Netflix Alters ' The Controversial Suicide Scene' From 13 Reasons Why!

For the uninitiated, the original suicide scene was three minutes long and is currently not available on Netflix...

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All that talk, problems and noise surrounding the suicide scene in 13 Reasons Why seems to have made an impact now, 2 years after the episode released. The graphical suicide scene in the season one finale of the show is now being edited by Netflix.

"We've heard from many young people that 13 Reasons Why encouraged them to start conversations about difficult issues like depression and suicide and get help — often for the first time," Netflix said in a statement Tuesday. "As we prepare to launch season three later this summer, we've been mindful about the ongoing debate around the show. So on the advice of medical experts, including Dr. Christine Moutier, chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, we've decided with creator Brian Yorkey and the producers to edit the scene in which Hannah takes her own life from season one."

For the uninitiated, the original suicide scene was three minutes long and is currently not available on Netflix. It portrayed actress Katherine Longford's Hannah assessing her life in the mirror before she is depicted sitting in a bathtub, tear running down her cheek, and taking a razor blade to her left wrist and piercing the skin. The camera then holds on the character as she shrieks in pain as blood gushes from an increasingly long cut that extends nearly up to her elbow. Hannah is then seen gasping for air as her breathing ultimately slows and the blood-stained water tips out of the tub.

"It was our hope, in making 13 Reasons Why into a television show, to tell a story that would help young viewers feel seen and heard, and encourage empathy in all who viewed it, much as the best-selling book did before us," Yorkey, who also serves as showrunner, said in a statement Tuesday. "Our creative intent in portraying the ugly, painful reality of suicide in such graphic detail in season one was, to tell the truth about the horror of such an act and make sure no one would ever wish to emulate it. But as we ready to launch season three, we have heard concerns about the scene from Dr. Christine Moutier at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and others, and have agreed with Netflix to re-edit it. No one scene is more important than the life of the show, and its message that we must take better care of each other. We believe this edit will help the show do the most good for the most people while mitigating any risk for especially vulnerable young viewers."

With this move, 13 Reasons Why has officially become one of the very few Netflix originals to have a scene altered/removed/replaced. 

Earlier, Bird Box had a scene about Canadian train rail disaster having replaced.

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