'13 Reasons Why' Season 5: Everything We Know So Far

Before there was "You" or "Emily In Paris" or "Stranger Things" or "Wednesday", there was "13 Reasons Why." It was the most popular show on Netflix for some time and it went on for four seasons. The show is based on Jay Asher's book of the same name and initially followed high schooler Clay, an introverted high schooler, who receives a box of tapes from his former crush, Hannah, who died by suicide. Through a series of flashbacks, we meet Hannah and learn about the people who contributed to her depression. Hannah names and shames these people, but Clay is left to wonder if he could have done anything to help her.

The show went on for three more seasons, focusing on many of the other students surrounding Hannah's suicide. But, can we expect a fifth season? Let's explore.

Will 13 Reasons Why Return For Season 5?

Netflix has confirmed that 13 Reasons Why will not be returning for season 5. The show, however, was not canceled. It came to a natural end, and the streamer stated that the decision was purely creative and the fourth season will "feature the core cast's graduation from High School" and therefore "a natural conclusion to the show".

Netflix also released a video showing the cast and their tearful goodbyes to each other as they finish their final read-through.

Showrunner Brian Yorkey told Entertainment Weekly that ending the show on the students' graduation "felt like the logical ending point."

"When it became clear that we might have the chance to make more seasons of this, I pretty quickly go to a place where it felt like a four-season story," he said.

"I'm always a little bit suspicious of high school shows that go beyond four seasons because high school is four years long."

"It felt like bringing these characters to their graduation and to scattering to their next things felt like the logical ending point," he added.

"So for a long time, the idea has been, should we be so lucky to have the opportunity, we would do four seasons of this. So certainly going into breaking story for season four, we knew it was the end.”

"I’m incredibly proud of our finale episode. I think it’s very special and it’s also supersized,” Brian Yorkey told EW.

“It’s a supersized finale, so even if people aren’t super happy with the ending, at least they can’t say we were stingy," he added.

So there you have it folks! 13 Reasons is done and dusted but unlike many Netflix shows that were canceled suddenly, 13 Reasons Why had a conclusive ending. What more can you ask for?

The final season of 13 Reasons Why premiered on June 5th, 2020.