First Teaser for Rian Johnson’s ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Whodunit Sequel
by Alex Billington
September 8, 2025
Source: YouTube
“It is time to discover what this flock of wicked wolves is hiding…” Netflix has finally unveiled the gorgeous first teaser for Rian Johnson’s next whodunit mystery titled Wake Up Dead Man, also known as Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The film just premiered this past weekend screening at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews, as expected, a much darker and more serious thriller this time around. This is Johnson’s follow-up to Knives Out (2019) and Glass Onion (2022) continuing with Daniel Craig returning as Benoit Blanc in what is called “his most dangerous case yet.” He’s investigating a murder at a church – the murder is setup in this teaser, described as an “impossible” crime to solve. So it’s a religious horror mystery thriller? How exciting. The lack of an obvious suspect prompts the police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic… The superb ensemble cast includes Josh O’Connor & Josh Brolin as priests, Glenn Close, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, with Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church. Couldn’t be a more exciting cast than this, can there? I’m all for this – looks like it might be the best one yet.
Here’s the first teaser trailer (+ poster) for Rian Johnson’s sequel Wake Up Dead Man, from YouTube:
Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) returns for his most dangerous case yet in the third and darkest chapter of Rian Johnson’s murder mystery opus. 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. A continuation of the whodunit mystery comedy series that started with Knives Out (2019) and continued with Glass Onion (2022) on a Greek island. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, a sequel to Knives Out (2019), is once again both written and directed by the acclaimed American filmmaker Rian Johnson, director of the films Brick, The Brothers Bloom, Looper, Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, Knives Out, and Glass Onion previously, as well as the “Poker Face” series. Produced by Ram Bergman and Rian Johnson. With music from Nathan Johnson. Netflix debuts Johnson’s Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery sequel in select US theaters first on November 26th, 2025, during Thanksgiving week. It will be streaming on Netflix later starting December 12th, 2025 just before the end of this year. Ready to watch?
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