25 Most Hotly Anticipated New TV Shows Of 2017

5. A Series Of Unfortunate Events

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Netflix

Who: Neil Patrick Harris, Patrick Warburton

What: Lemony Snicket's awful, terrible book series (it's great really) comes to life. The story of the three Baudelaire orphans - Violet, Klaus, Sunny - who are sent to live with their evil Count Olaf, and have to constantly escape his attempts to get his hands on their fortune.

Why: The books are, genuinely, brilliant. Full of madcap adventures and bursting with wit, they deserve better than that Jim Carrey film. The trailers suggest that Netflix have absolutely nailed the tone, the series format means it doesn't need to rush the books, and NPH looks perfectly cast as Olaf.

Where & When: Netflix, 13 January

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