Wake Up Dead Man A Knives Out Mystery recurring cast with new additions, premieres at the TIFF 2025

Daniel Craig returns to the big screen to investigate a brand new mysterious case in the latest chapter of his epic Knives Out franchise. Wake Up Dead Man finally made its world premiere at the 50th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on September 6. It was a star-studded affair as both familiar faces from the franchise and a whole new line-up of cast members celebrated the premiere together. So get ready to put on the investigate hats as Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is coming to Netflix soon!

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery cast members

The shimmering world premiere of Wake Up Dead Man was attended by Daniel Craig who returns as detective Benoit Blanc. Mila Kunis plays the local police chief Geraldine Scott, Genn Close as devout church lady Martha Delacroix, Jeremy Renner as the town doctor Nat Sharp, Josh O'Conner as priest Jud Duplenticy, Kerry Washington as lawyer Vera Draven, Andrew Scott as author Lee Ross, and Cailee Spaeny as disabled concert cellist Simone Vivane.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery release dates

For the unversed, the Daniel Craig-starrer is the third instalment of the Knives Out film franchise. Wake Up Dead Man will make a short theatrical run in limited screens on November 26, and after sixteen days will make its digital debut on Netflix on December 12, 2025.

What to expect from Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

The upcoming mystry thriller is set in a small town called Chimney Rock, located in upstate New York. The mystry centres around a local Catholic church named as name of Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude. This is where we meet the main character Father Jud Duplenticy who has a troubled past. The plot kicks off when he is reassigned to this new parish.

The reason for his transfer to the town is not a typical one. Father Duplenticy has been sent to Our Lady of Perpetual Fortitude church because of an incident at his last parish where he got into a physical fight with a deacon, who assists the priest. After punching the deacon with his fist, he gets exiled to this remote Chimney Rock town. It's in this new setting that the main events of the film unfold, following Father Duplenticy's journey and whatever secrets the church and the town hold.

FAQs:

Q. When will Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery release?

A. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will first release in the theatres on November 26, later will be dropped on Netflix on December 12, 2025.

Q. What's the story of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery?

A. Daniel Craig returns as the famous detective Benoit Blanc to investigate a murder in a tightly-knit religious community and is described as the series' darkest chapter yet.