WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY is a 2025 whodunnit mystery comedy film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It is a standalone sequel to Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) and the third installment overall in the Knives Out film series. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6th, 2025.
Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus.
The cast includes Daniel Craig, Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church.
WAKE UP DEAD MAN: A KNIVES OUT MYSTERY is set to debut in select theaters November 26th, before a streaming debut on Netflix December 12th. Watch the official trailers below.