“Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” was primarily filmed in the United Kingdom, even though it is set in upstate New York. Key shooting took place in mid‑2024.
Main UK locations
Most interior work and many controlled scenes were shot at Leavesden Film Studios in Hertfordshire, one of the UK’s major film production hubs. Additional interiors, including church sets, were also built and filmed there.
A central exterior location was Holy Innocents Church in High Beach (High Beech), Epping Forest, Essex, which doubles as the film’s neo‑gothic chapel and surrounding graveyard. Nearby Butler’s Retreat in Epping Forest was also used for forest and countryside scenes tied to the secluded church community.
Other reported sites
Some sequences were filmed in and around London, including West London, though precise street locations have not all been publicly detailed. Additional woodland and church‑ground exteriors were created using sets and locations in Surrey’s Winterfold Forest and nearby villages.
