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A Series of Unfortunate Events: With Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Pauli Weissman, Louis Hynes. After the loss of their parents in a mysterious fire, the three Baudelaire children face trials and tribulations attempting to uncover dark family secrets.
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- 2017-01-13
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A Series of Unfortunate Events is an American black comedy drama television series based on the book series of the same name by Lemony Snicket (the pen name of American author Daniel Handler) for Netflix.
- Black Comedy Drama [1]
- Neil Patrick Harris – Count Olaf
- Malina Weissman – Violet Baudelaire
- Louis Hynes – Klaus Baudelaire
- Presley Smith – Sunny Baudelaire
- K. Todd Freeman – Mr. Poe
- Patrick Warburton – Lemony Snicket
- Joan Cusack – Justice Strauss
- Aasif Mandvi – Uncle Monty
- Alfre Woodard – Aunt Josephine
- Catherine O’Hara – Dr. Orwell
Count Olaf is wretched in looks and personality, sporting bushy brows and a permanent scowl. He’s determined to find a loophole to get his hands on Violet, Klaus, and Sunny’s inherited fortune – whatever it takes. Moonlighting as a professional “actor”, Count Olaf appears in many guises, whether as salty sea dog Captain Sham the sailor, or ribald r...
Violet Baudelaire, aged 14, is the eldest of the three unfortunate siblings. She uses her smarts and penchant for inventing to help them get out of multiple sticky situations, most of them devised by Count Olaf. “I think the coolest thing about my character is that she's always determined,” actress Malina Weissman says. “When she has an idea in her...
Klaus Baudelaire’s voracity for reading allows him to soak up useful information like a sponge. The 12-year-old’s memory is verging on the photographic, which acts as an invaluable Rolodex of the mind that that he can sift through when he’s trying to solve problems. He read most of the Baudelaires’ private library collection before it burnt down in...
Infant Sunny is remarkably intelligent for her young age. Her sizeable, razor-sharp teeth are a great asset in helping her and her siblings’ ongoing plight. Where do I recognise her from? This appears to be Presley Smith’s breakout role! “Sometimes Presley will be a computer graphic, sometimes we’ll replace just her head,” Sonnenfeld says. “Often, ...
Mr. Poe is the bearer of bad news about the children’s newly orphaned status. The banker at Mulctuary Money Management deals with the Baudelaires’ estate. Although he means well, he falls for Count Olaf’s trickery time and time again, endangering Violet, Klaus, and Sunny in the process. K. Todd Freeman says, “He is the most well-intentioned and ine...
A few minutes into A Series of Unfortunate Events, narrator Lemony Snicket tells us to turn back before it’s too late, “This story will be dreadful, melancholy, and calamitous," he warns. Our less than enthusiastic narrator threads the scenes together and is there to commentate every step of the way, joining us on a journey of darkness, disaster, a...
Justice Strauss is a high court judge and Count Olaf’s likeable neighbour. The Baudelaire children warm to her immediately and she lets them use her extensive library. Where do I recognise her from? Joan Cusack has had a long and successful acting career, starring alongside her brother John in films such as High Fidelity and the John Hughes-directe...
Uncle Monty is described by Mr. Poe in the second novel in the series, The Reptile Room, as the children’s “late father's cousin's wife's brother." This gentle herpetologist who studies amphibians and reptiles becomes Violet, Klaus, and Sunny’s guardian for a time. Where do I recognise him from? Aasif Mandvi has been cast in Spider-Man 2 and The Di...
Aunt Josephine is the Baudelaires’ second cousin’s sister-in-law who becomes their guardian in the third novel in the series, The Wide Window. She harbours an irrational fear of things like doorknobs and doormats, which she considers dangerous. Where do I recognise her from? Alfre Woodard can boast a wide portfolio of film, including 12 Years a Sla...
Dr. Orwell is an optometrist and hypnotist who works out of an eye-shaped office. Where do I recognise her from? Catherine O'Hara played Justice Strauss in the 2004 film rendition of A Series of Unfortunate Events, executive produced by Sonnenfeld. You also might have seen her in cult classic films Home Alone and Beetlejuice.
- Laura Rutkowski
The extraordinary Baudelaire orphans face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf in their fateful quest to unlock long-held family secrets. Watch trailers & learn more.
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events is a Netflix-produced and distributed adaptation of the book series of the same name by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler). Season 1 covered the first four books: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, and The Miserable Mill.
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Jan 2, 2019 · Patrick Warburton as Lemony Snicket - The narrator of A Series of Unfortunate Events, who has dedicated his life to finding out what happened to the Baudelaire orphans. Morena Baccarin as Beatrice - A talented opera singer, a Volunteer, and the lost love of Lemony Snicket. Count Olaf's Troupe (and Other Villains)
