Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – release date, confirmed cast, story details, and more about the Netflix movie

- Releasing on Netflix in December 2025
- Unclear if it'll be released theatrically, too
- First footage unveiled at Netflix Tudum 2025
- Daniel Craig returning as Benoit Blanc
- Ensemble cast of A-listers set to join Craig
- Plot synopsis revealed
- No word on whether Netflix will make a fourth Knives Out movie

The countdown is on to Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery's release. The forthcoming mystery-thriller is due out on Netflix on December 12, 2025, so it's high time that you learned everything we know about it so far.

Below, I've rounded up the biggest and latest information on the third film in writer/director Rian Johnson's popular whodunit movie series. Indeed, you'll find out more about its cast, story, and the franchise's future from this point on.

Bear in mind that potential spoilers follow for Knives Out 3, so proceed at your ...