In the lead-up to the release of Wake Up Dead Man on the 2025 movie schedule, I had a hunch Josh O’Connor’s character would be my favorite. As that point proved to be true, I was also pleasantly surprised by the remarkable chemistry he had with Daniel Craig in Rian Johnson’s newest Knives Out mystery.

Toward the end of Wake Up Dead Man, Blanc deduces that it was actually Dr. Nat Sharp ( Jeremy Renner ), one of Wicks’ most loyal parishioners, who murdered him through a series of twisted steps.

In a Q&A session attended by fans at a screening, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery director Rian Johnson revealed that Daniel Craig introduced him to Josh O'Connor's work.

Josh O’Connor delivers a killer turn as a timid priest caught in the crosshairs of Daniel Craig’s debonair detective

A new "Knives Out" mystery from Rian Johnson lands on Netflix soon. Here's how, when, and where to watch "Wake Up Dead Man".

Faith, fame, fury and fortune collide in this murder mystery that cannot have happened, but it does, and it is up to Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc, with Josh O’Connor’s delightful Watson/father confessor,

"Wake Up Dead Man" is now on Netflix. The latest Benoit Blanc mystery from writer/director Rian Johnson, following 2019's "Knives Out" and 2022's "Glass Onion," sees Daniel Craig's mischievous Southern detective travel to a sleepy New York hamlet to investigate the suspicious death of a monsignor (Josh Brolin).

Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out mystery, Wake Up Dead Man, starring Daniel Craig as detective Benoit Blanc, along with an all-star cast, will drop soon on Netflix.