Yahoo Movies Lemony Snicket season 3: Everything you need to know
A Series of Unfortunate Events (aka Lemony Snicket) follows the three Baudelaire children, genius orphans who will inherit a huge fortune when the eldest Violet (Malina Weissman) turns 18.
But in the four years before that they have to survive being "looked after" by their nearest relative, Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris), who attempts to imprison them, kill baby Sunny (Presley Smith), marry Violet and generally try to make their lives miserable in order to get his hands on their fortune.
With seasons one and two hitting Netflix to widespread acclaim from critics, the third season will cover the final books of the Lemony Snicket series: The Slippery Slope, The Grim Grotto, The Penultimate Peril, and The End. It'll take the Baudelaires further afield than before: to the top of a mountain, to the bottom of the sea, and to an absurd island cult.
We'll be putting all the latest Lemony Snicket news into this feature, so bookmark it for any fresh updates.
A Series of Unfortunate Events season 3 cast: Who's in it?
Of the main cast, you can expect the following the return...
Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf
Patrick Warburton as Lemony Snicket
Malina Weissman as Violet Baudelaire
Louis Hynes as Klaus Baudelaire
K. Todd Freeman as Arthur Poe
Presley Smith as Sunny Baudelaire
Lucy Punch as Esmé Squalor
Avi Lake and Dylan Kingwell, as Isadora Quagmire and Duncan Quagmire respectively, are unlikely to return, since their characters do not feature heavily in the final four Unfortunate Events books.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events season 3 airdate: When will it be on?
When a second season of Unfortunate Events was announced way back in April 2017, season three was confirmed at the same time.
"It has come to my attention that, despite my repeated warnings, you have viewed the Netflix adaptation of my distressing work, known collectively as A Series of Unfortunate Events," wrote Lemony Snicket.
"Some of you have even binged, a word which here means, 'Watched several episodes right in a row, despite having much better things to do with your time'.
"To my horror, Netflix has been encouraged by this, and funnelled their ill-gotten gains towards a second season of this unhappy and unnerving series. I hope you're happy. Because you won't be, ever again
"With all due respect, Lemony Snicket."
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Neil Patrick Harris confirmed in May 2018 that filming had wrapped on the series. "Can't believe that tomorrow is my last day as Count Olaf," he wrote. "For over two years I've gotten to play in the most creative, visual, challenging, fantastical sandbox of my career."
Can’t believe that tomorrow is my last day as Count Olaf. For over two years I’ve gotten to play in the most creative, visual, challenging, fantastical sandbox of my career. I’m super proud, and will miss it greatly. @Unfortunate pic.twitter.com/m8WnA8zPRm
- Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) May 7, 2018
Season one landed in January 2017, season two came out in March 2018, so going by that pattern, we'll predict season three will air in early 2019. Call it a hunch.
A Series of Unfortunate Events season 3 episodes: How long will it be?
The final season of the show will be shorter than the previous two – running to just seven episodes, going down the Game of Thrones route of prioritising quality over quantity.
A Series Of Unfortunate Events season 3 - Neil Patrick Harris: What has he revealed?
But how do we know for certain that season three will be the final outing? Glad you asked! Neil Patrick Harris told us!
"It was always the plan to do three seasons," the actor said, "which I really liked."
"It makes me feel like we're doing a specific piece of art, as opposed to just hoping that the zeitgeist holds us up for as many seasons as people can stomach."
NPH later told Digital Spy: "I'm proud we're all doing something that's actually finite. It's something that you can put on a bookshelf and appreciate for what it is, not just year after year hoping that people are still interested."
Keep an eye on this page for more updates. The first two seasons of A Series of Unfortunate Events are streaming now on Netflix.
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