Josh O'Connor in 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.' Courtesy of Netflix (C) 2025 Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Boxer-turned priest Josh O'Connor offers Daniel Craig some spiritual guidance to help solve an "impossible crime" he's been accused of in the latest Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery trailer that dropped on Monday. "You were the only one on stage with the Monsignor at the time," local police chief Geraldine Scott, played by Mila Kunis, tells O'Connor in the trailer. O'Connor plays Father Jud Duplenticy who is joining forces with detective Benoit Blanc (Craig) to solve the mysterious murder of charismatic-yet-charming Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, played by Josh Brolin. Related Stories TV Adam Sandler Tells David Letterman About Bombing in Front of His Dad: "I Ate It So Hard" TV 'Last Samurai Standing' Star Junichi Okada On Making of Netflix Series That's a "Mixture of 'Squid Game' and 'Shogun'" "Everyone thinks I did it. I didn't do it," Duplenticy, who at one point in the trailer literally has blood on his hands after been sent to assist Wicks in a backwater small-town church with secrets, declares in the third installment of the Netflix murder mystery franchise. In his review of Wake Up Dead Man for The Hollywood Reporter, chief film critic David Rooney wrote: "Blanc, of course, is the suave Southern gent with the stylish suits and exaggerated drawl played by Daniel Craig with wit, panache and flashes of mischief. Benoit and O'Connor's Father Jud Duplenticy make a delightful pair, the two British actors sparking off each other with infectious enjoyment." To solve the mystery, Duplenticy, Blanc and Scott must sort through a murderer's row of suspects in an ensemble cast that includes Glenn Close, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack and Thomas Haden Church. Johnson helmed the movie from his own script. The filmmaker produced the project alongside Ram Bergman. Wake Up Dead Man will be released Netflix on Dec. 12, after a theatrical play starting Nov. 26., in time for an awards run. Johnson has been Oscar-nominated nominated twice for his Knives Out films, one for original and another for adapted screenplay. Netflix acquired the Knives Out property in a $469 million megadeal in 2021. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up World Lens TIFFCOM How AI Helped One Student Make the Movie He Couldn't Afford Wicked: For Good Glinda and Elphaba Reunite to Confront the Wizard in Early 'Wicked: For Good' Scene Oscar Isaac Cinematographer Dan Laustsen on Crafting 'Frankenstein' With Guillermo del Toro: "We're Not Afraid of the Darkness" Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 'Hunger Strike Breakfast' Director Explores Collective Action and "Occupation of the Mind" in Cinematic "Metaphor" for Russian Invasion of Ukraine Wicked: For Good Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande at 'Wicked: For Good' Singapore Premiere Sentenced to Nine Days in Prison Rambling Reporter Governors Awards: Tom Cruise Finally Gets His Oscar As Current Awards Hopefuls Turn Out in Droves World Lens TIFFCOM How AI Helped One Student Make the Movie He Couldn't Afford Wicked: For Good Glinda and Elphaba Reunite to Confront the Wizard in Early 'Wicked: For Good' Scene Oscar Isaac Cinematographer Dan Laustsen on Crafting 'Frankenstein' With Guillermo del Toro: "We're Not Afraid of the Darkness" Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival 'Hunger Strike Breakfast' Director Explores Collective Action and "Occupation of the Mind" in Cinematic "Metaphor" for Russian Invasion of Ukraine Wicked: For Good Man Who Grabbed Ariana Grande at 'Wicked: For Good' Singapore Premiere Sentenced to Nine Days in Prison Rambling Reporter Governors Awards: Tom Cruise Finally Gets His Oscar As Current Awards Hopefuls Turn Out in Droves