13 Reasons Why boss explains why season 4 must be the last – and rules out Netflix spin-off series
THE boss of Netflix's '13 Reasons Why' has explained why season four must be the last – and ruled out a spin-off series.
It was confirmed earlier this week that the fourth season of the controversial suicide drama would bring the story to its conclusion.
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Showrunner Brian Yorkey has now shed light on why the decision has been taken to end the series after its fourth outing.
He told : "Somewhere in the midst of making season two, when it became clear that we might have the chance to make more seasons of this, I pretty quickly got to a place where it felt like a four-season story.
"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."
Despite the success of the series - and the controversy that has often come with it - Brian has stuck to his guns and kept the show as a four-season offering.
He continued: "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."
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But if fans were hoping for a new story following the characters after they leave high school, they are going to be disappointed as Brian ruled out any kind of spin off.
He said: "I'd be very interested to see how some of these characters do at college but I love the idea also of leaving that up to all of our imaginations."
The series is based off to the book of the same name by Jay Asher, which was originally released in 2007.
Netflix announced on Monday that the 10-episode final season will premiere on June 5.
