<P> The first season, which premiered on January 13, 2017, consists of eight episodes and adapts the first four books of the series . The series was renewed for a second season in March 2017, intended to consist of ten episodes that adapt books five through nine of the novel series, and was renewed for a third season a month later, which is expected to adapt the remaining four books . The second season is scheduled to be released in early 2018 . </P> <P> When a mysterious fire kills their parents, the Baudelaire children are placed into the care of their distant relative Count Olaf, an actor who is determined to claim the family fortune for himself . Following Olaf's failed attempt, the Baudelaires set out to elude Olaf and uncover the mystery behind a secret society from their parents' past . </P> <Ul> <Li> Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf, an actor determined to claim the Baudelaire fortune for himself . He possesses a spyglass with the structure of an eye similar to his tattoo on his left ankle . </Li> <Li> Patrick Warburton as Lemony Snicket, the narrator tasked with explaining the events during the lives of the Baudelaires . </Li> <Li> Malina Weissman as Violet Baudelaire, the eldest Baudelaire sibling and inventor talented in mechanics . </Li> <Li> Louis Hynes as Klaus Baudelaire, the middle Baudelaire child interested in literature and books . </Li> <Li> K. Todd Freeman as Arthur Poe, the family banker of the Baudelaire parents, who is in charge of placing the Baudelaires in the care of a suitable guardian . </Li> <Li> Presley Smith as Sunny Baudelaire, the infant child of the Baudelaires with unnaturally strong teeth . Tara Strong provides the quasi-nonsensical lines of Sunny . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf, an actor determined to claim the Baudelaire fortune for himself . He possesses a spyglass with the structure of an eye similar to his tattoo on his left ankle . </Li>

Who plays the narrator in a series of unfortunate events