Wake Up Dead Man: Knives Out 3 Is Best Enjoyed Knowing This Beforehand

Saturday, 13 December 2025 06:00

With Wake Up Dead Man now available to watch on Netflix, there are a few things audiences might want to know about Knives Out 3 before sitting down to watch the movie. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is the third film in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out franchise. Daniel Craig once again reprises […] The post Wake Up Dead Man: Knives Out 3 Is Best Enjoyed Knowing This Beforehand appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.

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With Wake Up Dead Man now available to watch on Netflix, there are a few things audiences might want to know about Knives Out 3 before sitting down to watch the movie.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is the third film in Rian Johnson’s Knives Out franchise. Daniel Craig once again reprises his role as Benoit Blanc, while the all-new ensemble cast includes A-list actors like Josh O’Connor, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, Glenn Close, and more.

What should people know about Wake Up Dead Man: Knives Out 3 before seeing it?

Wake Up Dead Man is a more serious, oftentimes darker movie compared to Knives Out and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. It still has moments of humor; however, the overall story and tone of the movie are getting at something more somber than the franchise’s previous entries.

Nathan Johnson, Rian’s brother who does the music for the Knives Out movies, said in an interview with Forbes, “This one made me cry, which was, I think, the first time that’s happened with one of Rian’s movies. So, this one felt like it is darker — it’s more gothic. There’s like this underlying dread there that we were talking about discovering, but then also it takes you to this moment that I feel is a moment of real generosity. It’s kind of a meaningful dance to get to start in this very dread-filled place, but then hopefully end in a place that feels like, as I observed the performances and the characters and the things happening on-screen, it’s kind of something that I want to see more of in the world.”

A big part of why Knives Out 3 is darker than the other two movies is because Benoit Blanc largely serves as a supporting character in the film. Much of the plot in Wake Up Dead Man revolves around Josh O’Connor, similar to how Ana de Armas and Janelle Monáe played big roles in Knives Out and Glass Onion. The difference with Wake Up Dead Man, though, is that Josh O’Connor is so vital to this story (and could very well earn an Oscar nomination for his performance) that he’s on screen far more than anyone else; Blanc, in fact, doesn’t really enter the film until its second act.

Also, regarding the murder mystery that’s at the heart of Wake Up Dead Man, it’s a much tougher case to crack this time around. Some audiences complained that they could easily identify who the murderer was in both Knives Out and Glass Onion. Wake Up Dead Man has enough twists and turns that make it difficult to figure out where this one is headed. Put your thinking caps on before booting up the movie.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is now available to stream on Netflix.

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