Dylan Minnette & Katherine Langford Land '13 Reasons Why' EW Cover

13 Reasons Why stars Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford cozy up for Entertainment Weekly‘s latest cover.

The actors and minds behind the Netflix series opened up to the glossy about the show’s social impact, and more. Check it:

Showrunner Bryan Yorkey on the touchy subjects: “For people who aren’t in high school, this show is a peek at what high school is like nowadays. It was supremely important that we do everything we could to tell the truth.”

Author Jay Asher on the impact: “If the book or TV show can get people talking about these uncomfortable things, that’s beautiful.”

Katherine on the show: “Being a young person and not too far out of high school myself, I think it’s important that people are able to see representations of these issues and characters they can relate to.”

For more on 13 Reasons Why, visit EW.com.