Discover the best and most memorable episodes of A Series of Unfortunate Events, from fan favorites to critically acclaimed moments. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.
The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
Big secrets are revealed when Count Olaf goes on trial in the hotel lobby. The Baudelaires are the first to take the stand, but will justice be served?
★ 8.6/10
(1109 votes)
#2
Penultimate Peril (1)
S3:E5
Various parties converge at the Hotel Denouement, where the mysterious "J.S." has called the V.F.D. together -- and things aren't always what they seem.
★ 8.5/10
(1285 votes)
#3
The End
S3:E7
The final chapter takes the orphans to a deserted island: a place of lost lives, old stories and new beginnings. It all ends here.
★ 8.4/10
(1176 votes)
#4
Carnivorous Carnival (2)
S2:E10
Still posing as conjoined carnival freaks, the Baudelaires brace themselves for a beastly fate. Will good fortune intervene ... for once?
★ 8.3/10
(1957 votes)
#5
The Miserable Mill (2)
S1:E8
Klaus just isn't himself after seeing Dr. Orwell, an optometrist with oddly optimistic patients. Meanwhile, Violet works to clear her parents' names.
★ 8.3/10
(1162 votes)
#6
Carnivorous Carnival (1)
S2:E9
Come one, come all to the creepiest circus the world has ever seen, a place where puzzling mysteries -- and a familiar face -- await.
★ 8.2/10
(1188 votes)
#7
The Hostile Hospital (1)
S2:E7
Life on the lam leads the Baudelaires to a horrifying hospital with an enormous library that could hold the answers to all of their questions.
★ 8.1/10
(2202 votes)
#8
The Reptile Room (1)
S1:E3
After the Baudelaires move in with Dr. Montgomery, a renowned expert in reptile behavior, their new guardian hires a frighteningly familiar assistant.
★ 8.1/10
(2086 votes)
#9
The Reptile Room (2)
S1:E4
Klaus and Violet suspect Count Olaf and his evil cohorts when a lifeless body turns up in the reptile room. Sunny sees the inside of a suitcase.
★ 8.1/10
(1270 votes)
#10
The Ersatz Elevator (1)
S2:E3
Violet, Klaus and Sunny get new guardians in a fashionable building, where stairs are in -- and the elevator's out. Jacques Snicket trains a recruit.
★ 8.1/10
(1228 votes)
#11
The Ersatz Elevator (2)
S2:E4
The Baudelaires find their friends -- and then lose them -- at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Count Olaf conducts an auction in disguise.
★ 8.1/10
(1161 votes)
#12
The Hostile Hospital (2)
S2:E8
A bearded Klaus and Sunny comb the hospital's crumbling halls for Violet, who's being held prisoner under Count Olaf's questionable "care."
★ 8.0/10
(1949 votes)
#13
The Miserable Mill (1)
S1:E7
The children arrive at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and unearth some unsettling accusations about their parents. Count Olaf courts an old flame.
★ 8.0/10
(1141 votes)
#14
Slippery Slope (1)
S3:E1
While Count Olaf makes his way to V.F.D. headquarters with Sunny, Klaus and Violet are exactly where we left them: careening toward the edge of a cliff.
★ 8.0/10
(1003 votes)
#15
Slippery Slope (2)
S3:E2
Sunny sends a signal from Count Olaf's camp, where a sinister duo is awakening old insecurities. A clue at V.F.D. HQ points the way to a fateful meeting.
★ 7.9/10
(2419 votes)
#16
The Bad Beginning (2)
S1:E2
While Mr. Poe's secretary works overtime, Count Olaf casts Violet and Klaus in "The Marvelous Marriage," a work of theater with alarming implications.
★ 7.9/10
(1453 votes)
#17
The Austere Academy (1)
S2:E1
The Baudelaires begin life at boarding school and meet a pair of mysterious siblings whose tragic lives sound eerily similar to their own.
★ 7.9/10
(1166 votes)
#18
The Vile Village (2)
S2:E6
The orphans find themselves under suspicion in the wake of a devastating murder. But time behind bars leads to an important realization.
★ 7.8/10
(1333 votes)
#19
The Austere Academy (2)
S2:E2
While the Quagmires keep up the search, the Baudelaires struggle to balance their studies with a punishing workout schedule, courtesy of Count Olaf.
★ 7.8/10
(964 votes)
#20
Grim Grotto (2)
S3:E4
With Sunny's fate hanging in the balance, Violet and Klaus race to find a life-saving antidote and learn the location of the Last Safe Place.
★ 7.7/10
(1900 votes)
#21
The Wide Window (2)
S1:E6
Klaus and Violet look for clues in a suspicious note that passes custody to Captain Sham, a seafaring scam artist with clear ties to Count Olaf.
★ 7.7/10
(1175 votes)
#22
The Vile Village (1)
S2:E5
Mr. Poe brings the Baudelaires to V.F.D., a bird-loving village with an Old West vibe. Jacques and Olivia continue their search for the Quagmires.
★ 7.6/10
(3066 votes)
#23
The Bad Beginning (1)
S1:E1
The dreadful history of the Baudelaire children begins with a deadpan narrator, a terrible fire and the ominous arrival of a distant relative.
★ 7.6/10
(1951 votes)
#24
The Wide Window (1)
S1:E5
The orphans arrive at the aptly named Lake Lachrymose to meet their widowed Aunt Josephine, a strict grammarian who's haunted by the past.
★ 7.6/10
(980 votes)
#25
Grim Grotto (1)
S3:E3
A young submarine captain with ties to the V.F.D. reveals she's looking for the sugar bowl. But so is Esmé Squalor, who's on a mission to find it first.
★ 7.6/10
(3066 votes)
#1
The Bad Beginning (1)
S1:E1
The dreadful history of the Baudelaire children begins with a deadpan narrator, a terrible fire and the ominous arrival of a distant relative.
★ 7.6/10
(1951 votes)
#2
The Wide Window (1)
S1:E5
The orphans arrive at the aptly named Lake Lachrymose to meet their widowed Aunt Josephine, a strict grammarian who's haunted by the past.
★ 7.6/10
(980 votes)
#3
Grim Grotto (1)
S3:E3
A young submarine captain with ties to the V.F.D. reveals she's looking for the sugar bowl. But so is Esmé Squalor, who's on a mission to find it first.
★ 7.7/10
(1900 votes)
#4
The Wide Window (2)
S1:E6
Klaus and Violet look for clues in a suspicious note that passes custody to Captain Sham, a seafaring scam artist with clear ties to Count Olaf.
★ 7.7/10
(1175 votes)
#5
The Vile Village (1)
S2:E5
Mr. Poe brings the Baudelaires to V.F.D., a bird-loving village with an Old West vibe. Jacques and Olivia continue their search for the Quagmires.
★ 7.8/10
(1333 votes)
#6
The Austere Academy (2)
S2:E2
While the Quagmires keep up the search, the Baudelaires struggle to balance their studies with a punishing workout schedule, courtesy of Count Olaf.
★ 7.8/10
(964 votes)
#7
Grim Grotto (2)
S3:E4
With Sunny's fate hanging in the balance, Violet and Klaus race to find a life-saving antidote and learn the location of the Last Safe Place.
★ 7.9/10
(2419 votes)
#8
The Bad Beginning (2)
S1:E2
While Mr. Poe's secretary works overtime, Count Olaf casts Violet and Klaus in "The Marvelous Marriage," a work of theater with alarming implications.
★ 7.9/10
(1453 votes)
#9
The Austere Academy (1)
S2:E1
The Baudelaires begin life at boarding school and meet a pair of mysterious siblings whose tragic lives sound eerily similar to their own.
★ 7.9/10
(1166 votes)
#10
The Vile Village (2)
S2:E6
The orphans find themselves under suspicion in the wake of a devastating murder. But time behind bars leads to an important realization.
★ 8.0/10
(1949 votes)
#11
The Miserable Mill (1)
S1:E7
The children arrive at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and unearth some unsettling accusations about their parents. Count Olaf courts an old flame.
★ 8.0/10
(1141 votes)
#12
Slippery Slope (1)
S3:E1
While Count Olaf makes his way to V.F.D. headquarters with Sunny, Klaus and Violet are exactly where we left them: careening toward the edge of a cliff.
★ 8.0/10
(1003 votes)
#13
Slippery Slope (2)
S3:E2
Sunny sends a signal from Count Olaf's camp, where a sinister duo is awakening old insecurities. A clue at V.F.D. HQ points the way to a fateful meeting.
★ 8.1/10
(2202 votes)
#14
The Reptile Room (1)
S1:E3
After the Baudelaires move in with Dr. Montgomery, a renowned expert in reptile behavior, their new guardian hires a frighteningly familiar assistant.
★ 8.1/10
(2086 votes)
#15
The Reptile Room (2)
S1:E4
Klaus and Violet suspect Count Olaf and his evil cohorts when a lifeless body turns up in the reptile room. Sunny sees the inside of a suitcase.
★ 8.1/10
(1270 votes)
#16
The Ersatz Elevator (1)
S2:E3
Violet, Klaus and Sunny get new guardians in a fashionable building, where stairs are in -- and the elevator's out. Jacques Snicket trains a recruit.
★ 8.1/10
(1228 votes)
#17
The Ersatz Elevator (2)
S2:E4
The Baudelaires find their friends -- and then lose them -- at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Count Olaf conducts an auction in disguise.
★ 8.1/10
(1161 votes)
#18
The Hostile Hospital (2)
S2:E8
A bearded Klaus and Sunny comb the hospital's crumbling halls for Violet, who's being held prisoner under Count Olaf's questionable "care."
★ 8.2/10
(1188 votes)
#19
The Hostile Hospital (1)
S2:E7
Life on the lam leads the Baudelaires to a horrifying hospital with an enormous library that could hold the answers to all of their questions.
★ 8.3/10
(1957 votes)
#20
The Miserable Mill (2)
S1:E8
Klaus just isn't himself after seeing Dr. Orwell, an optometrist with oddly optimistic patients. Meanwhile, Violet works to clear her parents' names.
★ 8.3/10
(1162 votes)
#21
Carnivorous Carnival (1)
S2:E9
Come one, come all to the creepiest circus the world has ever seen, a place where puzzling mysteries -- and a familiar face -- await.
★ 8.4/10
(1176 votes)
#22
Carnivorous Carnival (2)
S2:E10
Still posing as conjoined carnival freaks, the Baudelaires brace themselves for a beastly fate. Will good fortune intervene ... for once?
★ 8.5/10
(1285 votes)
#23
The End
S3:E7
The final chapter takes the orphans to a deserted island: a place of lost lives, old stories and new beginnings. It all ends here.
★ 8.6/10
(1109 votes)
#24
Penultimate Peril (1)
S3:E5
Various parties converge at the Hotel Denouement, where the mysterious "J.S." has called the V.F.D. together -- and things aren't always what they seem.
★ 8.7/10
(1135 votes)
#25
Penultimate Peril (2)
S3:E6
Big secrets are revealed when Count Olaf goes on trial in the hotel lobby. The Baudelaires are the first to take the stand, but will justice be served?
★ 7.6/10
(3066 votes)
The Bad Beginning (1)
S1:E1
The dreadful history of the Baudelaire children begins with a deadpan narrator, a terrible fire and the ominous arrival of a distant relative.
★ 7.9/10
(2419 votes)
The Bad Beginning (2)
S1:E2
While Mr. Poe's secretary works overtime, Count Olaf casts Violet and Klaus in "The Marvelous Marriage," a work of theater with alarming implications.
★ 8.1/10
(2202 votes)
The Reptile Room (1)
S1:E3
After the Baudelaires move in with Dr. Montgomery, a renowned expert in reptile behavior, their new guardian hires a frighteningly familiar assistant.
★ 8.1/10
(2086 votes)
The Reptile Room (2)
S1:E4
Klaus and Violet suspect Count Olaf and his evil cohorts when a lifeless body turns up in the reptile room. Sunny sees the inside of a suitcase.
★ 7.6/10
(1951 votes)
The Wide Window (1)
S1:E5
The orphans arrive at the aptly named Lake Lachrymose to meet their widowed Aunt Josephine, a strict grammarian who's haunted by the past.
★ 7.7/10
(1900 votes)
The Wide Window (2)
S1:E6
Klaus and Violet look for clues in a suspicious note that passes custody to Captain Sham, a seafaring scam artist with clear ties to Count Olaf.
★ 8.0/10
(1949 votes)
The Miserable Mill (1)
S1:E7
The children arrive at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and unearth some unsettling accusations about their parents. Count Olaf courts an old flame.
★ 8.3/10
(1957 votes)
The Miserable Mill (2)
S1:E8
Klaus just isn't himself after seeing Dr. Orwell, an optometrist with oddly optimistic patients. Meanwhile, Violet works to clear her parents' names.
★ 7.9/10
(1453 votes)
The Austere Academy (1)
S2:E1
The Baudelaires begin life at boarding school and meet a pair of mysterious siblings whose tragic lives sound eerily similar to their own.
★ 7.8/10
(1333 votes)
The Austere Academy (2)
S2:E2
While the Quagmires keep up the search, the Baudelaires struggle to balance their studies with a punishing workout schedule, courtesy of Count Olaf.
★ 8.1/10
(1270 votes)
The Ersatz Elevator (1)
S2:E3
Violet, Klaus and Sunny get new guardians in a fashionable building, where stairs are in -- and the elevator's out. Jacques Snicket trains a recruit.
★ 8.1/10
(1228 votes)
The Ersatz Elevator (2)
S2:E4
The Baudelaires find their friends -- and then lose them -- at the bottom of an elevator shaft. Count Olaf conducts an auction in disguise.
★ 7.7/10
(1175 votes)
The Vile Village (1)
S2:E5
Mr. Poe brings the Baudelaires to V.F.D., a bird-loving village with an Old West vibe. Jacques and Olivia continue their search for the Quagmires.
★ 7.9/10
(1166 votes)
The Vile Village (2)
S2:E6
The orphans find themselves under suspicion in the wake of a devastating murder. But time behind bars leads to an important realization.
★ 8.2/10
(1188 votes)
The Hostile Hospital (1)
S2:E7
Life on the lam leads the Baudelaires to a horrifying hospital with an enormous library that could hold the answers to all of their questions.
★ 8.1/10
(1161 votes)
The Hostile Hospital (2)
S2:E8
A bearded Klaus and Sunny comb the hospital's crumbling halls for Violet, who's being held prisoner under Count Olaf's questionable "care."
★ 8.3/10
(1162 votes)
Carnivorous Carnival (1)
S2:E9
Come one, come all to the creepiest circus the world has ever seen, a place where puzzling mysteries -- and a familiar face -- await.
★ 8.4/10
(1176 votes)
Carnivorous Carnival (2)
S2:E10
Still posing as conjoined carnival freaks, the Baudelaires brace themselves for a beastly fate. Will good fortune intervene ... for once?
★ 8.0/10
(1141 votes)
Slippery Slope (1)
S3:E1
While Count Olaf makes his way to V.F.D. headquarters with Sunny, Klaus and Violet are exactly where we left them: careening toward the edge of a cliff.
★ 8.0/10
(1003 votes)
Slippery Slope (2)
S3:E2
Sunny sends a signal from Count Olaf's camp, where a sinister duo is awakening old insecurities. A clue at V.F.D. HQ points the way to a fateful meeting.
★ 7.6/10
(980 votes)
Grim Grotto (1)
S3:E3
A young submarine captain with ties to the V.F.D. reveals she's looking for the sugar bowl. But so is Esmé Squalor, who's on a mission to find it first.
★ 7.8/10
(964 votes)
Grim Grotto (2)
S3:E4
With Sunny's fate hanging in the balance, Violet and Klaus race to find a life-saving antidote and learn the location of the Last Safe Place.
★ 8.6/10
(1109 votes)
Penultimate Peril (1)
S3:E5
Various parties converge at the Hotel Denouement, where the mysterious "J.S." has called the V.F.D. together -- and things aren't always what they seem.
★ 8.7/10
(1135 votes)
Penultimate Peril (2)
S3:E6
Big secrets are revealed when Count Olaf goes on trial in the hotel lobby. The Baudelaires are the first to take the stand, but will justice be served?
★ 8.5/10
(1285 votes)
The End
S3:E7
The final chapter takes the orphans to a deserted island: a place of lost lives, old stories and new beginnings. It all ends here.