The next Benoit Blanc mystery will premiere later this year after it’s been reported Knives Out 2 will hit Netflix sometime this fall.
Variety says Knives Out 2, director Rian Johnson’s follow-up to the critically-acclaimed murder-mystery, will be released in the last quarter of 2022. Netflix announced it purchased two Knives Out sequels back in March 2021 for $450 million.
Netflix is also hoping Knives Out 2 will be an award-winner, just like the first film which earned an Academy Award nomination for best original screenplay. Director Rian Johnson is also returning to write and direct the sequel.
Like classic whodunnits, the Knives Out sequels will only retain Daniel Craig’s southern detective Benoit Blanc as he investigates a new case with new characters. So while you shouldn’t expect to see cast members from the first movie, Knives Out 2 has already cast actors like Dave Bautista, Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kathryn Hahn, and more.
As for the mystery itself, details are being kept under wraps naturally, though we can hopefully expect to see some twists and Blanc’s eccentric witticisms.
The first Knives Out was a commercial and critical success. You can read IGN’s Knives Out review here for our take on the modern mystery. Knives Out 2 isn’t the only throwback whodunnit hitting theaters in 2022, either. The delayed Death on the Nile, Kenneth Branagh’s update on the Hercule Poirot mystery is also coming to theaters this year.
Matt T.M. Kim is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.
