The Bad Beginning: Part One 

After their parents perish in a fire that destroys their entire home, the Baudelaire orphans are sent to live with Count Olaf, who claims to be their distant relative and a renowned actor.

Director:

Barry Sonnenfeld

Writers:

Daniel Handler (based on the book series by) (as Lemony Snicket), Daniel Handler (teleplay by)

Stars:

Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton, Malina Weissman

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Count Olaf
Patrick Warburton	...	Lemony Snicket
Malina Weissman	...	Violet Baudelaire
Louis Hynes	...	Klaus Baudelaire
K. Todd Freeman	...	Arthur Poe
Presley Smith	...	Sunny Baudelaire
Will Arnett	...	Father
Cobie Smulders	...	Mother
Joan Cusack	...	Justice Strauss
Usman Ally	...	Hook-Handed Man
Matty Cardarople	...	Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender
Cleo King	...	Eleanora Poe
John DeSantis	...	Bald Man
Jacqueline Robbins	...	White Faced Woman #1
Joyce Robbins	...	White Faced Woman #2

Storyline

After the three young Baudelaire siblings are left orphaned by a fire in their mansion, they are carted off to live with their distant relative, Count Olaf. Unfortunately, Olaf is a cruel, scheming man and is only after the inheritance that the Baudelaire orphans are set to receive.

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Plot Keywords:

1930s to 2020s | neil patrick harris character | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Justice Strauss is talking about her library she mentions "The world's most dangerous fungus." This is a reference to The Grim Grotto (Book 11 of A Series of Unfortunate events).

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Goofs

When the children serve the pasta puttanesca, between almost every different camera angle, the amount of pasta and sauce on each plate changes. The appearance of the food on the plates differs too, as well as the positions of each diner.

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Quotes

Justice Strauss: I don't mean to seem like a lonely woman who's over-invested in the lives of someone else's children.
Count Olaf: You do have that aura.

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Connections

Featured in The Dom Reviews: A Series of Unfortunate Reviews, the Bad Beginning (2017)

User Reviews

Watchable,but could have been better.

From the first episode i can see that the show us very much predictable.Although the acting is good the dialogue is cringe worthy. As it says in the first few minutes do not watch it,unless you have a lot of free time like me.

Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 January 2017 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

The Sonnenfeld Company, What is the Question?, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

49 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.00 : 1