The winning Knives Out formula—a brilliant detective, an impossible crime, and a cast of A-list suspects—looks to be perfected in the third installment. The first teaser for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery shows that Rian Johnson is honing his craft to deliver the ultimate whodunit experience.
The brilliant detective is, of course, Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc, who returns with a fresh look and a new case. The impossible crime is the murder of a priest (Josh Brolin) during a service, a perfectly contained and baffling puzzle.
The A-list suspects are a who’s who of Hollywood, with Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Mila Kunis, and Jeremy Renner leading the charge. The teaser promises that all the beloved elements of the franchise are back, but elevated with a darker, more suspenseful tone.
Following its successful world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, this perfected formula is ready for the public. Wake Up Dead Man will open in select theaters on November 26th before its global streaming debut on Netflix on December 12th.