13 Reasons Why showrunner Brian Yorkey explains the logical decision to end the series with season four

By GLENN GARNER FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

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13 Reasons Why has given fans a rollercoaster of emotions to indulge in since it premiered in 2017.

And the Netflix series is preparing to drop its fourth and final season June 5 on the streaming platform.

Showrunner Brian Yorkey recently explained the pretty logical decision to end the popular series with its fourth season.

The end: 13 Reasons Why showrunner Brian Yorkey recently explained the pretty logical decision to end the popular series with its upcoming fourth season

The end: 13 Reasons Why showrunner Brian Yorkey recently explained the pretty logical decision to end the popular series with its upcoming fourth season

He told Entertainment Weekly: '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. So when somehow high school shows become seven and eight seasons long, don't get me wrong I watch them all, but I tend to get a little suspicious of something that began as a high school show.' 

Yorkey continued: 'And it felt like bringing these characters to their graduation and to scattering to their next things felt like the logical ending point. 

'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.'

Senior year: He told Entertainment Weekly: 'I'm always a little bit suspicious of high school shows that go beyond four seasons because high school is four years long'

Senior year: He told Entertainment Weekly: 'I'm always a little bit suspicious of high school shows that go beyond four seasons because high school is four years long'

Tragic loss: The high school series revolves around a group of kids who each receive a cassette tape from their classmate Hannah Baker, explaining why she committed suicide

Tragic loss: The high school series revolves around a group of kids who each receive a cassette tape from their classmate Hannah Baker, explaining why she committed suicide

Hopeful ending: Yorkey added: 'We wanted to end the series hopefully, but we wanted it to be earned hope'

Hopeful ending: Yorkey added: 'We wanted to end the series hopefully, but we wanted it to be earned hope'

Based on the 2007 novel of the same name by Jay Asher, the high school series revolves around a group of kids who each receive a cassette tape from their classmate Hannah Baker, explaining why she committed suicide.

Yorkey said: 'We wanted to end the series hopefully, but we wanted it to be earned hope. 

'The series was born in darkness and as is often pointed out, it is a dark series, but we have always tried to infuse it with hope and with humor where we can.

He added: 'And we wanted to end on a note of hope that was earned and that was not forced and also not overly sunny in a way that wouldn't be consistent with what had gone before.' 

Netflix dropped the teaser for the final season this week, as well as an emotional behind-the-scenes video.

Bittersweet farewell: Netflix dropped the teaser for the final season this week, as well as an emotional behind-the-scenes video

Bittersweet farewell: Netflix dropped the teaser for the final season this week, as well as an emotional behind-the-scenes video

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