handful of characters that audiences were actually rooting for.

Season 2 helps to change this, with a bunch of the kids from the tapes taking full responsibility for their actions. With Hannah's Mother going full tilt with her lawsuit against the school, the kids are being brought up to testify. And after learning from the tapes and wanting to distance themselves from Bryce, many of them do the right thing and tell the truth. Just like that we care about the likes of Courtney Crimson.

Courtney is just one of the characters who gets a redemption in 13 Reasons Why's second season. In addition to having many of the kids show remorse and make right, they're also given adequate attention and love by their parents. Because the lines of communication are finally open, we see as the various parents make an effort with their kid. Courtney comes out to her fathers, Alex's hardass Dad shows sensitivity, and bullied photographer Tyler's father also continues to make an effort. While the show is still full of twist and turns (some stronger than others), there's finally a connection to the starring cast.

This isn't to say that 13 Reasons Why isn't still problematic. The macguffin of a school shooting is both predictable and a bit insensitive-- especially considering the group responsible are the goth kids at Liberty High. But the show has always been a bit of a double edged sword. While some new vocabulary is introduced and strong messages are sent, there are also cheap uses of melodrama. It's what 13 Reasons Why is, and the show is likely not going to slow down anytime soon.

13 Reasons Why's first two seasons are currently streaming on Netflix. In the meantime, check out our midseason premiere list to plan your next binge watch. Plus our superhero premiere list and Amazon premiere list to ensure you don't miss a single episode.

Netflix cancelled an event meant to celebrate the second season release of 13 Reasons Why. The streaming network made the decision in light of the deadly Sante Fe High School shooting in Sante Fe, Texas. The massacre claimed ten lives. In a statement announcing their decision, Netflix said:

Last year, Netflix pulled a planned screening of The Punisher from New York Comic Con, in light of the shooting massacre in Las Vegas. Deadline reported on Netflix's decision to cancel the premiere event. Despite the content of 13 Reasons Why's second season, Netflix did not postpone the release of Season 2. In fact, one of its plot lines involves a foiled school shooting.

It is a dark premise that may elicit controversy for a series that is already no stranger to the concept. Season 1's plot revolved around the suicide of high school student Hannah Baker, a teen who leaves 13 audio tapes that shed light on her secrets and why she chose to end her life. Regardless of its subject matter, the series became a huge hit for Netflix. Season 1's success was simultaneously met with a firestorm of controversy over its content and whether teens should watch the series.

Time will tell if the reception to Season 2 follows in the footsteps of Season 1's. Season 2 continues the story with Liberty High School going to trial, as a series of Polaroid pictures arrive, setting off another mystery for Clay and his classmates to uncover.

Warning: Spoilers for the ending of 13 Reasons Why Season 2 lie beyond this point.

As it turns out, the school shooting plot plays a pivotal role in the Season 2 finale. Season 2 ends with Tyler arriving at the high school with an assault rifle. Clay meets him outside, refusing to go home when Tyler tells him to leave. With the police on their way, Clay is able to talk Tyler out of going through with his plans through a heartfelt plea.

Tony pulls up in his Mustang and Clay takes the assault rifle off of Tyler, pushing him into the car so he can make his escape. Tony then speeds away with Tyler, leaving Clay holding the assault rifle as cops close in. Season 2 then fades to black. The repercussions of that decision left for a potential Season 3 to sort out.

The second season of 13 Reasons Why is now available to stream on Netflix. For insight into other TV content set to arrive on the streaming channel, peruse our guide to all of the new and returning TV shows via our 2018 premiere rundown. Curious about what's coming up on Amazon Prime? CinemaBlend has you covered there too! Check out our guide to the streaming platform's schedule to learn what new and returning TV content is set to premiere on Netflix's rival and when.

It's no secret that Netflix is producing a massive amount of original content. Since becoming such a juggernaut in the TV world, the streaming service has also taken to cancelling its less successful shows. One series that seems here to stay is 13 Reasons Why, which is also one of the most controversial Netflix shows. Despite conversation around its subject matter, a quick renewal was made for Season 2. It's been unclear how the show might function now that Hannah's tapes have been heard by the full cast, but a full trailer just hit, and it seems we're only at the tip of the iceberg.

The drama at Liberty High School may be darker than we originally anticipated, which is saying a lot. Because while Season 1 focused on the victimization of Hannah Baker and her suicide, it appears that she wasn't the only victim of the school's cruelty and history with sexual assault. What's more: there's someone out there mailing photos to people.

The fallout from the Season 1 finale can be felt immediately, although Clay hoped that perhaps the worst of the drama was behind them. But the details around Hannah's suicide are still being pursued by her parents, who now have the tapes to help back up their lawsuit against the school and possibly even the ability to enact criminal charges for Bryce. The trailer also shows Jessica on the stand, and bullies in the school attempting to intimidate her and challenge her credibility.

All of this is only possible because it's clear that serial rapist and all around a-hole Bryce isn't alone. There appears to be some sort of the group within the school who assault female students, and even take polaroid photos of the attacks. These photos will be the new macguffin for Season 2, as it can no longer follow the structure of Hannah's tapes.

Another new dynamic introduced is how Clay is having visions of Hannah. This is a great way to keep series lead Katherine Langford apart of the show, along with flashbacks to when she was still alive. Seeing Hannah seems to really be messing him up, and it looks like the vision of her is encouraging him to get to the bottom of the photos. This will put him back danger, and it looks like Clay is going to get beat up a few more times before the season ends.

13 Reasons Why's new trailer also seemingly answers from the Season 1 cliffhanger finale. There are quite a few shots Justin Foley, meaning he ultimately came back to town after running away. Parenthood alum Miles Heizer is also briefly shown as Alex, meaning the character survived the suicide attempt we were told about during the finale. But he does have a cane, so Alex's attempt at his own life will have some lasting physical and emotional consequences. Finally, Tyler is shown introducing Clay to some guns, which is terrifying.

13 Reasons Why will return to Netflix for Season 2 on May 18th, 2018. In the meantime, check out our midseason premiere list to plan your next binge watch. Plus our superhero premiere list and Amazon premiere list to ensure you don't miss a single episode.

Netflix has been producing a ton of original content as of late, to varying levels of success. One of the streaming service's most controversial new shows is 13 Reasons Why, based off the young adult novel of the same name. 13 Reasons follows a group of high school students in the weeks after classmate Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford) commits suicide. The series has been criticized for glamorizing teen suicide and other serious issues, although the streaming service quickly renewed it for Season 2. A new video has just been released revealing Season 2's premiere date, teasing what we should expect now that all of Hannah's tapes are out in the open.

As that first trailer teases, the tapes were just the beginning of the story. It looks like the journey revolving around Hannah and the students at her high school will continue to expand, and the first clips certainly teases that photos may be the show's new macguffin.

This video clip focuses on a variety of 13 Reasons Why's ensemble cast, and seems to indicate where they'll likely end up when the show returns for its sophomore run. Tony is the first up, and is shown leaving his iconic red car. It looks like he's going to get a shiner sometime during Season 2, likely due to his involvement and assistance in Hannah's tapes during the show's first season. He was the grim reaper bringing bad news to those who got a tape, and it looks like someone may be out for revenge.

From there, things pivot to Jessica, who is no doubt still recovering from the realization of her sexual assault. It seems someone may be trying to silence her as well, most likely Bryce. He's been accused of two separate rapes in the tapes, and he's definitely going to try and save his own ass.

Hannah's mother is also featured in the trailer, and she's rocking a new short haircut. Following Mrs. Baker's journey was one of the most heartbreaking aspects of Season 1, and it looks like she hasn't stopped fighting for her late daughter. Kate Walsh's character finally has the tapes thanks to Tony, and she's likely continuing her fight against the school.

The use of polaroid photos certainly teases that images may be the new medium for the plot in Season 2. This makes particular sense considering the cliffhanger around Tyler. Photographer Tyler was shown stockpiling ammunition and weapons in the finale, strongly hinting at some violent confrontation. Tyler is the only character who seems completely isolated, so who knows what he'll do if something doesn't change.

13 Reasons Why will debut its second season May 18th. In the meantime, check out our midseason premiere list to plan your next binge watch. Plus our superhero premiere list and Amazon premiere list to ensure you don't miss a single episode.

Netflix has had many original shows move the needle with mainstream audiences, and few had an impact like 13 Reasons Why. The show's story and portrayal of suicide caused a lot of controversy and discussion that, according to Netflix, resulted in some great dialogue on a tough subject matter. Netflix wants to get people talking once again when Season 2 of the series premieres, but this time around, it's changing some things. Netflix announced additional supplementary features it will roll out alongside Season 2 that will help all viewers continue to have constructive conversations regarding the series.

The biggest change 13 Reasons Why fans will notice ahead of Season 2 is a video that will be tacked onto the start of each season of the series. The video will feature the show's central cast out of character telling members of the audience who may be going through any of the issues seen in the series how they can get help. Netflix's decision to implement the video came from its commissioned study with the Northwestern University's Center on Media and Human Development, which found two-thirds of parents involved in the study wished for a video that instructed viewers on resources that will aid anyone going through these issues.

The video mentions many resources viewers can visit to get help, including 13ReasonsWhy.Info, which Netflix added additional resources to ahead of Season 2. The new features to the site include a viewing guide for 13 Reasons Why, which provides tips and suggestions on how to initiate conversation throughout some of the show's more controversial moments. It provides talking points for specific issues like suicide, sexual assault, and bullying, all of which come into play in Season 1. The resources also provide other links to websites where individuals can seek out help for the specific issues they might be suffering from, with resources sorted based on the issue the victim is suffering through.

Netflix also announced that 13 Reasons Why will bring back it's aftershow, although it notes that this experience will be an upgrade from the previously released Beyond the Reasons. Netflix is promising more of the show's actors, as well as dialogue from the show's experts and mental health professionals who have helped the crew with developing the series. The streaming service furthermore listed several groups (including the Crisis Text Line and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) it's working with around the world in order to help tackle some of the issues brought up in Season 1 as well as the upcoming Season 2. It's possible some of these groups will be mentioned throughout the aftershow.

Netflix is taking a lot of steps to prevent viewer outrage ahead of Season 2 of Thirteen Reasons Why, which is believed to be premiering sometime in 2018. For a look at other shows headed to Netflix that do have a release date, visit our Netflix premiere guide. For a look at what's coming to television in general, check out our midseason premiere guide.

Netflix has changed the game in regards to TV production, regularly releasing ambitious original programming to its subscribers. One of the more controversial shows to be released on the streaming service is Selena Gomez's 13 Reason Why. Based off the novel of the same name, 13 Reasons made waves for its graphic depiction of teen suicide, with some critics arguing it glamorized the tragedy. Nevertheless, it got renewed for Season 2, although the show's production has temporarily been shut down. Luckily no accidents or injuries happened, although the wild fires currently tearing through California forced Season 2's filming to momentarily halt.

This news comes to us from Deadline, which reports that 13 Reasons Why was shut down two days ago in response to the California's wild fires. The series films in Vallejo in the Northern California, which is the area that is currently being affected by the massive fires. The show's hiatus will reportedly continue through tomorrow, putting the teen drama a few days behind schedule. But if the fires continue to devastated the area, perhaps this break will end up being even longer.

The dry conditions in California have led to 20 wildfires in the state, the worse of which are happening in the famous Sonoma wine country. At least 15 people have lost their lives due to the conditions, and entire neighborhoods have been burned down.

Netflix got a bit more cutthroat this year, finally beginning to cancel some of its less popular or critically acclaimed shows. Luckily for 13 Reasons Why fans, the teen drama was not one of the cancelled shows, and was promptly renewed for a second season. This shouldn't come as much of a surprise, considering how much media attention the series received upon its release. Any publicity is good publicity, so it stood to reason that Netflix would bring back the controversial new series for a sophomore season.

13 Reasons Why's season finale also planted a bunch of seeds that will no doubt grow into major factors in the show's Season 2 narrative. While Clay finally got through Hannah Baker's tapes and appears to be moving on with his life, the supporting characters dropped bombs on the audience. Tony gave Hannah's parents a copy of the tapes, so they can finally understand what happened to their daughter. Additionally, Alex (Parenthood's Miles Heizer) apparently attempted suicide, and Tyler is shown with an arsenal of guns and photos of intended targets. Season 2 is going to be intense.

13 Reasons Why doesn't currently have a release date, but it is supposed to premiere sometime in 2018. And the longer delays continue, the longer we'll likely have to wait to return to Hannah's story. In the meantime, check out our fall premiere list to plan your next binge watch.

While Joss Whedon is no doubt busy guiding Justice League to the finish line, the nerd icon is also busy tracking down the actress who will be his lead in the upcoming Batgirl. No names have risen as the frontrunner in any serious capacity, while reports claim that Whedon is looking for "someone new" to bring Barbara Gordon to the big screen. Well, new rumors are pointing to a list of actresses who are up for the part with a few of them listed as frontrunners, with names that include Elle Fanning, Jane Levy, and Naomi Scott.

I hope no one is on a low sodium diet, because you are going to want to take a few grains of salt with this one. A list of actresses who are under consideration to play the lead in Batgirl was posted to the Reddit sub-group DCEU Leaks. The leaker claims to be friends with the artist who was contracted to create concept art of the actresses as Batgirl, and then shared them with the leaker. The leak also claims that Warner Bros. wants to reveal the actress in a surprise announcement at San Diego Comic-Con next month, which makes sense but who knows? Apparently, these four actresses are the frontrunners for Batgirl.

Katherine Langford

According to the leak, Katherine Langford is the leading choice for Barbara Gordon. Langford recently made waves for the Netflix drama, 13 Reasons Why, where she played the lead role and whose suicide the show revolved around. Langford fits the relative unknown they are looking for, and would make an interesting choice for Batgirl. Following behind Langford are these three actresses:

Elle Fanning

She might not be the first name to pop up on some fans lists, but there's no question that Elle Fanning has built quite the resume for herself over the years. She's appeared in critical hits such as The Neon Demon, 20th Century Women, and the recent film festival favorite, The Beguiled. She also has the benefit of having worked with Ben Affleck AKA Batman in Live by Night.

Jane Levy

Jane Levy is a bit of a no-brainer for Batgirl and has been a top pick on a number of Batgirl wishlists. A living charm factory, Levy can handle Whedon humor thanks to her Suburgatory days, and she's proven her dramatic chops in horror movies like Evil Dead. She proved last summer that she can lead a smash hit too, after starring in the horror flick Don't Breathe.

Margaret Qualley

Finally, Margaret Qualley rounds out the list of frontrunners. Qualley is perhaps best known for her role as Jill Garvey on the amazing The Leftovers, so she can definitely handle the dramatic portions of Barbara Gordon's story. She can also be seen in The Nice Guys, Netflix's upcoming anime adaptation Death Note, and a bonkers Spike Lee directed commercial for KENZO World. She's also trained as a classical ballet dancer, so she's got the athleticism required down pat.

While these four actresses are listed as the top contenders, the leak does include a few other names that are up for the lead. The list includes Olivia Cooke (Bates Motel), Bella Throne (Shake It Up!), Emma Roberts (Scream Queens), Haley Lu Richardson (Split, Edge Of Seventeen), and Naomi Scott (Power Rangers). An interesting list of names, to say the least. It's got a few dark horses to be sure, but some -- like Naomi Scott for example -- make a lot of sense. None of these actresses are confirmed to be in running but we'll just have to wait and see what goes down.

The search for Batgirl will have plenty more updates, so keep checking in with CinemaBlend and we'll keep you updated with new information as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, let us know in the comments what you think of this list and who's your favorite to play Batgirl.

In just a few years time, Netflix has completely changed the world of television production. Following its wild success with House of Cards and Orange is the New Black, Netflix has continued rolling out a ton of original content. This also inspired other streaming services like Hulu and Amazon to get in on the fun, creating a new market and a gaggle of fantastic new TV shows that even A-list film stars are joining. But now it appears that Netflix actually wants to trim the fat of their original programming, and cancel the shows that are less viral or critically acclaimed.

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings recently spoke to CNBC regarding the future of the streaming service. It's here where he revealed that Netflix is planning on being harder on cancellations in the future, saying:

While a bit scary, this actually makes a great deal of sense. In order for Netflix's original content to remain curated and top-notch, Reed Hastings and company will have to trim the fat in regards to the less popular and less critically acclaimed properties. Of course, that means that some of our favorite shows not might be getting renewals.

Although network TV is all too happy to cancel less successful shows, this practice hasn't really translated to the world of streaming. Netflix has only dropped a handful of original programming. Murder mystery drama Bloodline was cancelled before Season 3 went into production, allowing for a fully formed finale to be crafted for fans. But Baz Lurhmanns' The Get Down also recently got the axe, surprising its droves of fans and critics. Supernatural drama Hemlock Grove was also cancelled by Netflix, although that show was early in Netflix's tenure, and was admittedly a bit of a mess.

But with Reed Hastings all too keen on cancelling some of Netflix's original shows, it seems like just about every new show is in jeopardy of meeting an early end. Considering how many new series are currently available on the streaming service, the next cancellation could come from just about everywhere. Some of the shows that might be up for cancellation include sitcom One Day at a Time, quirky dramedy Girlboss, and Will Arnett's critically divisive comedy Flaked. On the flip side, it seems like critical successes like Master of None and The Crown will likely live long lives on Netflix.

We'll just have to wait and see if and when cancellation announcements occur. Netflix doesn't have to operate like network TV, so these types of announcements can seemingly happen at any given moment.

Be sure to check back with us here at CinemaBlend for all the new information as it becomes public. And take a gander at our summer premiere list to plan your next binge watch.

Regardless of how you feel about the practice, binge watching has become common practice for modern TV audiences. This trend is largely due to Netflix, which releases full seasons of originally programming at once. The latest of these binge-able shows is the controversial teen drama 13 Reasons Why. The show garnered attention for its graphic depiction of suicide and sexual assault, with quite a few taking a stand against the series altogether. But Netflix unsurprisingly renewed 13 Reasons, and now we may know how the show will function now that Hannah's tapes have been heard by Clay and even given to the Bakers.

13 Reasons Why creator Brian Yorkey recently spoke to EW in the wake of the show's renewal announcement, and accompanying video. During this conversation, Yorkey revealed how the show will move on from Hannah's tapes in Season 2. He said,

It looks like 13 Reasons Why will be using modern technology as the show moves into its sophomore season. Well, modern...ish.

The final moments of the 13 Reasons Why renewal announcement video strongly hinted that things were going to go digital in Season 2. We saw a play button similar to a youtube video, which made it seem like Hannah's tapes (and perhaps more incriminating information) would be heading to the internet. Check it out.

Since the characters in 13 Reason Why are living in a contemporary setting, it's easy to assume that the world of clickbait and social media will play a major factor in Season 2.

But Brian Yorkey's comments are a bit puzzling; he implies the show will use a form of technology that the younger audience won't necessarily understand. This makes me think that perhaps we'll be seeing media players from days of yore, such as windows media player or early version of quicktime. Kids these days are very good with technology, so it will have to be something outdated in order to potentially confuse the 13 year olds that are devouring the series.

We don't currently have a date for 13 Reasons Why's second season, but be sure to check our summer premiere list and plan your next binge watch.

Since it release at the end of March, Netflix's new teen drama 13 Reasons Why has been plagued with controversy and discussion regarding its dark subject manner. Revolving around the mysterious suicide of Hannah Baker, 13 Reasons puts a spotlight on the isolation, depression, and suicidal thoughts that can go unnoticed for high schoolers. But there are many naysayers that fear the series is glamorizing suicide, and possibly encourages copycats from taking their own life. Now it appears that Netflix has heard its critics, and is taking steps to address those issues.

In response to criticism, Netflix and the folks behind 13 Reasons Why are including additional content warnings to the series. While two of show's more graphic episodes already had these types of warnings, but now a lengthy one regarding the series as a whole will be stream before the first episode. Additionally, according to Deadline, the language and verbiage of existing warnings will be strengthened, as will the message to seek help and resources over at 13ReasonsWhy.info.

This latest news is no doubt an attempt to quell the fires of controversy surrounding 13 Reasons Why. Since its release, there have been a variety of organizations who have risen up to speak against the drama series, fearing that young and impressionable audience members will be encouraged to take their own lives after watching. Because it is in death that Hannah finally reclaims her power against those who tormented her, while also incriminating a few classmates of crimes like drunk driving, sexual assault, and stalking/harassment.

But the other side of the debate claims that the graphic depiction of Hannah's on screen suicide may actually do the opposite. The scene in question is absolutely horrifying to sit through, as is the following one which features Hannah's parents finding her dead. In fact, Hannah's parents (in particular her mother, played by Grey's Anatomy alum Kate Walsh with an outstanding performance) are major roles in 13 Reasons Why, and we see how Hannah's suicide has completely wrecked and taken over their lives. The real life consequences of Hannah's decision are fleshed out through the series, which may dissuade vulnerable teenagers and adults from going through with a suicide attempt.

With 13 Reasons Why presumably announcing its second season renewal any day now, it should be interesting to see how new warnings are weaved into Season 2's episodes. The sophomore season will likely introduce even more controversial and terrifying concepts, particularly with the character Tyler, who seems to be planning a school shooting of some kind. Additionally, Alex (Parenthood's Miles Heizer) apparently went through with a suicide attempt of his own, so the subject of taking one's life will not be shied away from.

You can currently catch all 13 episodes of 13 Reasons Why over on Netflix. Be sure to check out our summer premiere list to plan your next binge watch.

With Netflix constantly releasing new TV seasons in their entirety, the opportunities for binge watching seem endless. And the most recent show to go viral and be devoured by subscribers is the controversial teen drama 13 Reasons Why. Recounting the reasons why Hannah Baker committed suicide, audiences flew through episodes in order to solve the mystery and uncover Hannah's truth. And while the season finale provided some closure and answers, a slew of new cliffhangers were teased. A second season seemed almost inevitable, and now it seems like Netflix has taken a big step toward crafting Season 2.

Netflix has reportedly assembled a writer's room for 13 Reasons Why's sophomore season. This news comes to us from The Hollywood Reporter, which apparently has multiple sources close to production. Taking into account how viral 13 Reasons has become since its release, it should come to no surprise that Netflix and company are trying to cash in and produce more episodes. And step one is figuring out the story.

The signs of 13 Reasons Why's renewal have been piling up in recent weeks. News just hit that actor Ross Butler, who plays entitled jock Zach Dempsey in 13 Reasons, will not be returning to his role in The CW's Riverdale. The actor has cited scheduling conflicts as the reason to drop out, and the only other big project that Butler is involved in is Netflix's drama. Between that and the writer's room report, it seems like jut a matter of time before a press release hits the web, announcing a second season for the teen drama.

And although 13 Reasons Why is based off of one novel rather than a series, there are tons of loose ends that I'd like to be explored in a possible second season. Perhaps the most emotional is Hannah's parents' journey, as they've just gotten ahold of the recording she made before her suicide. After seeing Kate Walsh and Brian d'Arcy James weep for 13 episodes, I'm ready to see them get some answers.

Additionally, quite a few of the characters' fates are up in the air. In the final moments of the finale we learned that Alex (played by Parenthood alum Miles Heizer) apparently attempted suicide himself, shooting himself and ending up in intensive care. Meanwhile, Tyler the photographer is seen planning a school shooting, leaving the possibility that it was he who actually shot Alex. Plus, Justin is missing... so there's that.

Alas, we'll just have to wait with baited breath for Netflix to announce 13 Reasons Why's second season. And if you're in a show hole after binging it, be sure to check out our summer premiere list and plan your next binge watching experience.

Binge watching has gone from a trend to a lifestyle. With Netflix releasing seasons in their entirety, the streaming service provides new shows every month or so for audiences to devour. The latest of these is the controversial 13 Reasons Why, adapted from the novel of the same name. 13 Reasons has made headlines for its graphic depiction of teen suicide and sexual assault, while also becoming pop culture royalty and achieving viral meme status. Fans have been hoping for a second season, and now it appears more likely than ever.

We previously reported that 13 Reasons Why actor Ross Butler recently left his supporting role in The CW's Riverdale. Butler will depart his role as Reggie on the drama, with sources like TV Line reporting schedule issues as the explanation for why he won't be able to film Season 2. So what other project could prevent him from Riverdale? Smart money says 13 Reasons Why's second season.

TV schedules are pretty grueling, so it makes a great deal of sense that Ross Butler couldn't film more than one at a time. And with 13 Reasons Why becoming far more popular than the CW's drama, he likely picked the role with the largest following.

Since it's release, 13 Reasons Why has been heavily rumored for a second season. All of the actors seem to be eager to reprise their roles, and the season finale left a ton of cliffhangers to be explored in Season 2. Hannah's parents just got ahold of the tapes, and will be processing their daughter's death in a new way. Alex seems to have attempted suicide, Justin has gone missing, and Tyler seems to be planning a school shooting. Long story short: the narrative isn't finished for 13 Reasons Why.

Ross Butler plays Zach Dempsey in 13 Reasons. One of the more likable characters, his way of isolating Hannah seemed to pale in comparison to the true atrocities she endured in her short life. The finale saw Zach confessing to being unkind to Hannah, hopefully signaling that he was a good guy after all.

Riverdale will be recasting the role of Reggie for Riverdale's second season, with plans to expand the role of Archie's rival. But now we're going to get one of those Fresh Prince situations where actors are switched without acknowledgement. What would Aunt Viv think?

While Netflix audiences are eager awaiting the return of 13 Reasons Why, a second (inevitable) won't be without its challenges. The original novel doesn't have a sequel, so new stories will have to be crafted from scratch. Hopefully they'll pull in author Jay Asher to help plan each characters' trajectory moving forward, but we may not be so lucky. And with Hannah's mystery now seemingly solved, it's unclear how a second season would function. There aren't even any more tapes, so the entire structure would have to be adjusted.

You can catch 13 Reasons Why on Netflix now. Check out our summer premiere list to plan your next binge watch.

TV audiences have become accustomed to the process binge watching their favorite TV series. This trend is exacerbated with every Netflix show, as the streaming service releases new seasons in their entirety. The latest of these binge watched shows is the Selena Gomez produced drama 13 Reasons Why, which became available March 31st. Those who haven't read the novel of the same name devoured the series to uncover Hannah's mysterious suicide, which was shown in gory detail during the season finale. The scene was extremely hard to watch, and now one 13 Reasons writer has explained why Hannah's climactic scene was so graphic.

13 Reasons Why writer Nic Sheff had previously struggled with suicide himself, and recently opened up to Vanity Fair about why Hannah's horrifying scene in the finale was so graphic. He said,

That's some powerful stuff. And the logic certainly holds up for quite a few reasons.

One of the common criticisms of 13 Reasons Why is that it may glamorize teen suicide. While Hannah made the decision to take her own life, she carefully planned out her tapes in order to tell her story and share the blame. In this way, Hannah finally reclaims her power- although it also destroys her parents and friends. Critics believe this message may encourage suicidal teens to take their own lives, in hopes of having power after death like Hannah.

But Hannah's horrifying suicide scene changes it all. The scene is long, and extremely difficult to watch. We see Hannah violently slit her writs, and we empathize with the fear and pain that she no doubt felt in the moment. Additionally, we are shown as her poor parents (Kate Walsh and Brian d'Arcy James) find her body and are traumatized for the rest of their lives. Suicide definitely isn't portrayed as glamorized in the finale, in fact it's downright nauseating and will haunt you after the episode ends.

It should be interesting to see if Netflix decides to craft a second season of 13 Reasons. There were quite a few cliffhangers left, including Alex's suicidal attempt, Tyler's school shooting plans, and Justin's departure from the town. But since the novel didn't have a sequel, a second season won't have the luxury of a fascinating source material to adapt.

You can catch 13 Reasons Why in its full on Netflix. Be sure to check our summer premiere list to plan your next binge watching session.

Everybody knows that Netflix shows are popular, although it's hard to lock down just how that "common" information can be gleaned, since the streaming giant famously keeps its viewing statistics outside of the public eye. Sure, there are millions upon millions of subscribers that constantly have Netflix up and running, but when you consider a half-billion hours of Adam Sandler movies have been streamed at this point, there are no guarantees that any TV shows are getting watched. But they are, of course.

Social research firm Fizziology has stepped in to offer a particularly telling look at the popularity of Netflix's series through the prism of Twitter, since hard numbers clearly aren't happening. The study looked at the first week of release for Netflix's original series and then counted up how many times each show was mentioned through tweets. As you can imagine, a ton of social media posts were tallied, and they led to some results that are as surprising as the shows themselves. (Full disclosure, it does seem like several popular series have been left out.) Let's kick things off with a star-studded comedy that has little time for age demographics.

13. Grace and Frankie

According to Fizziology (via Business Insider), Grace and Frankie landed at #13, which is generally an unlucky number, but not at all a bad position to be in on Netflix, considering the service has dozens of originals in play at this point. With Marta Kauffman, creator of Friends, guiding the creative decisions with a cast that's led by Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda, Grace and Frankie won over audiences and critics with a comedic look at how age doesn't dictate behavior. Something that's sure to get some social media love is Friends vet Lisa Kudrow reuniting with Kauffman for a Season 4 appearance.

Tweets In First Week: 25,036

12. House of Cards

Netflix could be called "The House That Frank Underwood Built," since the success of the political drama House of Cards vaulted Netflix into critics' conversations and awards ceremonies back in 2013. The David Fincher-produced series might have gained equal acclaim had it been a more straight-laced take on Washington D.C., but by providing hyper-dramatic and soapy situations for customers to binge and howll at whenever they wanted, House of Cards instantly became a target for attention all across the Internet as Netflix's first Original. And while some of its fanfare has died down in the wake of newer series, Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright are still the King and Queen of Streaming.

Tweets In First Week: 70,514

11. Bloodline

It was impossible to know what to expect from Bloodline when it premiered, with Kyle Chandler leading a stellar ensemble up and around the dark and twisted branches of a fractured family tree. But audiences responded very kindly, and people couldn't stop talking about how amazing Ben Mendelsohn's performance was, as well as how stress-inducing the deadly central storyline remained. And, yeah, maybe some of it was people talking about the joy of getting Friday Night Lights' Coach Taylor back on the small screen. Bloodline is getting ready to put its third and final season out there, and we're betting social media is going to light up with the Rayburn family's destined implosion.

Tweets In First Week: 83,538

10. Master of None

Fresh off of Parks and Recreation, comedian Aziz Ansari took his talents to Netflix with a more personal approach for the stunningly crafted Master of None, which arguably stands tallest in TV's recent wave of indie-leaning romantic comedies. This show had a lot of buzz going prior to its release, and Season 1 did not disappoint, with either its food-and-sex-fueled storylines or its impact on Twitter. Ansari's presence on Twitter certainly didn't hurt, and neither did the all the attention given to his parents, who showed up for a memorable episode playing his character's folks. Season 2 will debut on May 12, so get ready for more laughs and bittersweet feelings.

Tweets In First Week: 106,893

9. The OA

While network TV shows lay so much importance on advertising and promotion, Netflix relies a lot on word of mouth and its own user menu to attract new viewers. That kind of discovery HAD to happen with The OA, the impeccably acted sci-fi-ish drama created mostly in secret by director Zal Batmanglij and star Brit Marling. Its release was first announced mere days before Season 1 became available, and though it's hard to gauge how much impact the secrecy had on the show's success, its success is undeniable. And since barely anyone knew about it beforehand, its rapid popularity growth likely depended a lot on social media discussions.

Tweets In First Week: 176,992

8. Orange Is the New Black

Widely known to be in Netflix's top-tier series when it comes to viewership, inasmuch as such things can be measured, Jenji Kohan's Orange Is the New Black is unsurprisingly in the Top 10 when it comes to its early Twitter presence. As Netflix's third big original to be unleashed upon the world, the prison drama offered a lot to talk about at the time, and it's delivered on that front in each of its successive seasons. (Particularly Season 4, with its heartbreaker of a death.) It might even be surprising that Orange Is the New Black is this low on the list, but maybe not. #LitchfieldDebate

Tweets In First Week: 177,374

7. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Comedies don't always get the same kind of Twitter love as twisty dramas, but then not all comedies are created by Tina Fey and Robert Carlock. In just its first season, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt offered up a cacophony of hilarious jokes, screengrab-worthy sight gags, surprise guest stars, and more. So much so, in fact, the impressive number below could feasibly be made up solely of non-repeating Jane Krakowski GIFs or Titus Burgess costume-change GIFs. Or Ellie Kemper's words of misguided wisdom. Fans are no doubt waiting for Season 3 to get here and give us a few hundred thousand more reasons to laugh. It's a miracle!

Tweets In First Week: 243,990

6. Black Mirror

Unlike a lot of Netflix's new additions, Black Mirror glitched onto the scene with a sizable fanbase already built in, thanks to its U.K. origins and its popularity here in the U.S., which came once those earlier episodes were added to the company's library. The wait for Season 3 was more than worth it, too, with a handful of the episodes from creator Charlie Brooker's team rivaling and even exceeding those in the first batch. Despite the limited amount of episodes, Black Mirror's conversation-starting narratives combined with its international appeal to win over Twitter users upon its release. Perhaps Season 4 will have an episode about people tweeting about Black Mirror.

Tweets In First Week: 452,516

5. Stranger Things

While the '80s-embracing Stranger Things had a bigger buzz before its premiere than fellow genre release The OA, the bulk of it revolved around Winona Ryder's presence. But when streaming audiences got a chance to take the full bike ride with the kids of Hawkins for this monstrous horror mystery, Stranger Things instantly became one of the most talked-about shows of the summer, as well as the entire year. The creep-tastic Upside Down, the crazy finale, and good ol' Barb's fate made for some of 2016's more interesting hashtags. Fun fact: Stephen King tweeting about your show will help your show's chances of scoring highly on a list of this kind.

Tweets In First Week: 507,192

4. Luke Cage

As we arrive at Luke Cage's entry, one can't help but feel a little skepticism over this being the first Marvel show on the list, as it seems pretty likely that Daredevil, Jessica Jones and even the panned but much-viewed Iron Fist would have all appeared by now. Still, accepting this info with a grain of salt takes nothing away from the brute force of Luke Cage and its Harlem-based tale of power struggles and a search for justice. Its massive Twitter push was no doubt sparked by excellent performances from all the leads, as well as a soundtrack that still deserves to be played on an endless loop.

Tweets In First Week: 1,016,152

3. Fuller House

Netflix got into the revival game early on with Arrested Deelopment and Trailer Park Boys, but the service went above and beyond by reaching back into TV history with Full House creator Jeff Franklin for Fuller House. This was a project that Netflix legitimately got into promoting, and all of the stars went heavy on social media all throughout the filming process, bringing outside attention to a fever pitch when it finally hit viewers with all of the cornball schmaltz and Tanner bliss that anyone could have hoped for. Sure, this isn't the the most dense storytelling to ever inspire a tweet, but you don't need that when Uncle Jesse is back, dammit.

Tweets In First Week: 1,324,534

2. Chasing Cameron

Even though Netflix was initially against getting into reality television of any kind, the company turned a new leaf in the past year, and the apex of its unscripted efforts has clearly been Chasing Cameron. It's no mystery why this project shows up so high on this list, surprising as it may be, since it's centered on Cameron Dallas, who rose to mega-fame through various forms of social media, particularly Vine. (As well, fellow Magcon members Taylor Caniff and Aaron Carpenter are part of the fun.) On the opposite end of the key demo spectrum from Grace and Frankie, Chasing Cameron's core audience is likely among Twitter's most active age groups.

Tweets In First Week: 1,326,010

1. 13 Reasons Why

The bizarrely wide gap between the #2 entry and our winner, the emotional teen drama 13 Reasons Why, also casts some doubt on measurements used in this study; but again, there's no real doubt this show took over social media when it was released at the end of March. Based on the acclaimed novel from Jay Asher, 13 Reasons Why was geared to engage with an age demo that spends an ample amount of time on Twitter. It seemed everyone had words to say (both good, bad and otherwise) about the many complex subjects tackled across the show's episodes, particularly the arguable semi-glamorization of suicide. In any case, there were far more than just 13 reasons why this new drama struck a chord with audiences.

Tweets In First Week: 3,585,110

What do you guys think about Fizziology's numbers? Let us know in the comments and head to our midseason premiere schedule and our summer TV guide to see what's coming to the small screen in the near future.

If you haven’t bough stock in Netflix yet, you may want to consider doing so soon. The company continues to pump out hit series after hit series with no end in sight. Now they have teamed up with actress / singer Selena Gomez for an original show that tackles very dark subject matter: teen suicide.

According to The Wrap, the streaming giant has signed Gomez to headline the upcoming 13 Reasons Why. The series centers on a young high school student, played by Gomez, who commits suicide and leaves cassette tapes behind for the 13 people who played a part in her decision to take her own life – hence the title of the series. Like we said, it’s pretty dark.

The series adapts Jay Asher’s best-selling book, which is tailored to the Young Adult crowd, for the screen. 13 Reasons Why will be executive produced by Anonymous Content, whose prior work includes True Detective and Mr. Robot. While this does not exactly guarantee that the series will go on to become an instant classic, but it certainly does not hurt its prospects either.

This influx of work for Gomez comes after her recent return to the limelight following a secret battle with lupus between 2013 and 2014. She has most certainly kept herself busy over the last year to make up for the absence. In addition to the upcoming Netflix series, she also recently wrapped four films: Dubious Battle, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, The Big Short, and Neighbors 2.

Selena Gomez recently had a voice role in the animated Hotel Transylvania 2, which set box office records with its opening – you can check out a trailer for that film below (it might be appropriate viewing today). Essentially, she’s experiencing just as much of a boom as Netflix, and seems eager to capitalize on her exposure.

The series will join Netflix’s already stellar library of programming that includes original shows such as Orange is the New Black, Daredevil, and House of Cards. Netflix seems to capitalize on their ability to tell dark stories free from ratings restrictions, but relishes the opportunity to expand into newer genres with each passing project. 13 Reasons Why is one of the first original programs for the company that is specifically tailored towards a Young Adult audience, which is a huge market, and success here could easily usher in an influx of such content.

We will keep you posted on any news associated with 13 Reasons Why. As of now there has yet to be an announced release date for the series, but expect it to join the ranks of the sites high quality original programs at some point in the near future.