New Year's Eve: Netflix Offers Hack to Fool Your Kids Into Thinking It's Midnight

— -- Is this cruel or genius?

Netflix is offering a fake countdown on New Year's Eve that will fool the littlest party animals into thinking its midnight and time for bed.

King Julien, a lemur from the "Madagascar" movies and the star of of a new animated Netflix show "All Hail King Julien," will host an on-demand countdown that parents can use to trick their children into going to bed early.

The littlest revelers can expect a three-minute countdown filled with music and fun, according to Netflix.

The countdown will be available in the United States, Canada, Latin America, United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and France at Netflix.com/KingJulien.

Consider it something you and your kids can laugh about in 15 years' time.