![]() ![]() ![]() The plot of Lemony Snicket’s tale is simple. This literal reproduction is what makes the Netflix series far more satisfying than the previous screen adaptation of the books, the 2004 feature film A Series of Unfortunate Events, but far, far more frustrating than its textual counterpart. The highly anticipated adaptation of a hugely popular children’s book series, its most prominent characteristic is a painstaking faithfulness to its source material: the quirky tale of the Baudelaire orphans and the evil Count Olaf’s perpetual schemes to steal their fortune.īoth the books and the show are written by Daniel Handler under the pen name Lemony Snicket - a narrator who’s part of the story he’s telling - and Handler has rigorously translated his own work from page to screen. Netflix’s Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is one of the most unusual new TV series you’re likely to see this year. ![]()
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