Netflix Reveals Release Date and Teaser for ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’

Netflix has pulled back the curtain on the highly anticipated third installment of Rian Johnson‘s Knives Out franchise, officially titled Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The first tantalizing teaser trailer was unveiled on during Netflix’s global fan event, Tudum 2025.

The brief but atmospheric teaser sets a distinctly darker and more gothic tone for Benoit Blanc’s (Daniel Craig) latest whodunnit. While plot details are being kept tightly under wraps, the trailer hints at an “impossible crime” and a setting that appears to lean into religious imagery, possibly a church, suggesting a morally layered or even supernatural mystery. Daniel Craig returns as the charming Southern detective, promising to unravel what he describes as his “most dangerous case yet.”

Wake Up Dead Man boasts another star-studded ensemble cast joining Craig, including Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. Speculation is already rife that Cailee Spaeny’s character, Simone Vivane, might be the central murder victim, given her notable absence from more prominent trailer shots.

Fans won’t have to wait too long to see Benoit Blanc back in action. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is slated to premiere globally on Netflix on December 12, 2025.