Selena Gomez's 13 Reasons Why Adds Kate Walsh As...
Plus: See which Empire actor was cast!
Kate Walsh will star in Netflix's adaptation of 13 Reasons Why, from producer Selena Gomez.
The 13-episode series, which is adapted from the 2007 Jay Asher novel, tells the story of Clay (Dylan Minnette), a boy who receives a box of cassette tapes from his crush Hannah (Katherine Langford) after she commits suicide. The tapes feature Hannah's messages to 12 peers explaining how they each played a role in her decision to kill herself.
Walsh will play Hannah's grieving mother, according to Deadline. Empire' s Derek Luke, who played Cookie's former fling Malcolm, also joins the cast as Hannah's guidance counselor Mr. Porter.
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