Overview

• The first official teaser, released May 28, features a church steeple, tolling bells and the Bible verse “The wicked desire the stronghold of evildoers, but the root of the righteous endures.”
• Visual cues and audio tone suggest a darker, more thematically religious mystery than previous Knives Out entries.
• Daniel Craig returns as detective Benoit Blanc, joined by an ensemble cast including Jeremy Renner, Josh Brolin, Thomas Haden Church, Josh O’Connor, Cailee Spaeny, Andrew Scott, Mila Kunis, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington and Daryl McCormack.
• Filming wrapped in August 2024 and the project is in final post-production stages ahead of its expected October–December 2025 release window.
• Director Rian Johnson is advocating for a wider theatrical debut even as Netflix prepares to roll the film out on its streaming platform.