About

A Series of Unfortunate Events is a Netflix-distributed adaptation of the book series of the same name by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler).

The show's first season covered the first four books: The Bad Beginning, The Reptile Room, The Wide Window, and The Miserable Mill. The show's second season will adapt the next five books in the series: The Austere Academy, The Ersatz Elevator, The Vile Village, The Hostile Hospital and The Carnivorous Carnival. Season 2 was officially confirmed by Netflix on March 13, 2017.

Development

In 2014, Netflix announced that they had begun developing a TV series based on the books. Due to the cancelled sequels of the film, Daniel Handler was happy with the announcement and had intentions to join production. It was also going to allegedly follow a more dark direction like the original books, other than the film, which was considered to be too humorous. Unlike the film, the TV series will adapt all 13 books instead of the first 3.

The first season premiered on January 13, 2017. On March 13, 2017, Netflix announced through a coded video that Season 2 had been approved.

On April 6, 2017, Netflix officially approved Season 3.

Overview

"Look away. This show will wreck your evening?, your whole life, and your day. Every single episode is nothing but dismay. There's nothing but horror and inconvenience on the way. Ask any stable person, "Should I watch?" and they will say: Look away."
--Look Away, the main theme

After the loss of their parents in a mysterious fire, the three Baudelaire children face trials and tribulations attempting to uncover dark family secrets.

Episodes 1 and 2 find Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire placed in the care of Count Olaf, their alleged family relative and guardian. He forces them to accomplish many difficult and unreasonable chores. Olaf concocts a diabolical plan to steal their fortune by making Violet and Klaus partake in his play. Olaf's plot is revealed, but he escapes. The Baudelaires are sent to their next guardian.

In episodes 3 and 4 the children go to live with another relative, Uncle Monty, who is revealed to have been their actual chosen guardian. He is kindly, and the Baudelaires enjoy their time with him. But before long, count Olaf reappears, disguised as Uncle Monty's new assistant, Stephano. He murders Uncle Monty, and tries to take the Baudelaires to Peru, but is stopped by Mr. Poe. Olaf disappears, and the children go to live with their Aunt Josephine.

In episodes 5 and 6, the Baudelaires meet their aunt Josephine, their new guardian, who is afraid of everything. Count Olaf is disguised as Captain Sham, a sailor with a wooden leg, forces aunt Josephine to write a note placing Violet, Klaus, and Sunny in his care. Sham murders aunt Josephine, but Sunny bites through his leg, proving his true identity to Mr. Poe. The Baudelaires, tired of Mr. Poe's failed attempts at finding them a suitable home, hitch a ride in a delivery truck to a local lumber mill.

In episodes 7 and 8 the children are forced to work at the Lucky Smells Lumbermill. Olaf is disguised as Shirley, a receptionist working for the local optometrist, Georgina Orwell. Orwell hypnotizes Klaus, causing him to be responsible for an accident that injures one of the workers. The mill owner, Sir, threatens to put the children in Shirley's care if they cause one more accident. Klaus is hypnotized into nearly killing Sir's partner with a sawing machine, But Violet manages to break his trance. Olaf escapes again and Mr. Poe locates them with the help of his wife, Eleanora. Mr. Poe enrols the children in a boarding school.

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