Hugh Jackman’s Talking Sheep Track Down His Murderer in ‘The Sheep Detectives’ Trailer

Hugh Jackman plays a shepherd whose livestock are ready to take a bite out of crime in the trailer for The Sheep Detectives.

Amazon MGM Studios releases director  Kyle Balda’s mystery film in theaters May 8, 2026. Emma Thompson, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon and Hong Chau round out the cast. The performers voicing the flock of sheep are Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, Brett Goldstein and Rhys Darby.

The Sheep Detectives centers on George (Jackman), who reads detective novels to his sheep as he puts them to sleep. When a shocking crime rattles the farm, the sheep must work together to lead the investigation.

“We found George on the grass, and he’s not moving,” one of the sheep says in the trailer. “Our shepherd was murdered.”

Another woolly friends adds, “The policeman is completely hopeless. We need to help him.”

Balda (Minions: The Rise of Gru) makes his live-action directorial debut from a script by Craig Mazin that is based on author Leonie Swann’s 2005 novel, Three Bags Full. Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner serve as producers.

Footage from the movie debuted earlier this year at CinemaCon, with Jackman and Thompson teasing the project in a video segment. “The movie is a bit of a whodunit, which is always fun,” Jackman said in one behind-the-scenes clip. “The movie has such heart.”

Jackman can be soon be seen opposite Kate Hudson in Craig Brewer’s Song Sung Blue, hitting theaters on Christmas from Focus Features. He also stars as the titular hero in Michael Sarnoski’s forthcoming A24 film The Death of Robin Hood.