Inside Netflix's latest Knives Out mystery with Daniel Craig and all-star cast

Netflix has released a first look at Wake Up Dead Man - the third film in the Knives Out Mystery. The streamer shared the poster for the highly-anticipated murder mystery and confirmed the official release date.

Wake Up Dead Man will see Benoit Blanc return for "his most dangerous case yet", and while Netflix isn't giving much away, we do know who'll be joining him in the upcoming film. The sequel stars The Crown's Josh O'Connor, Fatal Attraction's Glenn Close, No Country for Old Men's Josh Brolin, Black Swan's Mila Kunis, Marvel star Jeremy Renner and Scandal's Kerry Washington.

They're joined by Fleabag's Andrew Scott, Mare of Easttown's Cailee Spaeny, Bad Sisters' Daryl McCormack and Divorce's Thomas Haden Church in the stellar cast.

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The new film sees Benoit head to a small hamlet in New York where he meets young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O'Connor), who is assisting local priest Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin). "After a seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) joins forces with Blanc to unravel a mystery that pushes the boundaries of both faith and reason," Netflix teases.

Daniel Craig told Netflix ahead of the film's release: "What Rian’s movies do best is subvert the genre. You start off thinking you’re watching an old-fashioned sort of Agatha Christie-type mystery — but then it shifts, and you realize you’re watching something entirely different."

Wake Up Dead Man is set to arrive in cinemas first on 28th November before landing on Netflix just weeks later. Netflix subscribers will have to wait until December 12 to watch the film on the streamer.

The film poster sees Daniel Craig's Benoit looking into a grave as the rest of the cast peer in. This time, Daniel is sporting a different look as the detective with longer hair. In two of the first-look images, we see Daniel in scenes with Josh O'Connor, who plays priest Jud Duplenticy in the movie.

The original Knives Out came out in 2019 to a warm reception from critics and viewers, with the film picking up nominations for Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Academy Awards. Two years later, Netflix bought the rights to two sequels for over $400 million (£296 million) while writer and director Rian Johnson confirmed that he began writing Wake Up Dead Man in January 2023.

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