Boe, who cut her teeth on the show that returns to Netflix on 23 August, tells Stylist “it exploded beyond our expectations.”

13 Reasons Why’s first series, which premiered in March 2017, centred on a box of cassette tapes recorded by teenage schoolgirl Hannah Baker, played by Katherine Langford. Each episode focused on a different tape, and explored different issues the young girl struggled with before her suicide - which was aired in the final episode, number 13.

Following much debate about the graphic depiction of a sensitive issue, Netflix removed series one’s suicide scene from its platform last month. The final episode from the first series now shows Hannah looking at herself in the mirror before the scene switches to her parents’ reaction.

Boe’s character Jessica Davis has also had her fair share of tough times. The Liberty High schoolgirl is raped by a friend of her boyfriend as she sleeps during series one, and the show depicts her raw, emotional struggle dealing with being a victim of sexual assault and a court case that ensues. Could the third and final series see everything go right for Jessica? “I don’t know the ending yet,” Boe says. “I just hope that I get the ending… that Jessica ends on a positive note, but we shall see, we shall see.”

Gritty storylines are exactly what fans of 13 Reasons Why have come to expect and love about the show. But that doesn’t always make for easy viewing.

“It’s different than watching something set in a fantasy world where you can take yourself out of it,” Boe explains. “But when you put it in a realistic setting that you can easily relate to, it becomes a little terrifying which I completely understand.”

13 Reasons Why’s Alisha Boe talks season 3, controversy and being a nightmare teen