Filming has begun on series two of 13 Reasons Why
The Netflix drama is continuing its story of Hannah Baker's suicide
Hit young adult Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why has begun filming its second season.
Actor Christian Navarro, who plays Tony in the breakout drama, confirmed the news on Twitter, saying he was ready to “make some magic”.
And while it's unlikely you'll see the show until 2018, don’t expect the drama to be short of controversy surrounding its portrayal of suicide. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Dylan Minnette (who plays Clay Jensen) said they wouldn’t "sugarcoat" the material for season two: “The whole goal of the show is to be real and tell the story in a true way. And if they weren’t going to do that in more scenes, I don’t think they’d keep going with the show.
"They aren’t going to sugarcoat anything. We haven’t done it from day one, and I don’t think we’re ever going to do it. I’m sure it’s going to be just as important and dark as last season.”
That’s saying a lot considering the first series. The debut instalments followed Clay Jensen as he mourned the death of his friend Hannah Baker – who leaves a collection of tapes explaining the reasons behind her decision to take her own life.
So, just where will the story pick up? Have we seen the last of those tapes? Which characters will return? Just some questions we asked (and sometimes answered) for the next season.
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Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.