Which upcoming 'Knives Out' mystery film will once again feature Daniel Craig as the eccentric detective Benoit Blanc, investigating a brand new case?

The next installment in the popular "Knives Out" mystery series is titled "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Review)." This film marks the third outing for Daniel Craig as the charmingly eccentric Southern detective, Benoit Blanc, who will once again tackle an entirely new and perplexing case. Directed and written by Rian Johnson, who also helmed the previous two films, this upcoming mystery continues the tradition of standalone whodunits, where the only recurring element is Blanc himself.

Following the critical and commercial success of Knives Out (Review) (2019) and "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery" (2022), Netflix secured the rights to two sequels, making "Wake Up Dead Man" a highly anticipated streaming event. The film is set to deliver a fresh mystery with a brand new ensemble cast, a hallmark of the franchise, which consistently attracts a stellar lineup of actors to play a colorful array of suspects and victims.

"Wake Up Dead Man" promises to be a darker and more gothic entry in the series, with director Rian Johnson aiming for a different tonal and thematic approach compared to its predecessors. The story will see Detective Blanc investigating the death of a divisive Catholic priest amidst a missing inheritance, set in a small upstate New York parish. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025, and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 26, 2025, before its global streaming debut on Netflix on December 12, 2025.