Clay is also the main character in the Netflix television series adaption of Asher's story, 13 Reasons Why, where he is portrayed by Dylan Minnette.

Other major storylines have included his reactions to the tapes and his deteriorating mental health, such as his struggle with anxiety and depression.

While the series has earned a divided and polarized reception from critics, readers and audiences praised it, and Minnette's performance was widely acclaimed.

At one point, in a vision of what Clay thought would happen if he told Mrs. Baker (Hannah's mother) about the tapes, he sees her strangling him with a cord.

In the second season, after the parents of Hannah Baker sue the school district for wrongful death, Clay and other students are asked to testify about what she went through.

He also finds out that Hannah was not the only person who bad things happened to at the high school, and takes it upon himself to get to the root of the problem and stop it.

However, after Bryce Walker, who raped Hannah while she was alive, is murdered, Clay becomes the prime suspect due to their history.

Clay may also have a history of depression or anxiety as his parents offer him Duloxetine in Tape 1, Side B, which he has taken before for an unknown reason.

Duloxetine is an antidepressant used to treat people who suffer from depression or general anxiety disorder which suggests Clay may have been in a bad state previously.

[6] The reviewer also commented about the actors of Clay and Hannah by saying "Langford and Minnette are often at their best together, channeling just the right sort of warm but awkward chemistry you'd expect from two teens who can't quite admit to their feelings for one another.