The story isn’t over yet. After the phenomenal success—and serious controversy—over Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why, the streaming site has announced that the teen drama will officially be getting a second season.

 

 

Selena Gomez just weighed in with more details of what to expect 
The show’s executive director Selena Gomez has since responded to how the next season will handle recent backlash. Speaking to a Seattle radio station, she hinted at more complicated storylines to come but also addressed reactions from many viewers and schools.

“I think it’s going to be so exciting because, you know, I didn’t expect the first to be as loud if you will? I didn’t expect it to have the reaction that it did. It was amazing, and it was complicated. There was a lot of stuff that came with it, and I understood what it meant,” says Gomez in the clip below.

She continues: “I think for season two, we elaborate more on some of those questions and the stories and the resolution, if you will, of what some of these kids have gone through and are going through. So that’s exciting. I was in the writers’ room the other day, and they’re working so hard, and it’s going to come together. I was sitting at the table, like, ‘Wait, what happened?!’ Almost like freaking out. I’m so excited. It’s going to be great.”

 

 

And Netflix released some serious spoilers on Twitter about what to expect when the show returns.

 

Here’s what we know so far

 

  1. There will still be 13 episodes.
  2. There will be a new narrator, but no word on who yet.
  3. Hannah will still appear in the series, probs in flashbacks.
  4. The second season will share other character’s perspectives on Hannah’s story.
  5. We will hear more from Jessica, Hannah’s former BFF, and season two will explore how she is recovering from losing Hannah and attempting to return to a normal life.
  6. Absolute villain Bryce will also be back, and according to Netflix, “will hopefully get what’s coming to him.” Not sure what that means yet—but maybe there will be court case after all?
  7. We’ll also hear more from Alex, Tyler and Hannah’s parents. “We’re going to answer those questions… even more, we’re going to continue to look very truthfully & very honestly at what they go through,” Netflix said in a tweet.
  8. Get ready for more retro tech. There will be no more tapes, but “there is a different sort of analog technology that plays a hugely important role in season two,” Netflix tweeted.
  9. This season will take on some broader issues, like the values we are instilled with at an early age. In their statement on what to expect, Netflix said season two will explore “the way we raise boys up into men and the way we treat girls and women in our culture—and what we could do better in both cases.”
  10. The new story will diverge from Jay Asher’s original book.

 

 

Almost immediately fans shared their excitement—and some concerns

 

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The series will return to Netflix with 13 new hour-long episodes in 2018.

 

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