Neil Patrick Harris has a big new gig, “Code Black” has a new cast member, “Live with Kelly and Michael” score in ratings, and Disney Channel has a new series premiering, in today’s TV news roundup . . .
Casting News:
Neil Patrick Harris is reportedly in talks to star in Netflix’s adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
The “How I Met Your Mother” alum would play the evil uncle Count Olaf. The Lemony Snicket tale follows three orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire, who face trials and tribulations at the hands of the Count Olaf, as they seek to discover the secret of their parents’ death. In the 2004 Paramount film, which starred Meryl Streep, Jim Carrey played the role of the uncle, which would be played by Harris.
In other Lemony Snicket news, The Hollywood Reporter also reports that showrunner Mark Hudis has exited the straight-to-series drama,
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Casting News:
Neil Patrick Harris is reportedly in talks to star in Netflix’s adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events.”
The “How I Met Your Mother” alum would play the evil uncle Count Olaf. The Lemony Snicket tale follows three orphans, Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire, who face trials and tribulations at the hands of the Count Olaf, as they seek to discover the secret of their parents’ death. In the 2004 Paramount film, which starred Meryl Streep, Jim Carrey played the role of the uncle, which would be played by Harris.
In other Lemony Snicket news, The Hollywood Reporter also reports that showrunner Mark Hudis has exited the straight-to-series drama,