7.6/103,071 votes#1 - The Bad Beginning (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/13/2017
The dreadful history of the Baudelaire children begins with a deadpan narrator, a terrible fire and the ominous arrival of a distant relative.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writer: Daniel Handler
7.9/102,420 votes#2 - The Bad Beginning (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/13/2017
While Mr. Poe's secretary works overtime, Count Olaf casts Violet and Klaus in "The Marvelous Marriage," a work of theater with alarming implications.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writer: Daniel Handler
8.1/102,202 votes#3 - The Reptile Room (1)
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/13/2017
After the Baudelaires move in with Dr. Montgomery, a renowned expert in reptile behavior, their new guardian hires a frighteningly familiar assistant.
Director: Mark Palansky
Writer: Daniel Handler
8.1/102,085 votes#4 - The Reptile Room (2)
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/13/2017
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.
Director: Mark Palansky
Writer: Daniel Handler
7.6/101,952 votes#5 - The Wide Window (1)
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 1/13/2017
The orphans arrive at the aptly named Lake Lachrymose to meet their widowed Aunt Josephine, a strict grammarian who's haunted by the past.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writer: Daniel Handler
7.7/101,899 votes#6 - The Wide Window (2)
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 1/13/2017
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.
Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
Writer: Daniel Handler
8.1/101,946 votes#7 - The Miserable Mill (1)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 1/13/2017
The children arrive at the Lucky Smells Lumber Mill and unearth some unsettling accusations about their parents. Count Olaf courts an old flame.
Director: Bo Welch
Writer: Daniel Handler, Joe Tracz
8.3/101,954 votes#8 - The Miserable Mill (2)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 1/13/2017
Klaus just isn't himself after seeing Dr. Orwell, an optometrist with oddly optimistic patients. Meanwhile, Violet works to clear her parents' names.
Director: Bo Welch
Writer: Daniel Handler, Tatiana Suarez-Pico
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The orphaned Baudelaire children face trials, tribulations and the evil Count Olaf, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents' death.
Genres:Action & AdventureFamilyComedyMystery
Network:Netflix
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"The Bad Beginning (1)" is the best rated episode of "A Series of Unfortunate Events" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 3071 votes. Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld and written by Daniel Handler, it aired on 1/13/2017. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Bad Beginning (2)".