A Series of Unfortunate Events is a Netflix original show that is based off a young adult book series titled the same name by Lemony Snicket. It is narrated by Lemony Snicket himself and follows the Baudelaire children - Violet, Klaus, and Sunny. After their parents are killed in an unexpected fire, the Baudelaire children quickly become the Baudelaire orphans. They are sent to live with their closest living relative who happens to be the mysterious and devious Count Olaf. Count Olaf is only after one thing - the Baudelaire's extremely large fortune. The show depicts the adventures and hardships that the Baudelaire's have to go through in order to break free from Count Olaf and avoid his murderous schemes. Throughout the show, the children come into contact with numerous relatives that they have never even heard of or seen before and they are constantly on the run from Count Olaf. They also begin to uncover mysterious clues about their parents - about a possible secret society that they were involved in. As of now, the Baudelaire children only know very little - such as the abbreviation V.F.D and a strange spyglass taken from their parent's home. However, more is definitely in store for the Baudelaire orphans.

The show debuted on Netflix on January 13th, 2017. The first season depicted the first four books - A Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, and the Miserable Mill. The second season, which debuted on Netflix on March 30th, 2018, covered the next five books - The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital, and The Carnivorous Carnival. It has been picked up for a third season, which will depict the final four books.

The show is incredibly accurate to the book series. Therefore, if you enjoyed the book series, you will most definitely enjoy the show (however, Lemony Snicket would rather you didn't read or watch either to avoid entering the horrible world of the Baudelaire children).

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The books were also adapted into a movie prior to the Netflix series. The movie was released in 2004 - which is around the time the book series was most popular. The movie starred Emily Browning (Violet), Liam Aiken (Klaus), Jim Carrey (Count Olaf) and the voice of Jude Law (Lemony Snicket). The movie only covered the first three books. While it was said that sequels depicting the rest of the book series would be created with the same cast, due to issues with Paramount (the company producing the film), the movie kept getting delayed. By the time it was ready for filming, all the young children (especially the twins playing Sunny) were too old to be recasted. Therefore, Netflix decided to pick it up and develop a show with an entirely different cast.

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