Last month, Netflix unveiled thefirst trailerfor the highly-anticipated seriesLemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, which offered our first look at Lemony Snicket himself, played byPatrick Warburton. Today we have another new trailer that offers our first official look at Count Olaf, played byNeil Patrick Harris. We also have new photos of this iconic character to get fans ready for the January debut of this series.
Back in April, we got our first look atCount Olafthrough photos taken from the Vancouver set, but this video also gives us a brief glimpse atMalina Weissman’s Violet Baudelaire andLouis Hynes' Klaus Baudelaire.Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Eventspremieres worldwide on Friday, June 11, 2025 only onNetflix. We’ll certainly be treated to new footage from this upcoming series between now and then.
Based on the internationally best-selling series of books byLemony Snicket(akaDaniel Handler) and starring Emmy and Tony Award winnerNeil Patrick Harris,Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Eventsrecounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans – Violet, Klaus, and Sunny - whose evil guardian Count Olaf (Harris) 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. The eight-episode series is a Netflix original production, executive produced by Emmy Award winnerBarry SonnenfeldandDaniel Handler, and also starsPatrick Warburton(Lemony Snicket),Joan Cusack(Justice Strauss),Malina Weissman(Violet Baudelaire) andLouis Hynes(Klaus Baudelaire).
TheLemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate EventsTV show is being produced in association with Paramount TV and Netflix.Daniel Handler, the author of the novel series who writes under the pen name Lemony Snicket, is set to executive produce. The 2004 movie based onDaniel Handler’s novel series starredJim Carreyas Count Olaf, taking in $118.6 million domestically and $209 million worldwide from a $140 million budget. The movie also starredLiam Aiken,Emily Browning,Kara Hoffman,Shelby Hoffman,Jude Law,Timothy Spall,Catherine O’Hara,Billy ConnollyandMeryl Streep.
With just a few months left until thisNetflix seriesarrives, we’ll certainly be seeing more footage from this highly-anticipated show. It remains to be seen if the show is successful enough to warrant a second season, which could very well delve deeper intoDaniel Handler’s novel series. Take a look at the new trailer and photos below fromLemony Snicket’s a Series of Unfortunate Events.
