A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 1

2017 · 8 episodes · ★ 7.4

What Season 1 of A Series of Unfortunate Events

The Netflix series follows the Baudelaire siblings, whose parents have died in a tragic accident, leaving Violet, Klaus and Sunny in the custody of a distant uncle, Count Olaf. This heartless man wants nothing but the Baudelaire fortune, and the 3 children in his care are all that stand between him and the family money. The 3 children must anticipate Olaf's schemes to foil his plans and discover whether the fire that killed their parents was an accident or murder.

8episodes

Jan 13, 2017premiered

6.6 hrtotal runtime

Season 1 Episodes

1x01 The Bad Beginning (1)
Jan 13, 2017 · 50 min · ★ 6.8
The dreadful history of the Baudelaire children begins with a deadpan narrator, a terrible fire and the ominous arrival of a distant relative.
Directing: Barry Sonnenfeld · Writing: Daniel Handler · Starring: Matty Cardarople, Usman Ally, Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins
1x02 The Bad Beginning (2)
Jan 13, 2017 · 64 min · ★ 7.2
While Mr. Poe's secretary works overtime, Count Olaf casts Violet and Klaus in "The Marvelous Marriage," a work of theater with alarming implications.
Directing: Barry Sonnenfeld · Writing: Daniel Handler · Starring: Matty Cardarople, Usman Ally, Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins
1x03 The Reptile Room (1)
Jan 13, 2017 · 48 min · ★ 7.6
After the Baudelaires move in with Dr. Montgomery, a renowned expert in reptile behavior, their new guardian hires a frighteningly familiar assistant.
Directing: Mark Palansky · Writing: Daniel Handler · Starring: Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins, Aasif Mandvi, Will Arnett
1x04 The Reptile Room (2)
Jan 13, 2017 · 44 min · ★ 7.4
Klaus and Violet suspect Count Olaf and his evil cohorts when a lifeless body turns up in the reptile room. Sunny sees the inside of a suitcase.
Directing: Mark Palansky · Writing: Daniel Handler, Emily Fox · Starring: Usman Ally, Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins, Aasif Mandvi
1x05 The Wide Window (1)
Jan 13, 2017 · 43 min · ★ 7.5
The orphans arrive at the aptly named Lake Lachrymose to meet their widowed Aunt Josephine, a strict grammarian who's haunted by the past.
Directing: Barry Sonnenfeld · Writing: Daniel Handler · Starring: Matty Cardarople, Usman Ally, Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins
1x06 The Wide Window (2)
Jan 13, 2017 · 54 min · ★ 7.4
Klaus and Violet look for clues in a suspicious note that passes custody to Captain Sham, a seafaring scam artist with clear ties to Count Olaf.
Directing: Barry Sonnenfeld · Writing: Daniel Handler · Starring: Matty Cardarople, Usman Ally, Jacqueline Robbins, Joyce Robbins
1x07 The Miserable Mill (1)
Jan 13, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
The children arrive at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and unearth some unsettling accusations about their parents. Count Olaf courts an old flame.
Directing: Bo Welch · Writing: Daniel Handler, Joe Tracz · Starring: Don Johnson, Will Arnett, Cobie Smulders, Keith Dallas
1x08 The Miserable Mill (2) Season Finale
Jan 13, 2017 · 48 min · ★ 7.4
Klaus just isn't himself after seeing Dr. Orwell, an optometrist with oddly optimistic patients. Meanwhile, Violet works to clear her parents' names.
Directing: Bo Welch · Writing: Daniel Handler, Tatiana Suarez-Pico · Starring: Don Johnson, Will Arnett, Cobie Smulders, Cleo King