A Series of Unfortunate Events: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Based on the internationally best-selling series of books by Lemony Snicket and starring Emmy and Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, A Series of Unfortunate Events recounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans -- Violet, Klaus, and Sunny - whose evil guardian Count Olaf 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.

Series details

• Title: A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Family, Horror
• Premiere date: 2017-01-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2019-01-01
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
• Typical episode runtime: 56 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.3/10
• TVMaze ID: 3949

Cast and credited roles

• Presley Smith — Sunny Baudelaire
• Louis Hynes — Klaus Baudelaire
• Malina Weissman — Violet Baudelaire
• Neil Patrick Harris — Count Olaf Labinski
• Patrick Warburton — Lemony Snicket
• K. Todd Freeman — Arthur Poe
• Lucy Punch — Esmé Gigi Geniveve Squalor
• Dylan Kingwell — Duncan Quagmire
• Avi Lake — Isadora Quagmire
• Dylan Kingwell — Quigley Quagmire

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2017-01-13; final listed air date 2017-01-13; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2018-03-30; final listed air date 2018-03-30; episode order: 10.
• Season 3: premiered 2019-01-01; final listed air date 2019-01-01; episode order: 7.

Source and licence

Adapted from A Series of Unfortunate Events on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.