“How I Met Your Mother” actor Barney Stinson, oops, we meant Neil Patrick Harris, stars as the eccentric Count Olaf in Netflix’s adaption of “A Series Of Unfortunate Events”.
Based on the internationally best-selling series of books by Lemony Snicket aka Daniel Handler, the 8-episode series has finally dropped its trailer. And though fans won’t see Count Olaf in the promo clip, they will be able to hear him sing frantically.
The trailer begins with Lemony Snicket (played by Patrick Warburton) talking about the unfortunate tale of the Baudelaire children (Violet, Klaus, and Sunny). In a miserable and witty manner, he urges viewers to watch anything but the series, as even the production crew is “suffering from low morale”. During his monologue, he was interrupted by Count Olaf’s manic singing.
“Joy, Joy, Happiness. My fortune is about to change.”
As a final warning, Lemony Snicket said:
“So please, don’t make the same mistakes that Netflix has and look away before this dire tale is even filmed and avoid the cruel whimsy and whimsical cruelty of what’s to come.”
Aren’t you just curious to meet the children and Count Olaf now? 🙂
Watch the trailer below:
UPDATE (18th November, 11:15am):
Another day, another new trailer.
In the new trailer for Netflix’s upcoming original series, viewers get to have a closer glimpse at Count Olaf and the children. With a touch of dark humour and plenty of secrets, it also shows the children plotting to find a way out of the hands of their super evil guardian.
Watch the trailer below:
“A Series of Unfortunate Events” recounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans – Violet (played by Malina Weissman), Klaus (played by Louis Hynes), 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.
The Netflix original series premieres on Friday, 13th January 2017.
For more information, visit the series’ Facebook page.
Sources: Gizmodo, Coming Soon.
