January 18, 2016

Neil Patrick Harris to be Count Olaf in Netflix’s Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’

Instagram: @nph

Actor Neil Patrick Harris confirmed on his twitter Friday night that he will indeed be Count Olaf in Netflix’s adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.

I'm excitedish to portray Count Olaf – its spending all day with those three horrible child actors that will be a challenge. #sneer #shudder

— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) January 16, 2016

There was a previous adaptation of the series, which was a feature-length film starring Jim Carrey. Now, Netflix has taken the reigns and Neil Patrick Harris is the first cast announcement.

There’s no set release date.

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