Netflix's '13 Reasons Why' season 2 possible as there are so many sub-plots that need to be told, says Selena Gomez

Netflix's newest original series “13 Reasons Why” has generated great reviews from viewers that its executive producer Selena Gomez hinted at a Season 2. The short drama, which is created by Brian Yorkey and is based on Jay Asher's best-selling novel that goes by the same title, tells the tale of teenager Hannah Baker (Katherine Langford), who commits suicide.

“13 Reasons Why,” which has 13 episodes in total, has an interesting plot that keeps viewers glued till the end. The drama explores why Baker commits suicide, and the narrative is revealed from her angle. After her death, Baker's thirteen friends receive 13 cassette tapes on their door steps, revealing the reason she decided to end her life.

Baker's story is used as a medium to highlight the dark aspects of teenage reality, including bullying, mental harassment, rape and mental illness. Gomez opted to produce the drama because she wanted to tell the story of Baker to the world. The “Love You Like a Love Song” songstress told The Hollywood Reporter in a recent interview that she was roped in to play the lead in a movie with the same story in 2011, but she changed her mind and instead decided to produce it.

The singer/actress, who has been reportedly out of rehab in the past, said that she relates to the story and wanted the world to know about the problems teenagers today face. "I see myself as Hannah so much. I wanted it to feel like anyone can see themselves in this,” she told the website.

Langford, who plays the lead, also told the website that the aim of the series was to be completely honest with the audience. It aims to tell a story without romanticising it or sugarcoating the content. She feels that teenagers are “not idiots”; they are very well aware of sex, drugs, rape and mental illness. Langford finds it strange that there has not been a TV series that actually addresses these issues without romanticising them.

“Those people who may not know they may be going through mental illness, it might encourage them to speak out or ask for help. Or on the reverse side, it may prompt people to be more aware of what's going on around them and how what they're doing is affecting the people around them,” Langford told the news site.

Talking about Season 2 of “13 Reasons Why,” Gomez and Langford are of the opinion that the story has many intriguing characters and sub-plots; the world deserves to know them, too. “We don't know what is going to go beyond it, but we know there are so many stories that lie beneath each character. That's why it became a series in the first place,” Gomez said.