The audience has loved Glass Onion (2022), the second installment in the Knives Out franchise, which is evident from its IMDb rating of 7.1 and 92 percent critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes.
The dark comedic thriller has been the talk of the town with Daniel Craig’s stylish murder mystery-solving tactics. And now, Daniel Craig returns in Knives Out 3, officially titled Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025).
Plot details of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Knives Out 3)
The plot details of Wake Up Dead Man have been kept under wraps since there is no official synopsis available as yet. Netflix is the film’s distributor and has recently revealed its date announcement teaser, which also doesn’t tell much about the film’s story.
Have a look at the premier date teaser below:
We definitely know one thing for sure: Detective Benoit Blanc, played by Daniel Craig, is back with another murder mystery.
Director’s vision for the film
Netflix had struck a deal with the director, Rian Johnson, for two more sequels after the success of Knives Out’s first installment. The distributor wanted Johnson to roll out two more parts of Knives Out, after which we had a chance of enjoying another comedy and thriller, Glass Onion (2022).
As per The Hollywood Reporter, here is what Johnson thought of making Knives Out installments:
“Even when we were making the first movie, I was thinking, ‘If this does well, it would be fun to keep making them, but always in the way that Agatha Christie did her books.” [Source]
It was interesting to see the comic elements blended well with a murder mystery excitement since none of the elements overpowered the other. It was quite a balance that Johnson again aims to bring to Knives Out 3, but a darker version.
Benoit Blanc himself is the silliest character, but still, the wisest one. However, the announcement teaser shows his serious side. One of the teasers on Instagram shows him standing still with a serious face and a candle in his hand. Suddenly, the candle blows out, and Blanc doesn’t flinch.
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The comedic tone of the Knives Out films should not be taken as a weakness. It is a wicked strategy that makes it wild. The characters and a situation involving murder keep us hooked, and the director plans to bring the same hype again with his impeccable directing qualities in Wake Up Dead Man.
Is Benoit Blanc facing his toughest case yet as Daniel Craig returns in Knives Out 3?
The IMDb one-liner does mention that this will be Benoit Blanc’s “most dangerous case yet.” And to be honest, the tone of the teaser does suggest that.
The date announcement teaser of Knives Out 3 or Wake Up Dead Man, seems more serious. After watching it closely, we can notice dark costumes and backgrounds, which suggest the film’s dark tone.
Allusions to religion, miracles, and death imply dialogues about weighty subjects. This is also a sign that comedic moments might be fewer compared to the last installments. Still, it is too soon to make judgments.
It could be too early to speculate that the threequel of the Knives Out franchise might not be comedic, as it could mislead the viewers about its tone. Once the first trailer comes out, things will be clearer.
When is Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) releasing?
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is not being released in theatres. Instead, Netflix will premiere Wake Up Dead Man on December 12, 2025.
Genre: Dark comedy, crime, drama, mystery, thriller
Cast: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis
Director: Rian Johnson
Writer: Rian Johnson
Producers: Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman
Release date: December 12, 2025
Movie runtime: 2 hours 20 minutes
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