Let’s play a game. Following the success of the previous entry, Saw 11 (Saw XI) is officially in the works. Here’s everything we know from a release date to early plot details.
Saw X hit the big screen in 2023 and largely helped restore faith in the long-running horror franchise. How? By placing the one and only John Kramer (Tobin Bell) front and center once again.
And boy was he back with a vengeance, with the movie featuring some of the most brutal traps to date and a surprising cameo in the mid-credits scene to boot.
Saw X was a resounding success, drawing in $107.7 million at the box office against a $13 million budget. So, it’s no surprise that an 11th movie received the green light. And although it’s early days yet, here’s what we know so far about the next chapter, Saw 11.
Saw XI release date: When is it out?
Saw 11 will arrive in cinemas on September 26, 2025.
The film was previously scheduled for a September 2024 release, though Lionsgate’s shifting schedule pushed the project by one year.
Despite these changes, fans of Saw X can expect filmmaker Kevin Greutert to return as director of the 2025 installment. However, it was revealed late in 2023 that Saw X scribes Josh Stolberg and Pete Goldfinger will not write the new screenplay.
Little else is known about the production schedule, but we’ll keep this space updated as new details emerge.
Saw XI cast: Who might be in it?
Although cast details are yet to be confirmed, Tobin Bell has reprised his role as John Kramer in all of the Saw movies so far other than Spiral, so we can expect the same in Saw 11.
Another star who is likely to return is Costas Mandylor as Mark Hoffman, aka the second Jigsaw, given the fact that he made a surprising cameo in the mid-credits scene of Saw X. Again, this is unconfirmed, but it seems likely that he’ll be back.
Since Shawnee Smith reprised her role as Amanda Young for the tenth movie, it’s possible she could appear in Saw 11, too. But, ultimately, the sky’s the limit when it comes to returning characters.
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Speaking to Dexerto ahead of the release of Saw X, long-running Saw producer Mark Burg said: “Should this movie work, there are going to be a bunch of actors from the past who have already called wanting to know if they can come and be in the next movie since we’re going back in time.”
Saw XI plot: What might it be about?
As is the case with the cast, an official plot remains unknown. However, the producers previously told Dexerto that the plan would be to focus on Detective Hoffman if Saw 11 got the go-ahead.
When asked if the mid-credits scene is the set-up for a Saw movie that focuses on Hoffman’s character, the producers said, “yes.”
Burg elaborated: “Oren [Koules] and myself are superstitious so we never talk about another movie until this movie opens. But should this movie open well, and should Lionsgate want to make another one, that’s exactly where we’re going with the next one.”
Koules added: “One of the things that we’ve read a lot about is that Jigsaw always seems so ahead of everybody. So one of the tricks in this movie that we wanted to show is that he’s been dealing with Detective Hoffman for a long time.
“So when he’s been ahead of everybody – and knows things that people are doing – it’s a little nugget for the fans to realize that he’s been talking to Detective Hoffman a lot earlier than we previously saw him in a movie.”
While it’s believed that Hoffman died after the events of Saw 3D, the franchise is known for its non-linear timeline, with Saw X going back in time to further explore Kramer’s past. Saw 11 may follow suit and reveal more about Hoffman as Kramer’s apprentice.
Is there a Saw XI trailer?
Since it’s still early days, there is no trailer for Saw 11 as of writing.
For now, you can remind yourself of the horrors of Saw X in the trailer below:
That’s everything we know about Saw XI, so far. In the meantime, fans can read about the original film’s return to theaters as well as take a deep dive into how many Saw movies have been produced in 20 years.
