A Series of Unfortunate Events: Who started the Baudelaire fire? Was it Count Olaf?
NETFLIX’s A Series of Unfortunate Events follows the woes of the Baudelaire orphans after their parents are killed in a fire.
Trailer: Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The new drama recounts the tragic tale of Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire, who are orphaned when their family home burns down, killing their parents.
The siblings are sent to live with their villainous uncle Count Olaf, who they soon discover is out to get their inheritance at any cost.
As they are sent to live with a series of unsuitable guardians the children must outsmart Olaf at every turn, foiling his many devious plans and disguises in order to discover clues to their parents’ mysterious death.
The series is based on Lemony Snicket’s books, which were best-sellers when they were released in the early 2000s.
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS
The Baudelaire children became orphans when their parents are killed in a fire
The children are sent to live with their uncle Count Olaf
As readers will know, the children never confirm who burned down their parents’ mansion, although it is strongly suggested that Count Olaf started the fire to claim the Baudelaire fortune.
In The Penultimate Peril, the 12th book in the saga, the children confront Olaf about his involvement but are not given a straight answer.
The children believe that Count Olaf started the fire
Olaf simply replies: “Is that what you think?”
While trying to uncover the truth about the blaze, the children discover a secret society known as VFD with links to both Olaf and their parents which becomes the central mystery of the series.