Netflix has officially set the release date for "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," the highly anticipated third film in Rian Johnson’s acclaimed murder-mystery franchise, starring Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc. The movie is scheduled to premiere globally on December, 2025.
While plot details remain tightly under wraps, the first teaser hints at Blanc facing his most dangerous and complex case yet, with Craig ominously referencing “the impossible crime” against the backdrop of striking church visuals This secrecy has only fueled speculation about the film’s setting, victim, and motive.
The ensemble cast promises another round of star power, featuring Josh O’Connor and Josh Brolin as priests, Mila Kunis as police chief G. Scott, and appearances from Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church Filming wrapped in London in August 2024, and the production is once again helmed by Johnson, who writes and directs.
With Netflix and Johnson keeping key story elements hidden, fans are left to wonder: Who will be the next victim, and can Benoit Blanc solve his darkest case yet? The answers arrive this December, but until then, the mystery only deepens.
