coup de main - noun
\ˌkü-də-ˈmaⁿ
Definition of coup de main : an attack that achieves complete surprise.

First-look: Neil Patrick Harris in 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events'.

Netflix's highly anticipated upcoming adaptation of 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' (out in August) is currently filming in Vancouver, Canada, which means that we now have our first look at Neil Patrick Harris being a scary Count Olaf.

I'm terrified already :(