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Lemony Snicket’s A Series Of Unfortunate Events: First Trailer For Netflix Series

Netflix have finally released their much-anticipated trailer for the upcoming adaptation of Lemony Snickett’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Based on the internationally best-selling children’s book series by Daniel Handler, the show follows orphans Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire (played by Malina Weissman, Louis Hynes and Presley Smith) as they’re left in the custody of a mysterious, distant relative named Count Olaf (wickedly played by Neil Patrick Harris). After his intentions to steal the kids’ inheritance is foiled, Olaf employs various ridiculous disguises to wriggle himself back into their lives, causing mayhem for the Baudelaires and their subsequent guardians. Using their wits to outsmart Olaf’s schemes, they journey from caretaker to caretaker in an effort to stay away from him and find out the truth behind their parents’ death.

A new poster has also been released.

The show promises a dark take on the novels and boasts an enigmatic performance by Patrick Harris, the perfect choice to take on the sinister and scheming Count Olaf.

It also stars Patrick Warburton (Lemony Snicket), Joan Cusack (Justice Strauss), Alfre Woodard (Aunt Josephine) and Catherine O’Hara (Dr. Orwell).

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events will debut its eight-episode first season on Netflix on 13 January 2017.