A Series of Unfortunate Events batters Luke Cage’s Performance on Netflix…

And the new ratings champion of Netflix’s…

Roll over Luke Cage, your show has just been pummelled into submission by Netflix’s adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Netflix’s rendition of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events did very well on its opening week on the online streaming platform, with the series sitting on top of the site’s charts. It steamed-rolled well past Marvel’s Luke Cage, the series just follows behind heavier Netflix original series like season 1 of Fuller House, season 4 of Orange is the New Black and of course the Gilmore Girls revival.

Luke Cage got a pummelling in the ratings by A Series of Unfortunate Events

Apparently A Series of Unfortunate Events managed to nab more than 3.755 million adults in the 18-49 age range. That’s a little bit higher than Luke Cage, which raked in 3.388 million and season 2 of Daredevil which reeled in 3.201 million adult viewers.

While it may come as a surprise to Marvel fans how the Lemony Snicket series managed to move right past some of its most well-received television series, people will have to understand that many have been waiting for the television adaptation of A Series of Unfortunate Events (since Jim Carrey’s movie) for quite some time. With great early reviews, a talented cast and a lot of positive talk going around, it seems like the series will continue enjoying its viewership.

Narrated by Snicket, A Series Of Unfortunate Events recounts the tale of the orphaned children Violet, Klaus and Sunny Baudelaire at the hands of the villainous Count Olaf, as they face trials and tribulations, misfortunes and an evil uncle in search of their fortune, all in their quest to uncover the secret of their parents’ deaths. The 13 books in the series have sold more than 65 million copies and have been translated into 43 languages.