13 Reasons Why You Should Add '13 Reasons Why' To Your Watch List Right Now

13 Reasons Why premieres later this month on Netflix. If you haven't quite decided whether or not you want to watch it yet, then keep reading to see why you need to!

1. It's based on an award winning book of the same name.

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Written by Jay Asher and published in 2007, it stayed on the New York Times best seller list for 65 consecutive weeks!

2. Selena Gomez is a co-producer.

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Anything that Selena wants to share with her 113 MILLION Instagram followers has got to be good right? Her mum is also a co-producer, which is just really cute.

3. It deals with very relevant issues.

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Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for people aged 10-24, causing more deaths than cancer, heart disease, AIDS, strokes, pneumonia, influenza, and chronic lung disease combined.

4. and therefore it provides a lifeline for young people.

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A huge number of teens identified with Hannah, and claimed that when they realised they wanted her to live it made them understand that they also wanted to.

5. The character of Hannah is played by a relatively unknown actress.

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It's always refreshing to watch new talent, and you can be one of those people that says 'I liked her before she got really famous'.

6. But there are also some big names attached to this project.

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Aside from Selena Gomez, there's also Dylan Minette who has starred in Goosebumps (2015) and Scandal, and Tom McCarthy who was a writer on 2012, and Up (both 2009).

7. Its probably going to be a tear-jerker...

Who doesn't love a good cry now and again?

8. ... but also very tense.

After all, it does follow the quest of a young boy trying to figure out why one of his classmates committed suicide.

9. The entire series is being released all at once.

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Which means no waiting around for an entire week to get your fix.

10. And it's the perfect length for binge-watching.

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There's only 13 episodes, which makes it an easy weekends work.

11. Which is a good thing because you will almost certainly get hooked.

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If the success of the book wasn't enough to convince you, the the trailer probably will. Watch it here.

12. It features some old-school technology.

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Hannah actually records herself on cassette tapes. Major throwback or what?

13. And finally, did I mention that Selena Gomez is one of the producers?

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Just checking.