Knives Out 3: Netflix confirms release date with a special teaser as Daniel Craig returns in Wake Up Dead Man

Netflix has announced that Knives Out 3 will be released on December 12, 2025. A special teaser for the film has been unveiled, revealing the release date. In this third installment of the Knives Out series, titled "Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery," Daniel Craig reprises his role as the iconic detective Benoit Blanc.

This particular threequel is a standalone film and will be directed by Rian Johnson, who has also helmed all the other films in this franchise. This film is set to release three years after the previous Knives Out film came out in 2022.

Let us find out more details about the Knives Out 3 film - Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

When is Knives Out 3 releasing?

Although the plot has not been revealed yet, we do gain some insights about the upcoming Benoit Blanc film. Based on the visuals in the teaser, we understand that this murder mystery is set around a church. There is also some religious imagery throughout the teaser.

The voiceover of Daniel Craig in the teaser goes as:

"The 'impossible crime'. For a man of reason, this is the Holy Grail."

"This was dressed as a miracle. But it's just a murder. And I solve the murders."

Along with the voiceover, we hear church bell sounds paired with Ralph Stanley's song 'O Death.' The text in the teaser is also written in Old English Gothic font style, and the language reflects this as it states "The Knives Cometh Out Soon." Even the film release dates are stylized in Roman numerals.

Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc introduces a new look in Knives Out 3, with Craig appearing dapper in his hairdo, which is slightly longer than his previous Benoit Blanc styles. The teaser overall looks intriguing and mysterious. Alongside Daniel Craig, the cast includes:

Josh O'Connor as Reverend Jud Duplenticy
Mila Kunis as Geraldine Scott
Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix
Josh Brolin as Msgr. Jefferson Wicks
Cailee Spaeny as Simone Vivane
Jeremy Renner as Dr. Nat Sharp
Andrew Scott as Lee Ross
Kerry Washington as Vera Draven
Thomas Haden Church as Samson Holt
Daryl McCormack as Cy Draven

Production companies Ram Bergman Productions and T-Street Productions are backing the film. The last installment in the Knives Out series, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, was released in 2022, following the original film, Knives Out, which came out in 2019. Both films have received rave reviews, with the first film boasting a 97% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and the second scoring 91%.