Saw VI is a 2009 American horror film directed by Kevin Greutert in his directorial debut and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. A sequel to Saw V (2008) and the sixth installment in the Saw film series, it stars Tobin Bell, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Mark Rolston, Peter Outerbridge, and Shawnee Smith. The film maintains focus on the posthumous effects of the Jigsaw Killer and the progression of his successor, Detective Lieutenant Mark Hoffman. The plot follows insurance executive William Easton, who must complete a series of deadly games set up by Hoffman to rescue his employees and family.