

The first sequel, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, is scheduled for release on Netflix on December 23, 2022. In March 2021, Netflix paid $469 million for the rights to two sequels written and directed by Johnson, with Craig reprising his role. It was selected by the American Film Institute and the National Board of Review as one of the top ten films of 2019. At the 77th Golden Globe Awards, it received three nominations in the Musical or Comedy category while also receiving Best Original Screenplay nominations at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards and 92nd Academy Awards. It received universal critical acclaim, particularly for its screenplay, direction, and acting, and it grossed $311.4 million worldwide on a $40 million budget. Knives Out had its world premiere at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival on September 7, 2019, and was theatrically released in the United States on November 27 by Lionsgate Films. Filming was completed in three months from October to December 2018.

Knives Out was announced in 2018, and it was sold to distributors during the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival. However, due to his involvement in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, he did not write the screenplay until 2017. Johnson conceived Knives Out in 2005 and decided to make the film after finishing Looper in 2012.

The ensemble cast includes Daniel Craig, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Jamie Lee Curtis, Michael Shannon, Don Johnson, Toni Collette, Lakeith Stanfield, Katherine Langford, Jaeden Martell, and Christopher Plummer. It follows a master detective, Benoit Blanc, investigating the death of the patriarch of a wealthy, dysfunctional family. Knives Out is a 2019 American mystery film written and directed by Rian Johnson and produced by Johnson and Ram Bergman.
