Netflix’s adaptation of 13 Reasons Why continues to spark controversy, the second season dealing with the contentious issues of rape, suicide, and school shootings.
Discussing how 13 Reasons Why balances showing gun violence without glorifying it, Yorkey said that whether they are successful will be down to the audience.
Yorkey also said that Netflix were expecting a much faster response to the second season, as the first flew slightly under the radar.
“We’re much more interested in understanding that character’s journey than we are in seeing it end in the worst way possible.