Detective Knight: Redemption (also known as simply Christmas Knight) is a 2022 American Christmas action film directed by Edward John Drake

Detective Knight: Redemption (also known as simply Christmas Knight) is a 2022 American Christmas action film directed by Edward John Drake, from a screenplay by Drake and Corey Large, and produced by Large, Randall Emmett, and George Furla. Serving as the second installment of the Detective Knight trilogy, and as a sequel to Detective Knight: Rogue (2022), it stars Paul Johansson and Bruce Willis.

Detective Knight: Redemption was released by Lionsgate Films in limited theaters and VOD on December 9, 2022, followed by its release on DVD and Blu-ray on January 17, 2023.

Premise.

After the events of Rogue, Detective James Knight is in prison for the murders of Winna and Brigga. During the Christmas season, Knight gets caught up in the middle of a jailbreak, led by a violent fanatic named Ricky Conlan (a.k.a. The Christmas Bomber) and his Santa Claus disciples. He strikes a deal to take out the terrorists in exchange for his reinstatement. With the bomber's henchmen terrorizing the city, Knight must seek justice.

Cast.

Paul Johansson as Ricky Conlan,

Bruce Willis as James Knight,

Corey Large as Mercer,

Miranda Edwards as Anna Shea,

Beau Mirchoff as Casey Rhodes,

Trevor Gretzky as Mike Rochester,

Lochlyn Munro as Eric Fitzgerald,

Willow Shields,

Jack Kilmer, and

Alvaro Calderon.

Production.

In October 2021, Bruce Willis signed on to star in an action film under the working title Christmas Knight, from writer-director Edward John Drake, for a back-to-back production with Devil's Knight in Vancouver, Canada, from November 17 to December 14, 2021. Filming had wrapped by January 9, 2022, while Willis and Trevor Gretzky were confirmed to have reprised their roles for both films. By September 2022, Christmas Knight was retitled to Detective Knight: Redemption, and set a December 9, 2022 release date. By November 2022, Lochlyn Munro, Corey Large, Miranda Edwards, and Beau Mirchoff, were set to reprise their roles from the first film, while Willow Shields, Jack Kilmer, Alvaro Calderon, and Paul Johansson were added to the cast. Detective Knight: Redemption is one of the last films to star Willis, who retired from acting because he was diagnosed with aphasia.