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Movie Name: The Sheep Detectives
Directed by: Kyle Balda
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, Emma Thompson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, Brett Goldstein, Rhys Darby
Genre: Action, Comedy, Mystery
Running Time: – Minutes
Release Date: May 08, 2026
Rating: –
Languages: English
Production House: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Working Title Films, Lord Miller Productions, Three Strange Angels Productions
Budget: $- million
Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it.
The Sheep Detectives: Movie Overview
The Sheep Detectives is an upcoming mystery comedy film directed by Kyle Balda and written by Craig Mazin, based on the 2005 novel Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. The film features an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, and Emma Thompson with the voices of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, Brett Goldstein, and Rhys Darby.
The Sheep Detectives is scheduled to be released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios and the United Kingdom by Sony Pictures Releasing International on 8 May 2026.
Principal photography took place from June to July 2024 in a number of locations across Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey, most notably at White Pond Farm and in Shepperton Studios.
In October 2025, it was reported that the film had been retitled The Sheep Detectives, and was scheduled to be released in the United States on 8 May 2026. It was previously scheduled to release on 20 February 2026 and 13 November 2026.
