Benoit Blanc and his Southern emphasis are back !

Benoit Blanc is getting ready to sharpen his tools once more. On Friday, Netflix announced the title of its upcomingKnives Outmovie.

The series is well-known for its starry ensembles led byDaniel Craigas the dandy, ascot-adoring detective Benoit Blanc.

The first film, which came out in 2019, also starred Ana de Armas, Katherine Langford, Chris Evans, Christopher Plummer, Toni Collette, LaKeith Stanfield, Michael Shannon, and Jamie Lee Curtis.

A sequel, titledGlass Onion, premiered on Netflix in 2022. Janelle Monáe, Kate Hudson, Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Kathryn Hahn, Madelyn Cline, Jessica Henwick, and Leslie Odom Jr. joined Daniel in this iteration.

The third film’s announcement came via a teaser video, with Daniel providing a voiceover as Benoit Blanc. “In the beginning, the knives came out. Then, behold, the glass was shattered,” Daniel says. “But my most dangerous case yet is about to be revealed.”

The next Benoit Blanc enigma , the follow - up to Knives Out and Glass Onion , is called Wake Up Dead Man.pic.twitter.com/pdDXRDmwcI

So get ready forWake Up Dead Man, the third film’s title. It’ll be released sometime in 2025.

Just before the announcement video was released, Rian explained why he loves making whodunnits. “I love everything about whodunnits, but one of the things I love most is how malleable the genre is,” he wrote onTwitterbefore mentioning classic mystery novelists John Dickson Carr and Agatha Christie.

“There’s a whole tonal spectrum from Carr to Christie, and getting to explore that range is one of the most exciting things about making Benoit Blanc movies,” Rian continued.

In a follow-up tweet, Rian noted that production is set to begin soon on the third film, saying, “I’m very, very excited to share the title, which gives a little hint of where it’s going.”

We ’re about to go into yield on the 3rd one , and I ’m very , very excited to share the form of address , which gives a little tip of where it ’s live on .

That’s all that was announced on Friday, but here’s hoping some major celebs will soon be announced as part of the third film.

Rian Johnson is on the red carpet wearing a suit with a bow tie and shirt at the Critics' Choice Awards event

Daniel Craig, wearing a shirt with a scarf, sits thoughtfully at a glass table in front of a large, modern, geometric window with a scenic view

Scene of the "Knives Out" cast posing in formal wear in a luxurious, vintage living room setting

Screenshot from "Glass Onion"

Text in gothic font reads: "Wake Up Dead Man" with subtitle "A Knives Out Mystery"

LaKeith Stanfield, Noah Segan, and Daniel Craig sit in a library, engaged in conversation. LaKeith and Daniel sit in leather chairs, with books and decor around

Daniel Craig in light shirt, pants, and a neckerchief stands with Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe, and Leslie Odom Jr. in an exhibition setting