It’s time for another Knives Out mystery — are you ready? If you said yes, do yourself a favor and block off Thanksgiving weekend, because Netflix has confirmed that Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will debut in theaters for the November holiday.
Netflix took to their official social media channels to reveal the news that the third film in the franchise will arrive in select theaters on November 26 before arriving on the streamer December 12. Alongside that confirmation, the company also revealed the film’s poster, which prominently features Daniel Craig reprising his role of Detective Benoit Blanc for the third time.
Additionally, the streamer also revealed the movie’s tagline in the post: “Not all secrets can stay buried.” Interesting. We’re listening.
This third installment joins the rest of the Knives Out films in premiering theatrically during the Thanksgiving weekend. The first film, Knives Out, was released in 2019 and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery came out three years later in 2022. This new film will have its world premiere this month at the Toronto International Film Festival and another screening at London Film Festival in October, after which it will finally make its wide release in theaters.
Not all secrets can stay buried.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is in select theaters November 26 and on Netflix December 12. pic.twitter.com/D1e88r7UwI
— Netflix (@netflix) September 2, 2025
According to the streamer, this story is the “darkest chapter” of the Knives Out franchise yet and constitutes Blanc’s “most dangerous case” thus far. The official synopsis for the movie reads:
”When young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), it’s clear that all is not well in the pews.
Wicks’s modest-but-devoted flock includes devout church lady Martha Delacroix (Glenn Close), circumspect groundskeeper Samson Holt (Thomas Haden Church), tightly-wound lawyer Vera Draven (Kerry Washington), aspiring politician Cy Draven (Daryl McCormack), town doctor Nat Sharp (Jeremy Renner), best-selling author Lee Ross (Andrew Scott), and concert cellist Simone Vivane (Cailee Spaeny).
After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic.”
And we can’t wait to find out exactly what that mystery is.
Lex Briscuso is a film and television critic and a freelance entertainment writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter at @nikonamerica.
