Netflix Premieres Third Knives Out Film Wake Up Dead Man

Netflix has premiered "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," the third installment in Rian Johnson's acclaimed anthology series, on December 12, 2025. The film brings back Daniel Craig as the sharp-witted detective Benoit Blanc, who tackles his most enigmatic case yet at a remote church in upstate New York.

In the story, Blanc arrives at Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude following the baffling death of Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, played by Josh Brolin. The monsignor, known for his fervent sermons and divisive leadership of the small congregation, collapses in a locked side closet during a service, stabbed under circumstances that defy explanation. No one entered or exited the space after he stepped away to compose himself, yet he is found lifeless with a peculiar knife embedded in his back. Suspicion quickly turns to the church's new associate pastor, Rev. Jud Duplenticy, portrayed by Josh O'Connor. Jud, a former boxer grappling with his own crisis of faith, carries a shadowed history that includes a fatal incident in the ring and a recent altercation captured on video.

As Blanc teams up with local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) and delves into the lives of the...