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Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, released in 2025, is the third movie in Rian Johnson's mystery series and also marks the return of Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc. Following the previous movies' pattern, the film presents a different cast, a separate story, and a unique visual setting that is highly influenced by the locations of the shooting.
The movie, which was shot across different locations in England in 2024, combines studio work with the use of the forest and ancient buildings to create the setting of the latest riddle.
The main filming of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery took place in the United Kingdom from June 10, 2024, to August 17, 2024.
Afterward, the work was showcased at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025, and it came to cinemas on November 26; then Netflix followed with the release on December 12, 2025.
Details on filming locations of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery explored
The making of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery revolved around three main places for filming locations in England. Each one of them offered a different component of the look of Rian Johnson's new mystery world, starting from closed studio sets, natural landscapes, and historic sites.
Leavesden Film Studios, Hertfordshire, England
Most of the movie was shot at Leavesden Film Studios, which is one of the primary production centers of the UK. This place has already been the location for many Hollywood projects, and for Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, the studio was the point of departure for the interior sets, controlled scenes, and parts of the congregation environment that are the storyline's main focus.
London, England
The crew and cast have also been shooting in London; however, the exact locations were kept under wraps. The scenes there might have certainly involved additional exteriors, characters moving from one place to another, or administrative buildings that were used to support the rural church plot.
Epping Forest, Essex - Butler’s Retreat and Holy Innocents Church
The film Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery had two of the most distinctive filming locations in Epping Forest.
Butler’s Retreat, near Chingford, was a place where they could find the woods and the peace of the country that would be the perfect backdrop for the community hiding in the forest kind of story in the movie.
The Holy Innocents Church in High Beech gave a historic religious setting that perfectly matches the storyline of Monsignor Jefferson Wicks and his congregation. The outside of the church and the forest around it are the main features of the film's visuals.
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What is Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery about?
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Image Via Netflix)Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is a story centered around detective Benoit Blanc, who travels to the religious community to probe a new case. The story brings out the summing up of the influential and authoritative power of one of the most important figures of the Jehovah congregation, Pontifical Authority Jefferson Wicks.
This influence is the major factor that determines the change of social dynamics in a community where people are bound in a relationship of love, concern, and trust, as well as an undying allegiance to the church. The death of one of the members, under sinister circumstances, leads Blanc to a world full of secrets of people who are loyal to one another, religiously pressured, yet in conflict and quarrel with each other.
It mainly lies in Blanc going through the church members and their influence on the church, and Wicks in the unraveling of the mystery. This film and previous ones are not connected, thus people who haven't seen the prior films can also watch this one.
The main thrust of the story of movie Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is the return of Daniel Craig as Benoit Blanc, supported by an ensemble cast. Among the support cast are:
- Josh O’Connor as Rev. Jud Duplenticy, a young priest assigned to Wicks’ congregation.
- Glenn Close as Martha Delacroix, a devout church member and an aide to Wicks.
- Josh Brolin as Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, the central religious figure around whom the community revolves.
- Mila Kunis as Geraldine Scott, the local police chief involved in the investigation.
- Jeremy Renner as Dr. Nat Sharp, a town doctor.
- Kerry Washington as Vera Draven, a lawyer tied to the case.
Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church are members of the community who help to unravel the investigation.
He is also joined by Bishop Langstrom, played by Jeffrey Wright, who brings another religious hierarchy dimension to the story's backdrop. The cast also features Knives Out's main performers, Noah Segan and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who make brief appearances.
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The movie is set to release on November 26, 2025.
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