🕵️‍♂️ Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) – Cast, Plot, Release Date & Benoit Blanc’s Next Big Case on Netflix

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – Benoit Blanc Returns in Netflix’s Gripping New Whodunnit

📅 Streaming Worldwide on Netflix – December 12, 2025

"You see, in the land of the dead... the truth always rises."And just like that, detective Benoit Blanc is back—this time unraveling yet another tangled murder mystery in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The third installment in Rian Johnson’s acclaimed Knives Out series, this film is shaping up to be Netflix’s must-watch murder mystery of the year. Save the date: December 12, 2025.

🔦 The Return of Benoit Blanc

After cracking the cases in Knives Out (2019) and Glass Onion (2022), Daniel Craig returns as the eccentric and brilliant detective Benoit Blanc. With his Southern charm and razor-sharp intuition, Blanc is once again at the heart of a fresh, standalone mystery filled with deceit, secrets, and a cast of suspects too glamorous—and too shady—to trust.

🪦 Wake Up Dead Man – What We Know

While plot details remain tightly under wraps, we know that the story centers around a shocking murder steeped in religion, reputation, and resurrection, set within a strange new landscape where nothing is sacred and no one is safe. With an ensemble cast to die for, and Rian Johnson’s clever writing at the helm, this promises to be the darkest and most intricate entry in the series yet.

🌟 Star-Studded Cast of Suspects

In true Knives Out fashion, the cast is loaded with heavy-hitters, each bringing their flavor of mystery to the table:

• 🎩 Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc – detective extraordinaire

• ⛪ Josh O'Connor as Rev. Jud Duplenticy, a conflicted priest

• 👵 Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix, a powerful matriarch with buried secrets

• ⛪ Josh Brolin as Msgr. Jefferson Wicks, another clergyman with ties to the past

• 👮 Mila Kunis as Geraldine Scott, a no-nonsense police chief

• 🧬 Jeremy Renner as Dr. Nat Sharp, possibly a man of science with something to hide

• 🎤 Kerry Washington as Vera Draven, a forceful figure in the community

• 🎭 Andrew Scott as Lee Ross, a wildcard

• 🎙️ Cailee Spaeny as Simone Vivane, the enigma among them

• 🔪 Daryl McCormack as Cy Draven, another piece in this dangerous puzzle

• 🚨 Thomas Haden Church as Samson Holt, a man with a military past… or maybe a grudge?

🎬 Directed by Mystery Maestro Rian Johnson

Once again, the master of modern-day murder mysteries, Rian Johnson, returns as writer and director. Known for twisting expectations and crafting layered, intelligent thrillers, Johnson promises this third chapter will be darker, bolder, and even more surprising than its predecessors.

Behind the camera, Steve Yedlin lends his signature visual style, while Nathan Johnson provides a hauntingly whimsical score—both familiar names in the Knives Out universe.

🕯️ What Makes This Installment Different?

• Darker Tone: The title Wake Up Dead Man hints at spiritual themes, moral corruption, and perhaps a haunting or symbolic resurrection.

• Religious Setting: With priests, a police chief, and a cast bound by the sins of the past, this mystery may explore more philosophical territory.

• Standalone Story: No prior knowledge of Knives Out or Glass Onion required—each film is its own mystery, its own puzzle box.

• A More Personal Blanc? Johnson has hinted this may be Blanc’s most emotional case yet.

📅 Mark Your Calendars: December 12, 2025

Distributed by Netflix, produced by T-Street Productions and Ram Bergman Productions, Wake Up Dead Man isn’t just another whodunnit — it’s a cultural event masterclass in mystery, with a modern lens and classic style.

🧩 Final Thoughts

Murder has never looked so stylish. With a cast stacked top to bottom and Rian Johnson’s unrelenting imagination, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is primed to be the streaming thriller event of the year. Whether you're in it for the mystery, the performances, or Benoit Blanc’s iconic drawl, this one’s not to be missed.

🕵️‍♂️ The truth is a puzzle. And Benoit Blanc is ready to solve it.

🎥 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery premieres December 12, 2025, only on Netflix.

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