Netflix has set a release date for Rian Johnson’s Knives Out sequel, titled Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. The much-anticipated flick will debut on the streaming platform on December 23rd, after a limited cinema run (on a date to be announced).

The production also shared some first-look photos from the film, which sees Daniel Craig reprise his 2019 role as detective Benoit Blanc. This time, however, Blanc is getting his Mamma Mia and heading to Greece, alongside an all-new cast of characters played by Edward Norton, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Jessica Henwick, Madelyn Cline, Kate Hudson, and Dave Bautista. Johnson writes and directs.

Per the logline, if Knives Out was about the murderous ties of flesh and blood, Glass Onion makes a good case for being just as wary of one’s closest friends. When tech billionaire Miles Bron (Norton) invites some of his nearest and dearest for a getaway on his private Greek island, it soon becomes clear that all is not perfect in paradise. And when someone turns up dead, well, who better than Blanc to peel back the layers of intrigue?

But what’s with the Glass Onion of it all, you may be wondering? It turns out it’s probably about as not-deep as you’d expect: “I’m always fishing for something fun that Blanc can grab onto as an overwrought metaphor that he can beat to death,” Johnson writes. “This is all in plain sight from the very start. So, the idea of glass came to me, something that’s clear. I’ll be very honest. I literally got out my iPhone and searched my music library with the word ‘glass.’ There’s got to be some good glass songs. I was like, “Oh, is it a glass fortress? Is it a glass castle? Is it a glass man?” The first thing that came up, because I’m a huge Beatles fan, is ‘Glass Onion.’”

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery releases on Netflix from December 23rd.

Janelle Monae and Rian Johnson on set for Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Recommended Posts