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Warning: This article contains references to suicide which some readers may find upsetting.
13 Reasons Why became a Netflix hit earlier this year, but at the same time drew controversy over the way it depicted suicide.
Singer Selena Gomez, who is also a producer on the drama, has come to its defence.
Related: 13 Reasons Why season 2 – everything you need to know
"This is happening every day," she told Elvis Duran and the Morning Show (via Entertainment Weekly). "Whether or not you wanted to see it, that's what's happening.
"The content is complicated. It's dark and it has moments that are honestly very hard to swallow, and I understood that we were doing something that is difficult.
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"But these kids today are so exposed to things that I would never even comprehend when I was 8. My cousin teaches third grade and they're doing things and saying things that I couldn't even fathom."
Selena previously said that she was "so excited" for season two, and that there were some moments she learned from being in the writers' room which left her "almost freaking out".
Details for season two are still pretty sparse right now, but we do know that the cassette tapes are being scrapped and those hoping to see comeuppance for Bryce Walker have good reason to be optimistic.
"[I want to] see somebody punch Bryce in the face," show creator Brian Yorkey said.
13 Reasons Why season one can be watched now on Netflix.
Suicide is preventable. Readers who are affected by the issues raised in 13 Reasons Why are encouraged to contact Samaritans on 116 123 (www.samaritans.org), or Mind on 0300 123 3393 (www.mind.org.uk). Readers in the US are encouraged to contact the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255.
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