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First trailer for Selena Gomez’s passion  project 13 Reasons Why looks for clues  in a teen suicide. “I’m about  to  tell you the story of my life,” intones the voice in the first  13 Reasons Why  trailer. “More specifically, why my life ended.”  Netflix will explore what drove a a teenager  to  commit suicide on their upcoming series  13 Reasons Why , based on  the  New York Times best-selling book by Jay Asher. The series is being co-produced by Selena Gomez, who will not appear on screen. 13 Reasons Why   will  be directed by Tom McCarthy, who recently won an Oscar for  Spotlight .  The  series was written by Tony and Pulitzer Prize Winner Brian Yorkey ( Next to Normal ). The 13-episode series will focus on Clay (Dylan Minnette), a high school student  who  receives a series of cassette tapes from his friend Hannah (Katherine Langford) explaining why she committed suicide jus...