A Series Of Unfortunate Events: Everything We Know About The TV Series

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“I can’t believe it. After years of providing top-quality entertainment on demand, Netflix is risking its reputation and its success by associating itself with my dismaying and upsetting books.” — Lemony Snicket

It's official. The calamitous — a word which here means, unfortunate — tale of the Baudelaire orphans is coming to #Netflix. It's no secret that the 2004 film left fans feeling crestfallen, as Paramount Pictures failed to adequately deliver on the beloved bummer of a story, bringing what could have been hours and hours of material to a wicked and somewhat incongruous ending.

'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' News

Updated 12/23/2016:

Count Olaf Brings Unfestive Cheer In Latest SOUE Promo

We've had quite a few A Series of Unfortunate Events trailers now, and this most recent is a direct message from Count Olaf himself. Lurking behind that despicable actor, however, is a secret coded message with a link to four unpleasant presents, just for you. Need help finding them?

Daniel Handler Is Being Charitable AF With His Netflix Money

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As if we needed an excuse to love the great #DanielHandler (that's #LemonySnicket's real name, btw) any more, the author has decided to go ahead and use the money he earned from creating the Netflix series and start a small press. Per Diem Press is currently accepting submissions for poetry and aims to publish one poet's chapbook by the end of the year. The winner will receive "$1,000 and a nice stack of copies," as well as the opportunity to do a reading with Handler himself, as he promotes is own novel All The Dirty Parts.

Neil Patrick Harris Says "It's Super Faithful To The Books"

Stefano 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

A Series Of Unfortunate Events news just keeps on coming. The star actor of Netflix's new series took a few minutes out from embodying the despicable villain Count Olaf to give an interview to Collider. He revealed:

"I think [Netflix's A Series of Unfortunate Events is] super faithful to the books. I think at times it’s shockingly dark. From what I gathered, Netflix was concerned that adults weren’t going to be able to value it because it was skewing towards a younger demographic. And I think now that it’s done, they want to make sure the kids still value it and it’s not gone too Stranger Things. I really wanted Olaf to be bad. To be a bad person."

As if that wasn't good enough, he went on to say that the REAL Lemony Snicket, Daniel Handler, has been involved every step of the way and even makes a special cameo in the show:

"He was very involved with a lot of stuff. He even helped write the theme song. And he’s in the show, you’ll see him in the actual piece. He’s our own little Alfred Hitchcock. He was very involved in the writing, as he should have been."

Neil Patrick Harris Will Sing The Theme Song

There's been quite a bit of speculation about who will provide the soundtrack for A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Gothic Archies lent their talents to the audiobooks, and the Dresden Dolls sounded impeccable in Eleanora Poe's "fan-made" trailer (see below). But now, in an interview from Comic-Con Sao Paulo, #NeilPatrickHarris revealed that he'll be singing the theme song himself:

"That was fun! We did that much, much later after we'd filmed the entire thing. And if you watch every episode, the theme song will be a little bit different."

If you're not convinced that NPH is the perfect choice, check out the clip from How I Met Your Mother above.

'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' Trailer

Check out the first full A Series of Unfortunate Events trailer above, and see the link below for a complete roundup of all the trailers for the upcoming Netflix show.

Watch All The Trailers For Netflix's 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' And Decode The Messages Inside

'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' Rumors

Now that the question of who will be playing Aunt Josephine has been settled, A Series of Unfortunate Events rumors have been few and far between. But there is one burning question fans want to know the answer to: Will A Series Of Unfortunate Events get a season 2? At the moment, it's unclear, as there's no official word from Netflix. But since Season 1 is only set to cover Books 1 - 4, and casting for the Quagmire triplets has already been revealed, it seems likely that a Season 2 will reach us at some point.

'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' Premiere Date

Mark your calendars! A Series Of Unfortunate Events premiere date is marked for Friday, January 13, 2016.

'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' Cast

A Series Of Unfortunate Events cast list has finally been fully revealed:

Neil Patrick Harris will play the ghastly guardian Count Olaf...

Count Olaf 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...with Patrick Warburton as the woebegone writer and narrator, Lemony Snicket...

Lemony Snicket 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...Malina Weissman, 12, as Violet, the young inventor and eldest Baudelaire child...

Violet Baudelaire 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...Louis Hynes as her younger brother Klaus, the determined researcher and middle child...

Klaus Baudelaire 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...Aasif Mandvi in the role of Uncle Monty, the herpetologist...

Uncle Monty 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...Alfre Woodard as the perpetually frightened Aunt Josephine...

...the Two White-Faced Women will be portrayed by Jacqueline and Joyce Robbins...

The White-Faced Women 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...Usman Ally as Fernald, a.k.a. The Hook-Handed Man...

The Hook-Handed Man 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...John DeSantis will regrettably bring the Bald Man (with the not-so-long-nose) to life...

The Bald Man 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...Matty Cardarople as the Person Who Looks Like Neither A Man Nor A Woman...

The Henchperson of Indetermined Gender 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...Joan Cusack as the honorable Justice Strauss...

Justice Strauss 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

...K. Todd Freeman as the well-meaning but rarely very helpful Mr. Poe...

Mr. Poe 'A Series of Unfortunate Events' [Credit: Netflix]

'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' Characters

According to IMDB, the following characters will all make an appearance in Netflix's A Series Of Unfortunate Events. Of course, it's not clear whether or not this will be the complete character list for the first season. It's possible that more characters will be added later.