Are you ready to meet Lemony Snicket’s villain? Netflix has released a new “first-look” for A Series of Unfortunate Events. The TV show trailer features Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf. In a word, he is creepy. Watch it, below.

Patrick Warburton, Joan Cusack, Malina Weissman, and Louis Hynes also star in the eight episode first season. Weissman and Hynes feature in the teaser, as well. Learn more from Netflix, and watch the video after the jump.

Check out the teaser and this Netflix press release.

Netflix First Look – Meet Count Olaf, Neil Patrick Harris’ dastardly new role

We plead with you to avert your eyes, lest you gaze upon this First Look at the lowly visage of Count Olaf from the upcoming Netflix original series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events.

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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events premieres worldwide on Friday, January 13, 2017 only on Netflix.

Series Description:

Based on the internationally best-selling series of books by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) and starring Emmy and Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris, Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events recounts the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans — Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – whose evil guardian Count Olaf (Harris) will stop at nothing to get his hands on their inheritance. The siblings must outsmart Olaf at every turn, foiling his many devious plans and disguises, in order to discover clues to their parents’ mysterious death. The eight-episode series is a Netflix original production, executive produced by Emmy Award winner Barry Sonnenfeld and Daniel Handler, and also stars Patrick Warburton (Lemony Snicket), Joan Cusack (Justice Strauss), Malina Weissman (Violet Baudelaire) and Louis Hynes (Klaus Baudelaire).

What do you think? Are you a fan of Lemony Snicket’s book series? Do you plan to watch the A Series of Unfortunate Events TV series when it drops to Netflix? Tell us!