Netflix has renewed its “unhappy and unnerving” series Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events for a third season before the second season even starts production in Vancouver. This explains the year-long filming dates of April 17th this year to April 20th next year. No wonder star Neil Patrick Harris was looking for a “sweet penthouse” in Vancouver’s Yaletown.
So I may be heading back to Vancouver for a while. Anyone have a sweet penthouse in Yaletown that they aren’t using..? Digs4NPH@gmail.com
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) February 22, 2017
For the next year, Netflix will continue telling the tragic tale of the Baudelaire orphans — Violet, Klaus, and Sunny – whose evil guardian Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris) will stop at nothing to get his hands on their inheritance. Based on the internationally best-selling series of books by Lemony Snicket (aka Daniel Handler) the series stars Emmy and Tony Award winner Neil Patrick Harris as Count Olaf. Neil Patrick Harris.
A Series of @Unfortunate Events has been renewed for season two. Exciting! Unless, of course, you’re a Baudelaire… https://t.co/aqXwxJdZwt
— Neil Patrick Harris (@ActuallyNPH) March 13, 2017
Patrick Warburton is Lemony Snicket who relates the tale of how 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 first season was executive produced by Emmy Award winner Barry Sonnenfeld and author Daniel Handler. It filmed in Vancouver last Spring and summer, starting in early April and wrapping in August.
Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris) was spotted on set in downtown Vancouver.
Sara Canning as Jacqueline — Mr. Poe (K. Todd Freeman)’s secretary. 
Count Olaf (Neil Patrick Harris) at The Cultch theatre in east Vancouver and the old Hollywood theatre in Kitsilano. 
Neil Patrick Harris and his family enjoyed living in Vancouver so much last year he sang the city’s praises to the New York Times.Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events season 2 & 3 start filming April 17th in metro Vancouver and wrap April 20th next year (dates subject to change), according to the DGC-BC Production list.