Wake Up Dead Man garnered early rave reviews after screening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in September, and an initial teaser released shortly after showcased Blanc puzzling over a classic locked-room mystery. The new trailer builds out some of the details without giving too much away.
Rev. Jud is the prime suspect in Wicks’ murder, since he loathed the man and hence had a clear motive, but he insists to Blanc that he is innocent. We learn that Wicks was wealthy, and this being a classic whodunit, we know the rest of the characters no doubt have their deep, dark secrets—one of which could have led to murder. And Johnson brings the humor, too, as Blanc, the groundskeeper, and Martha discover the desecration of Wicks’ tombstone with scrawled graffiti penises. “Makes me sick, these kids painting rocket ships all over his sacred resting place,” the unworldly Martha says.
Wake Up Dead Man will be in select theaters on November 26, 2025, and will start streaming on Netflix on December 12, 2o25. We can’t wait.
