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The Knives Out Franchise Could Live On Without Netflix

'Wake Up Dead Man' won’t be the last Knives Oute film — but could it be the last with Netflix?

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Wake Up Dead Man is the best Knives Out mystery yet, and that’s not just because of Benoit Blanc

I still can't believe I'd already seen Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery before it's released on Netflix. My verdict? It didn't let me down.

TechRadar

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery review – Daniel Craig is predictably excellent

3/5 His turn as Benoit Blanc is the ballast that keeps Rian Johnson’s horror-tinged murder mystery on course

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Rian Johnson has ‘got nothing’ for Knives Out 4

With Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery due to release next month, director Rian Johnson has admitted he has "got nothing" for a fourth Knives Out film.

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Daniel Craig ‘incredibly proud’ to open BFI London Film Festival with Knives Out

Craig reprises his role as the famed private detective, Benoit Blanc, in the third instalment of the Knives Out series, titled, Wake Up, Dead Man.

Evening Standard

Rian Johnson on Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man and why murder mysteries shouldn't be 'cosy'

Director Rian Johnson and producer Ram Bergman give the inside track on Knives Out: Wake Up Dead Man ahead of its premiere at the Opening Night Gala at London Film Festival

Evening Standard

Jeremy Renner Explains How His Wake Up, Dead Man Role Exists In Relation To His Ridiculous Glass Onion Cameo

The actor discusses the meta wrinkle his role creates.

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Best dressed at Toronto Film Festival 2025: Anya Taylor-Joy, Charli xcx, Paul Mescal

Arrivederci Venice, hello Toronto! Film festival season is far from over, and the looks keep coming

Evening Standard

'Wake Up Dead Man' Review: The Darkest — And Greatest — Knives Out Movie Yet

Rian Johnson levels up the Knives Out saga by plunging giddily into the gothic. Here's why 'Wake Up Dead Man' is so different.

Inverse

Before Knives Out, there was Brick: Rian Johnson’s alluring, hard-boiled debut

Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt as a teen detective in a world of high school drug rings and two-bit thugs, Johnson’s first film is a fine showcase of his now-trademark thrills, chills and twists

The Guardian - AU

The ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ trailer just took us to church

Benoit Blanc and the Knives Out franchise are back!

The Mary Sue

After debuting to a near-perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, Knives Out 3 early reactions say it's "Rian Johnson's best and most ambitious Benoit Blanc installment yet"

The film is set to be released in cinemas in November before heading to Netflix

Total Film

Critics share their verdict on new Knives Out film

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The Independent UK

Rian Johnson takes Glenn Close to church in 'Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery'

In each “Knives Out” movie, Johnson has assembled some of his favorite actors and managed to give nearly all of them a moment to shine

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Knives Out 3 trailer sets up Benoit Blanc's most dangerous case yet – and it doesn't sound like it'll be his last one, either

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery's first teaser has been unveiled – and critics are already praising the whodunit movie to the high heavens.

The Independent UK

Daniel Craig earns praise for ‘electric’ performance in new Knives Out sequel

Rian Johnson’s latest film has been praised for finding its footing again

Tom’s Guide

'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' reviews are in — and 'Knives Out 3' could be the franchise's best movie yet

"Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery" just had its premiere at TIFF 2025: here's what critics have said about Rian Johnson's next Benoit Blanc movie.

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Mila Kunis feared working with Daniel Craig could 'go either which way'

Mila Kunis feared working with Daniel Craig could "go either which way" after they teamed up for new movie Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

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The Independent UK

Jeremy Renner on returning to set with Knives Out 3 after near-fatal snowplow accident

‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ is Renner’s first film since his near-fatal 2023 accident

Cinemablend

Wake Up Dead Man Has Screened, And People Are Raving About Daniel Craig’s ‘Darker’ Knives Out Movie

Another mystery is afoot!

The Guardian - US

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery review – whodunnit threequel is murderously good fun

After Glass Onion underwhelmed, Rian Johnson’s self-aware, star-packed Benoit Blanc series makes a barnstorming return to form

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Rian Johnson hints at 'personal journey' for Daniel Craig's Benoit Blanc in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Rian Johnson has suggested that the upcoming movie Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery will feature a "personal journey" for Daniel Craig's detective alter ego Benoit Blanc.

The Independent UK

Another 'Knives Out' makes another raucous premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

For the third time, the knives were out at the Toronto International Film Festival

Cinemablend

Jeremy Renner Just Compared Doing A Knives Out Movie To A Marvel Movie, And I See His Point

A surprising, but logical, comparison.

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Daniel Craig returning as Benoit Blanc in new Knives Out mystery

With the film set for a two‑week theatrical release from 26 November, Daniel Craig is returning as Benoit Blanc in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.

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