Benoit Blanc is tackling another mystery very soon. Director Rian Johnson has teased the next outing of the detective, which will be called Wake Up Dead Man and is set to premiere sometime in 2025. In addition to the return of Johnson to write and direct, Daniel Craig will be reprising his role as Blanc. For now, that’s all the information we have to go on.
The next Knives Out, called Wake Up Dead Man, premieres in 2025
Director Rian Johnson revealed the title and timing for the sequel, but that’s all we know right now.
Director Rian Johnson revealed the title and timing for the sequel, but that’s all we know right now.
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The first Knives Out mystery premiered in 2019, and after that, Netflix scooped up the rights to its sequels for a reported $450 million. The first sequel, Glass Onion, premiered in 2022; it had a brief theatrical run before eventually streaming on Netflix. (It also featured a guest appearance from this very website.) It seems likely that Wake Up Dead Man will follow a similar release trajectory.
While Johnson is known in part for sci-fi fare like Looper and Star Wars: The Last Jedi, he has also made a name for himself with mysteries. In addition to the Knives Out franchise, he also created the excellent whodunit series Poker Face on Peacock, starring Natasha Lyonne.
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