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Netflix has renewed "13 Reasons Why" for a second season.

A 13-episode second season will air in 2018.

Actress Kate Walsh shared a teaser for the second season.



Netflix confirmed Sunday that its hit show "13 Reasons Why" will be back for a second season.

The series follows a teenage girl, Hannah Baker, who commits suicide and leaves cassette tapes with 13 reasons why she took her life.

The show will be back for a 13-episode second season in 2018, according to Deadline. The series will pick up where season one ended as people continue to deal with the fallout of Baker's death.

The show received high praise from critics, but has also come under criticism. Some have called it "dangerous" and said it "glamorizes suicide." In response, the show added more "viewer discretion advised" warnings in front of episodes.

Author Jay Asher addressed the controversy this weekend at the Twin Cities Lit Con in Minnesota.

"I guarantee there's nothing in that show or the book that hasn't happened to teens," said Asher. "Sometimes it hasn't happened very often, but it does happen. When we hear adults saying ‘adults wouldn't react that way,’ I can guarantee, I've heard from teens who said that's what happened when they reached out."

The series is executive produced by Selena Gomez who told E! she has been working on the project for a long time to share with viewers.

"I understood what the message was," said Gomez. "I just wanted it to come across in a way that kids would be frightened, but confused—in a way that they would talk about it because it's something that's happening all the time."

The end of the first season gave viewers hints at what may come in season two. In the season's finale, it's shown that one of the teens, Tyler, who is seen getting bullied throughout the first season, has ammunition and guns hidden in his bedroom. A series of photographs of other students suggests he may be planning a school shooting.

Tyler has a series of guns and ammunition tucked away in his room. Netflix Tyler looks at a series of photographs of his fellow students. Netflix

"13 Reasons Why" is set for a 2018 return on Netflix.

Actress Kate Walsh shared a teaser for the new season on Twitter. Watch it below: