The Baudelaire Orphans Are Having a Very Terrible Childhood in A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Baudelaire orphans are having a very terrible childhood in a new trailer for the Netflix series Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. All eight episodes of the new show based on Daniel Handler's book series will premiere on January 13, 2017.

Based on the internationally best-selling series of books by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) and starring Emmy and Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, A Series of Unfortunate Events recounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans - Violet, Klaus, and Sunny - whose evil guardian Count Olaf will stop at nothing to get his hands on their inheritance. The siblings must outsmart Olaf at every turn, foiling his many devious plans and disguises, in order to discover clues to their parents' mysterious death.

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