Fans of the Knives Out franchise got an exciting first look at Daniel Craig’s return as detective Benoit Blanc in the teaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The footage debuted at Netflix’s Tudum 2025 event, promising the detective’s most dangerous and intriguing case yet.
In the franchise’s third installment, Craig, 56, leads a star-studded cast featuring Glenn Close, Cailee Spaeny, Kerry Washington, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Josh O’Connor, and Andrew Scott. Writer-director Rian Johnson returns to helm this latest twist-filled murder mystery.
Johnson previously teased Craig’s updated appearance for the film—sporting a three-piece suit and noticeably longer hair. The director also shared his excitement about the quick pace of filming, which wrapped production in August.
Veteran actress Glenn Close praised working with Johnson and Craig as “one of the best experiences” of her career, calling the cast “from heaven” and highlighting Craig’s performance as “wonderful.”
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will premiere on Netflix on December 12, 2025.Fans of the Knives Out franchise got an exciting first look at Daniel Craig’s return as detective Benoit Blanc in the teaser trailer for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The footage debuted at Netflix’s Tudum 2025 event, promising the detective’s most dangerous and intriguing case yet.
In the franchise’s third installment, Craig, 56, leads a star-studded cast featuring Glenn Close, Cailee Spaeny, Kerry Washington, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Josh O’Connor, and Andrew Scott. Writer-director Rian Johnson returns to helm this latest twist-filled murder mystery.
Johnson previously teased Craig’s updated appearance for the film—sporting a three-piece suit and noticeably longer hair. The director also shared his excitement about the quick pace of filming, which wrapped production in August.
Veteran actress Glenn Close praised working with Johnson and Craig as “one of the best experiences” of her career, calling the cast “from heaven” and highlighting Craig’s performance as “wonderful.”
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will premiere on Netflix on December 12, 2025.