Story highlights The series is based on a YA novelIt premieres March 31(CNN) She never appears on screen, but Selena Gomez still has good reason to be touting her new Netflix series, "13 Reasons Why." Based on the young-adult mystery novel by Jay Asher, Gomez is an executive producer on the show about a teenage girl who leaves behind cassette tapes explaining her suicide. Gomez posted a trailer for the show on Instagram to announce its March 31 premiere date. A peek at a passion project I've been working on with @Netflix. A video posted by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) on Jan 25, 2017 at 8:10am PSTOn Thursday, she shared a selfie explaining how the series came about.

Source: CNN January 26, 2017 19:04 UTC