The highly anticipated trailer for SAW XI (2025) has finally arrived, promising to bring back the brutal horror and psychological tension that fans expect from the franchise. Costas Mandylor returns as Detective Mark Hoffman, now the full inheritor of Jigsaw’s deadly legacy following the demise of John Kramer. Jenna Ortega joins the cast as Hoffman’s latest victim, and judging from the teaser, she’s about to endure a terrifying ordeal.

The trailer opens with Hoffman’s chilling voiceover: “Every choice has a consequence.” The scene then cuts to Ortega’s character waking up in a dimly lit, industrial room, shackled to a chair with a deadly contraption strapped to her arms. The ominous hum of cold, mechanical machinery fills the air—an unmistakable Saw setting. As the countdown timer begins ticking, panic floods her face, instantly setting the tone for the high-stakes terror that awaits.

Hoffman watches her struggle on a monitor, coldly observing, a reminder that the mastermind behind these traps is more ruthless than ever.

Hints in the trailer suggest a deeply personal connection between Hoffman and Ortega’s character, implying she may not be just another victim but someone with ties to his twisted sense of justice. As she fights to survive increasingly horrifying traps, flashbacks tease that Hoffman could be punishing her for something specific, or perhaps testing her in a way that aligns with his own vengeful motives.

Is she connected to John Kramer’s past, or does her fate relate to Hoffman’s own personal vendetta?

The trailer builds tension as Ortega’s character faces a series of increasingly brutal traps—one room with spikes closing in, a deadly maze with only one path to freedom, and a chilling moment when Hoffman speaks directly to her through a speaker: “Only the strong survive. Will you?” This line encapsulates the Saw franchise’s core theme—survival comes at a steep price, and every choice has a terrifying consequence.

The final shot of the trailer focuses on Hoffman’s cold, calculating face as he delivers one of Jigsaw’s iconic lines: “Live or die, the choice is yours.” It’s clear from this teaser that SAW XI will continue to test the limits of fear, pain, and psychological torment, pushing the franchise into even darker territory.