Season 3 Renewal of '13 Reasons Why' | THR News - video Dailymotion

The YA drama from Paramount Television will return in 2019 with 13 new episodes.

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00:00First, there were tapes, then Polaroids, so what will come next?

00:12It turns out the story of Liberty High isn't over yet.

00:15Netflix has renewed 13 Reasons Why for a third season.

00:19Season 3 of the controversial teen drama will consist of another run of 13 episodes

00:24and return in 2019. Production will resume later this year.

00:28The core cast, including Dylan Minnette, who plays Clay, Miles Heiser, aka Alex,

00:32and Alicia Bowe, who plays Jessica, among others, are all expected to return.

00:37However, breakout star Katherine Langford, who played Hannah, the character whose suicide

00:42was the focal point of the series, recently announced she would not return for future seasons.

00:46The renewal news comes less than three weeks after the series returned for its second season,

00:51which explored the aftermath of suicide, a lawsuit against the school for its role in

00:56Hannah's suicide, sexual assault, and a thwarted school shooting.

00:59The truth doesn't always make things right.

01:01It's going to keep happening. It doesn't stop.

01:08While Netflix, like fellow streaming services Amazon and Hulu, does not release viewership information,

01:1313 Reasons Why is said to be one of its most streamed original series.

01:17Season 1 of the drama was surrounded by a wave of controversy for its graphic depiction of teen suicide.

01:23While season 2 was not as controversial, many viewers and critics alike still found it problematic

01:29for a storyline in which a male character is sexually assaulted.

01:32This season's episodes were also prefaced with a warning video from the cast.

01:36Still, the decision to continue the series is pretty surprising.

01:40Season 1 focused on Jay Asher's book of the same name and told a complete story.

01:44The drama, from Brian Yorkey and executive producers Selena Gomez and Tom McCarthy,

01:49was considered a one-off, limited series. But Netflix renewed the drama for a second season

01:54following the buzz surrounding season 1, taking the show's story beyond that of Asher's book.

01:59Showrunner Yorkey told THR about his plans for the future of the series ahead of season 2.

02:03With the second season, we feel, as with the first, that we're following the stories of these characters.

02:08I always think there's more story to tell. But I think that depends on viewers and everyone's reaction to it,

02:14and whether it's important to keep telling the story. He added,

02:17For more on this story, head to THR.com and let me know if you're looking forward to another season of

02:3713 Reasons Why in the comments. Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.