13 Reasons Why Season 2 Promises 'The Tapes Were Just The Beginning' In Clue-Ridden First Trailer

Forget the tapes — for Liberty High's resident tortured teen, Clay Jensen, and the 12 other recipients of the late Hannah Baker's final recordings, it's all about Polaroids right now. On Monday (April 30), Netflix dropped the chilling first look at the anticipated second season of its controversial hit, 13 Reasons Why, hitting the streaming service on May 18.


In it, the promo promises, "The tapes were just the starting as pictures flood the screen. Eagle-eyed fans can spot the clues concealed in every photo — like the note Tony clutches to his chest, the tears streaming down Jessica's face, Bryce's latest victim, and the threatening message on Clay's bed — and it's clear that Clay is preparing for his big day in court. Most harrowing of those all? The photographs of Hannah. Who's blackmailing Clay, and are they the ones accountable for the pictures? Take a peak at the teaser below to decide:


According to the Netflix synopsis, the second season "picks up in the aftermath of Hannah’s death and the begin of our characters’ complex journeys toward healing and recovery. Liberty High prepares to go on trial, however someone will stop at nothing to keep the truth surrounding Hannah’s death hidden However here's the kicker: "A series of ominous polaroids lead Clay and his classmates to uncover a sickening secret plus a conspiracy to cover it up."


Tyler is the obvious suspect, given his interest in photography and penchant for taking pictures of people as soon as they least expect it. Not to say, Tyler is suspiciously absent from the teaser trailer. As soon as we last saw the troubled teen outcast, he was staring at photographs of his classmates throughout possession of a box of guns and ammunition, suggesting that he may be planning a deadly attack on the school.


Earlier this year, showrunner and executive producer Brian Yorkey confirmed that Tyler was indeed "thinking about building a tragic decision to restore to some sense of control or power." Yet it may not go down the way we fear. "We'll visualize over the course of Season 2 that he continued to struggle with that," he told Insider, nevertheless that hopefully there will be a community that is able to assist him in a way that maybe there wasn't for Hannah."


Another notable clue: Mrs. Baker's new short 'do, which implies that there will be a time-jump between the opening and second seasons. Though, the events of Season 1 have clearly left their mark on each person involved.


If this teaser is anything to go by, 13 Reasons Why is only getting darker.