Netflix drops cryptic teaser for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Title card for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Image via YouTube @/Netflix)
Title card for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Image via YouTube/Netflix)

The Knives Out franchise is back with another deliciously twisted mystery, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. And this time, the stakes are higher, the shadows are darker, and Benoit Blanc might be the only thing keeping it all from falling apart. Rian Johnson returns to the director’s chair for the third installment in the hit mystery film franchise, promising Blanc’s most dangerous case yet. While the plot is still under wraps, a cryptic teaser hints at something far more sinister than we have seen before: A church cloaked in shadows and a tolling bell.

Netflix dropped a cryptic teaser for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, and it has got everyone buzzing. The teaser has this eerie, slow-burn vibe, a shadowy church cloaked in darkness, bells tolling like they’re calling out secrets no one’s ready to hear yet. Then bam, it cuts to black, leaving you hanging with a mysterious biblical line about wickedness and righteousness.

The video is captioned with a biblical verse that says:

"The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures."

More details about Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

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Daniel Craig is back as the sharp-as-ever detective Benoit Blanc in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, surrounded by a star-studded cast including Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, and more, basically, a powerhouse lineup ready to dive into what looks like Blanc’s darkest and most twisted case yet. The whole vibe suggests this won’t just be another cozy mystery — there is something morally complicated and maybe even a bit spooky lurking beneath the surface.

The Knives Out saga isn’t just a murder mystery series — it is a masterclass in deception, served with style and bite. The first film, released in 2019, trapped us in a gothic mansion full of greedy heirs, as Benoit Blanc untangled the suspicious death of Harlan Thrombey. It was sharp, surprising, and Oscar-nominated. Then came Glass Onion, released in 2022, where Blanc swapped cozy clutter for billionaire flash, solving a deadly game gone wrong on a private Greek island. Both films were game-changers for their genres, mixing satire, suspense, and star-studded chaos into something far juicier than your average murder mystery.

With Rian Johnson directing, you can bet the movie will deliver the clever twists and sharp wit we’ve come to love from the Knives Out series. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is set to hit Netflix worldwide later this year, and honestly, if this teaser is anything to go by, it is going to be a wild ride.

Get ready to put on your detective hat, Blanc’s calling.

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Edited by Amey Mirashi