13 Reasons Why boss teases epic return of Bryce and Monty from beyond the grave in season 4

13 REASONS Why boss has hinted at an epic return for Bryce and Monty in season 4.

The new batch of episodes is set to drop on Netflix this Friday and with the former villains appearing in the trailer for the new series, there's every chance they will continue to haunt Klay and co. in what will be the last season of the show.

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Showrunner Brain Weekly told Entertainment Weekly commented on whether they will play a prominent role in series four.

He said: "I'm trying not to spoil anything but I will say that, I can't remember the exact line but in season 3, but Clay's sitting alone in the robotics room and it's pouring rain and Bryce shows up and he says something like, "The dead don't stay dead around here."

"So I think that, it being 13 Reasons Why, even though both Bryce and Monty are gone from this earth, there will be ways that they factor into our story and certainly into the states of mind of our characters in season 4."

The 50-year-old also commented on why he felt this was the right time to end the high school drama, which became known for tackling subjects such as mental health, sexual assault and suicide.

He added: "Somewhere in the midst of making season 2, 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.

"And it felt like bringing these characters to their graduation and to scattering to their next things felt like the logical ending point.

"So certainly going into breaking story for season 4, we knew it was the end."

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 have announced that the 10-episode final season will premiere on June 5.