Have you ever seen a show on Netflix that you wanted to watch but just passed over it because you were not sure if you would enjoy it? Do you ever have those moments where you want to watch something new but instead you just binge Shameless again? Well, here is a show that might be something new for your unhealthy addiction to Netflix.

Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events is a new Netflix show released on January 13th 2017 based on the book series of the same name. The story follows the three Baudelaire children Violet , Klaus, and Sunny as they are left orphaned from a fire that killed both of their parents and burned down their mansion. After such a tragic event things only proceed to get worse for the kids. They are later sent to live with their closest living relative Count Olaf. An “actor” bent on getting the fortune the Baudelaire parents left for Violet when she becomes of age.

The Baudelaire children are soon put to work by Olaf. They are forced to clean basically the entire shamble of a mansion for him. Count Olaf also keeps them from talking to his neighbor Justice Strauss, a judge who dreams of having a family of her own and cares for the children very much. Finally, Olaf has the children go get groceries and make dinner for his theater group. This leads to Olaf arguing with the children after they make dinner, Olaf lifting Sunny in the air, and slapping Klaus.

All in all, the story set just in the first episode was amazing. It provided mystery to what Klaus finds and what is shown at the end of the episode, a little bit of a spoiler for the upcoming episodes. Also how the show was presented was very interesting. When watching, the colors would often clash, the area surrounding the Baudelaires would be dark while everywhere else would be bright in vibrant. It kind of serves as a metaphor for the show itself. While everything around the Baudelaires is happy and bright they go through a dark and tragic event that will have a great impact on their lives. Not to mention the recurring joke  the show uses when a character would say a word and the Baudelaires would not have a reaction so they would define it but being the geniuses they are they would always say “We know what __ means,” that never got old and I could not help but laugh.

Based on the first episode alone the series seems to be very well made and a great watch for any Netflix session. I would highly recommend this to anyone who just wants to watch something new.