13 Reasons Why Genre Teen drama Mystery Based on Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher Developed by Brian Yorkey Starring Dylan Minnette Katherine Langford Christian Navarro Alisha Boe Brandon Flynn Justin Prentice Miles Heizer Ross Butler Devin Druid Amy Hargreaves Derek Luke Kate Walsh Narrated by Katherine Langford Composer (s) Eskmo Country of origin United States Original language (s) English No. of seasons No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes) Production Executive producer (s) Diana Son Tom McCarthy Joy Gorman Wettels Steve Golin Michael Sugar Selena Gomez Mandy Teefey Kristel Laiblin Producer (s) Joseph Incaprera Location (s) California, U.S. Editor (s) Leo Trombetta Camera setup Single - camera Running time 49 -- 61 minutes Production company (s) July Moon Productions Kicked to the Curb Productions Anonymous Content Paramount Television Distributor Netflix Release Original network Netflix Picture format 4K (Ultra HD) Original release March 31, 2017 (2017 - 03 - 31) -- present External links Website www.netflix.com/title/80117470
duration of each episode of 13 reasons why
49 -- 61 minutes