A Knives Out Mystery Release Date OUT; Daniel Craig Return With Stellar Ensemble Cast

Daniel Craig is all set to return as Benoit Blanc in the third instalment of Knives Out, which is titled ‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’. The movie will release on Netflix and has a new talented ensemble star cast. This franchise is considered one of the best murder-mysteries and whodunnit stories and have gained huge fan following.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Mystery will release on Netflix on December 12, 2025.

The movie stars 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. Not much has been revealed about the plot of Wake Up Dead Man.

The first part ‘Knives Out’ stars Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Christopher Plummer, Katherine Langford and Jaeden Martell. The second part titled ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ stars Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson and Dave Bautista in the lead roles.

All the parts of the Knives Out are inspired by Agatha Christie’s novel.

Earlier, unveiling the first look of Wake Up Dead Man, director Rian Johnson wrote, “A first look at Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor in the next Benoit Blanc mystery, Wake Up Dead Man. Working on it, much more to come!”

A first look at Daniel Craig and Josh O’Connor in the next Benoit Blanc mystery, Wake Up Dead Man. Working on it, much more to come! pic.twitter.com/1cGPdPpAZ2

— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) January 30, 2025

Apart from Wake Up Dead Man, Netflix has announced several exciting projects. This includes Squid Game Season 3, Wednesday Season 2, Stranger Things Season 5, Nobody Wants This Season 2, One Piece Season 2 and many more.