Netflix Draws Condemnation for Announcing Third Season of ‘13 Reasons Why’

Netflix just announced the third season of the teen suicide drama 13 Reasons Why with a teaser released today on its social media accounts. This, despite pressure from healthcare professionals and organizations including The Parents Television Council (PTC) and the American Family Association (AFA) about the harm the show is doing to teens. As stated in a recent NewsBusters post, they urged Netflix to pull the show. Netflix refuses to listen despite the evidence of harm.

The announcement came just ahead of the company’s shareholder meeting, where PTC planned to address 13 Reasons.

PTC issued the following statement:


It’s difficult to imagine any justification for continuing to air a show that inspired a dramatic increase in people Googling “how to commit suicide.”


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