88 Fun Facts About 13 Reasons Why

Which song do Clay and Hannah slow-dance to at the winter formal in 13 Reasons Why?

The Night We Met. Lord Huron's 2015 song entered the charts in several countries after the show used it, and season two brings it back as Clay's friends gather round him at a dance.

13 Reasons Why is based on a 2007 novel by which author?

Jay Asher. Twelve publishers rejected the book before the thirteenth said yes, and it then spent years on the New York Times bestseller list.

Which pop star served as an executive producer on 13 Reasons Why?

Selena Gomez. She and her mother, Mandy Teefey, found the book and took it to producers years earlier, when Gomez was meant to play Hannah in a film version.

In the series 13 Reasons Why, what kind of shop do Hannah Baker's parents run?

A pharmacy. In the novel the Bakers sell shoes; the series moves them to a drugstore, with Hannah's father as the pharmacist behind the counter.

Brian Yorkey, who developed 13 Reasons Why for television, won a Pulitzer Prize for which musical?

Next to Normal. Written with composer Tom Kitt, it follows a mother with bipolar disorder, and the Pulitzer board said it "expands the scope of subject matter for musicals".

Which actor plays Clay Jensen in 13 Reasons Why?

Dylan Minnette. His Clay begins as the boy listening to the tapes and by the third season is himself the prime suspect in a classmate's murder.

Which actress plays Hannah Baker in 13 Reasons Why?

Katherine Langford. A newcomer from Perth who by her own account had "never done anything before", she auditioned over Skype and then had ten days to obtain a US work visa.

What is the name of the high school the characters attend in 13 Reasons Why?

Liberty High. Hillcrest, among the options, is the rival school: Bryce transfers there after the trial, and a homecoming game between the two ends in a brawl.

Which road sign does Sheri knock down, leading to the crash that kills Jeff Atkins?

A stop sign. Hannah wants to report it at once but Sheri refuses, and the crash that follows at the junction is wrongly put down to drunk driving.

What of Hannah's does Ryan Shaver publish without her consent?

One of her poems. Ryan had coaxed her into reading her most personal work at a poetry club, then printed it unsigned in his school magazine, where classmates laughed at it.

When the tapes reach Clay's name, what does Hannah tell him?

He does not belong on the list. She says he is there only because the story cannot be told without him, yet he still blames himself for leaving her alone at the party.

Which former friend does Clay reach out to at the end of season one of 13 Reasons Why?

Skye Miller. Clay does it so as not to repeat the mistakes he made with Hannah, and by the start of season two the pair are dating.

Which school staff member is one of the thirteen subjects of Hannah's tapes?

Counselor Kevin Porter. He is the last name on the tapes: Hannah turns to him for help near the end and he fails to act, and the school dismisses him in season two.

Which friend of Clay's holds a second set of Hannah's tapes and sees that everyone hears them?

Tony Padilla. He is not on the tapes himself: Hannah gave him his own copies before she died, and at the end of the first season he gives her parents a copy of the recordings.

Who is blamed after his own death for Bryce Walker's murder at the end of season three?

Monty de la Cruz. He has just been killed in jail, so the blame can be pinned on him; Winston, who spent that night with Monty, knows it is false.

At the end of season two of 13 Reasons Why, which family adopts Justin Foley?

The Jensens. A court will release him from custody only into a parent's care and neither of his can be found, so Clay's mother and father take him in as their son.

Which character narrates the third season of 13 Reasons Why?

Ani Achola. The newcomer tells the season to a sheriff's deputy under questioning, and she knows the Walker house from inside: her mother nurses Bryce's grandfather there.

Which character kills Bryce Walker in season three of 13 Reasons Why?

Alex Standall. Zach had already beaten Bryce and left him injured by the river in revenge for a wrecked knee; Alex finds him there and pushes him in.

In 13 Reasons Why, whom does Clay talk out of a school shooting at the end of season two?

Tyler Down. Clay persuades him to give up the rifle outside the school dance and Tony drives him away before the police arrive; his recovery runs through the next two seasons.

Which character is elected student body president in season three of 13 Reasons Why?

Jessica Davis. She runs on a promise to end the school's rape culture, founds a group for survivors of sexual assault and leads its protest at the homecoming game.

Which actress plays Hannah's mother, Olivia Baker, in 13 Reasons Why?

Kate Walsh. Best known as Dr. Addison Montgomery in Grey's Anatomy, she plays a mother set on learning why her daughter died, who by season three has divorced and moved to New York.

What is the profession of Clay's mother, Lainie Jensen?

She works for the firm defending the school district against the Bakers before starting her own practice; Clay's father Matt is a college professor.

What is the main storyline of season two of 13 Reasons Why?

The Bakers' lawsuit against the school. Episode by episode a different witness takes the stand, Hannah's tapes leak online along the way, and the jury ends by clearing the school district.

What does Jessica call the survivors' group she founds in season three of 13 Reasons Why?

Hands Off. Tyler is among those who join, and the group, HO for short, stages a red-paint protest at half-time of the homecoming game.

The final episode of 13 Reasons Why takes its title from which school event?

Graduation. Clay, whose breakdown and therapy run through the final season, is the student chosen to give the class speech.

Which school fundraiser matches Hannah with Marcus for a date in 13 Reasons Why?

Dollar Valentines. The fundraiser pairs her with Marcus, then student body president, who tries to take advantage of her at a diner and insults her when she pushes him away.

The actress who plays Hannah Baker in 13 Reasons Why was nominated for which award in 2018?

Golden Globe. The nomination, for Best Actress in a Television Drama, came for her first job on American television; the prize went to Elisabeth Moss for The Handmaid's Tale.

Which Yazoo song did the pop-star executive producer of 13 Reasons Why cover for its first soundtrack?

Only You. It was Yazoo's first single, a synth-pop ballad, and a year later an a cappella version by the Flying Pickets became Britain's Christmas number one.

In July 2019, what change did Netflix make to the first-season finale of 13 Reasons Why?

It edited out the suicide scene. Netflix said it acted on the advice of medical experts, among them the chief medical officer of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, weeks before season three.

Which country created the RP18 rating so under-18s could watch 13 Reasons Why only with an adult?

New Zealand. Its classification office pointed to the country's teen suicide rate, then the highest in the developed world, and wanted teenagers to watch with a parent, not alone.

What is the name of the aftershow special Netflix released alongside the first season of 13 Reasons Why?

Beyond the Reasons. The half-hour special ran straight after the finale, with cast, producers and doctors talking through the show's hardest subjects, and the next two seasons each got their own.

Filming of both the second and third seasons of 13 Reasons Why was interrupted by what?

Wildfires. In 2017 the fires in California's wine country closed the Vallejo sets and cast and crew were flown home; a year later smoke from another fire stopped season three.

What does Zach Dempsey steal from Hannah in their Communications class?

Her encouraging notes. Classmates leave each other kind anonymous messages, and Zach, stung at being turned down, takes Hannah's so that she never receives any.

The actor who plays Clay is the singer of which alternative rock band?

He formed it with Braeden Lemasters and Cole Preston; their debut album Nothing Happens came out in 2019.

After 13 Reasons Why, the actress who played Hannah Baker starred as Nimue in which fantasy series?

Cursed. The Netflix series retold the legend of King Arthur through Nimue, the future Lady of the Lake, and was cancelled after a single season.

The actress who played Hannah in 13 Reasons Why was cast in which Marvel film, only for her scene to be cut?

Avengers: Endgame. She played a grown-up version of Tony Stark's daughter, Morgan, who appears to him in a vision, but test audiences found the scene confusing and it was dropped.

According to Asher, what inspired the character of Hannah Baker?

He also interviewed women about their high-school experiences to capture her voice.

Each episode of the first season of 13 Reasons Why is named after what?

One side of a tape. The titles run from "Tape 1, Side A" to "Tape 7, Side A": thirteen sides in all, one for each of Hannah's reasons.

Which body's list of the most challenged books of the 2010s placed Thirteen Reasons Why third?

American Library Association. Only Sherman Alexie's Part-Time Indian and Captain Underpants ranked higher, and the novel returned to the yearly top ten in 2017 and 2018, after the series appeared.

At which school dance does season two of 13 Reasons Why end?

The Spring Fling. The friends dance together to the song from Clay and Hannah's winter formal, minutes before a classmate arrives outside with a rifle and Clay talks him down.

Which classmate spreads rumours about Hannah to hide her own secret, then comes out on the witness stand in season two?

Courtney Crimsen. Afraid of being identified in a photograph of the two of them kissing, she turns the gossip on Hannah; at the trial she admits she had feelings for her.

Which actor joined the final season of 13 Reasons Why as Dr. Robert Ellman, Clay's therapist?

Gary Sinise. Best known as Lieutenant Dan in Forrest Gump, he was brought in so that the last season could show Clay getting help for his anxiety, depression and grief.

Which Billie Eilish song was the lead single from the second-season soundtrack of 13 Reasons Why?

Lovely. The show had used her song Bored to lead its first soundtrack; a year later she returned with this duet with Khalid about two people trying to get through depression together.

What was kept on the set of 13 Reasons Why to help the actors cope with its intense material?

Therapy dogs. One of the leads recalled "a puppy per hour" being brought in for the scenes that asked the most of the actress playing Hannah.

What happens to Tony's family in the third season of 13 Reasons Why?

They are deported. Bryce's father reports them to the immigration authorities, and Bryce tries to make amends by buying Tony's Mustang at twice its value to pay for a lawyer, without success.

Which starting quarterback develops feelings for Alex in the final season of 13 Reasons Why?

Charlie St. George. He first appears as one of Monty's friends, comes out as bisexual in the final season, and is crowned joint prom king with Alex.

Which storyline in the final season of 13 Reasons Why drew a viewer backlash for being too realistic?

A staged active-shooter drill. In the episode "Thursday" a Code Red sends students to barricade themselves in classrooms, believing a gunman is in the building, before they learn it was an exercise.

By one analytics firm's count, 13 Reasons Why trailed only which Marvel series' second season in its first month on Netflix?

Daredevil. Jumpshot put the newcomer at 48 percent of that season's audience, and it was the only Netflix original in the study whose viewing grew from one week to the next.

A producer and two cast members of 13 Reasons Why got matching tattoos of which punctuation mark?

A semicolon stands for a sentence its writer could have ended but chose to continue, the emblem of a suicide-prevention movement. The three had it inked on their wrists when the show launched.

In 13 Reasons Why, which device does Clay take from a friend to play Hannah Baker's tapes?

A Walkman has to do because Clay drops and breaks his father's boombox minutes into the first tape, startled when a parent walks in.

Ross Butler gave up playing Reggie Mantle on which teen drama to stay with 13 Reasons Why?

Riverdale gave the part to Charles Melton, and Butler returned for its 100th episode to play Reggie in a scene beside his successor.

In season two of 13 Reasons Why, which kind of photos turn up in Clay's locker with anonymous messages?

Polaroids take over from the cassettes as the mystery of season two. The first one hints that Hannah was not the only student who had been harmed.

The actress who plays Hannah Baker in 13 Reasons Why won the part through an audition on which video service?

Skype carried the audition that won her a first major acting credit. Once cast, she had only ten days to secure a visa to work in the United States.

In 13 Reasons Why, which nickname does Hannah Baker give Clay, her co-worker at the local movie theater?

Helmet is one of two pet names Hannah has for Clay: she also calls him Astronomy Boy.

The actor who plays Clay in 13 Reasons Why co-starred in which film based on R. L. Stine's books?

Goosebumps was a commercial success in 2015, and he stayed with scares afterwards in Don't Breathe and the 2022 Scream.

In the closing scenes of 13 Reasons Why, what do the surviving recipients do with Hannah Baker's tapes?

They bury them together once school is over, a shared farewell to Hannah. Clay then sets off on a road trip with his best friend.

In the novel Thirteen Reasons Why, over what span of time does Clay listen to all of Hannah Baker's tapes?

One night is all it takes in the book, while the Netflix series stretches his listening across several days.

In 13 Reasons Why, Hannah Baker's opening tape recalls which milestone shared with Justin Foley?

Her first kiss with Justin turns sour when a photo taken that evening is passed around school with a rumor attached.

In 13 Reasons Why, what is the name of the movie theater where Hannah Baker and Clay work together?

The Crestmont shares its name with the story's fictional California town, and Hannah returns her work uniform there on her last day.

In season two of 13 Reasons Why, what does Clay anonymously do with Hannah Baker's tapes?

He uploads them online after reading comments posted about his own testimony, making public what only the recipients had heard.

In what form does Hannah Baker keep appearing to Clay during season two of 13 Reasons Why?

Hallucinations of Hannah speak to Clay all season, a mark of his guilt at not having been able to help her while she was alive.

In season three of 13 Reasons Why, Bryce Walker is killed hours after which school event?

The Homecoming game ends in a brawl on the field, and hours later Bryce is left badly beaten at a river pier, where he drowns.

In the final season of 13 Reasons Why, which Ivy League university interviews and then accepts Clay?

Brown takes Clay after a friend quietly rewrites his application essay, and in the last episode he meets a fellow incoming freshman.

After concerns from health experts, what did Netflix add to the start of each season of 13 Reasons Why?

A cast warning video has opened each season since March 2018, cautioning viewers about the topics ahead and pointing them to a support website with crisis numbers.

In season one of 13 Reasons Why, what visual cue marks Clay's memories of Hannah Baker apart from the present?

Bright, vibrant colors fill the scenes where Hannah is alive, while the present day is graded in harsher shades of blue and grey.

Brenda Strong, who plays Nora Walker in 13 Reasons Why, narrated which ABC series as the late Mary Alice Young?

Desperate Housewives had her narrate her neighbors' lives from the afterlife, mostly off-screen. She also directed two episodes of the last season of 13 Reasons Why.

Brian d'Arcy James, Hannah Baker's father in 13 Reasons Why, played which title role in a Broadway musical?

Shrek was his part in the stage musical of the film, and he was also the first actor to play the king when Hamilton opened off-Broadway.

At the end of season two of 13 Reasons Why, which sentence does the convicted Bryce Walker receive?

Three months' probation is all the court gives him, a lighter penalty than the six months given to Justin Foley for his part in the same assault.

Which drug is Justin Foley addicted to when Clay takes him in during season two of 13 Reasons Why?

Heroin has hold of Justin by the time Clay hides him in his bedroom, and Sheri Holland helps to steer him toward sobriety.

At which local hangout does Justin Foley work shifts in season three of 13 Reasons Why?

Monet's is where Justin works in season three, and where the friends gather in the final season to puzzle over how their parents always know their plans.

In 13 Reasons Why, how does Clay take revenge on Zach Dempsey after hearing the tape about him?

He keys his car after hearing the tape, only to learn later that Zach had kept the letter Hannah wrote him rather than throwing it away.

In season one of 13 Reasons Why, how does Clay obtain proof that Bryce Walker assaulted Hannah Baker?

He secretly records him while pretending to buy marijuana, and takes a beating before Bryce admits what he did.

In season two of 13 Reasons Why, what do the athletes call the storage shed beside the baseball field?

The Clubhouse is where Bryce Walker and his teammates take girls, and where Clay and Justin Foley get hold of a box of photographs taken inside.

In season two of 13 Reasons Why, Clay tracks down a homeless Justin Foley in which California city?

Oakland is where Justin has been living rough since he ran away at the end of season one, and Clay finds him after he contacts an old girlfriend.

Which head cheerleader, introduced in season two of 13 Reasons Why, is Bryce Walker's girlfriend?

Chlöe Rice stands by Bryce in court during season two, then ends the relationship and changes schools before her senior year.

In season three of 13 Reasons Why, players from which rival school brawl with Justin Foley's football team?

Hillcrest is also the school Bryce Walker transfers to after his conviction, where he finds himself bullied in turn.

In season three of 13 Reasons Why, which of Clay's belongings is found in the missing Bryce Walker's room?

His bicycle lock makes Clay the first suspect of the season, even though he had given the bike and its lock away to a new friend.

Which transfer student in the final season of 13 Reasons Why sets out to learn who really killed Bryce Walker?

Winston spent the night of the killing with the classmate who was later blamed for it, so he knows the official story is false.

Which Miami-born actor plays Justin Foley, the subject of the first tape, in 13 Reasons Why?

Brandon Flynn was born and raised in Miami, where he went to the New World School of the Arts before landing the role he is best known for.

Which actor plays Bryce Walker, the main antagonist of 13 Reasons Why?

Justin Prentice was already known as Cash Gallagher in the ABC sitcom Malibu Country before he took on Bryce.

Alisha Boe, a main cast member of 13 Reasons Why, was born in which Nordic country?

Norway was home until she was seven: born in Oslo to a Norwegian and a Somali parent, she then moved to Los Angeles.

Miles Heizer, a star of 13 Reasons Why, spent five years as Drew Holt on which NBC family drama?

Parenthood cast him as the son of Lauren Graham's character, a part he played until the drama ended in 2015.

Derek Luke of 13 Reasons Why made his film debut starring in which drama directed by Denzel Washington?

Antwone Fisher, released in 2002, won him an Independent Spirit Award for playing the title character.

Keiko Agena, a high school teacher in 13 Reasons Why, is best known as Lane Kim in which series?

Gilmore Girls cast her as the best friend of Rory Gilmore, and she has since played live with her character's band, Hep Alien.

Before Netflix made 13 Reasons Why a series, which Hollywood studio bought the novel's film rights?

Universal bought the rights in 2011 as a film vehicle for a young pop star, who became an executive producer instead once the project moved to television.

The author of Thirteen Reasons Why found the novel's cassette format on an audio tour in which American city?

Las Vegas gave him an audio tour that showed how a recorded voice could carry a story; the finished manuscript was rejected twelve times before its thirteenth submission succeeded.

The cheerleader named Sheri Holland in Netflix's 13 Reasons Why goes by which name in the original novel?

Jenny Kurtz is the name on the eleventh tape in the book; the series renamed her and also moved Clay's own tape later in the running order.

Which Australian band's single Teeth appears on the season three soundtrack of 13 Reasons Why?

5 Seconds of Summer also placed the song on their album Calm, and the same soundtrack carried new music from Yungblud.