Fun Mystery Comedy ‘The Sheep Detectives’ Trailer with Hugh Jackman
by Alex Billington
December 18, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Who killed George? What are they hiding?” Amazon MGM Studios has revealed the official trailer for the movie The Sheep Detectives, a whodunit mystery comedy about sheep – arriving in theaters May 2026 next summer. The title was originally Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, but they switched to the much simpler The Sheep Detectives instead. It’s a herder mystery, and everyone is a suspect. Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery or detective novel, pretending his sheep can understand anything. 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. Proving that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers. Starring Hugh Jackman as the shepherd George, joined by Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, Emma Thompson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, and Rhys Darby. I quite like this concept! It’s cute and fun and clever. It looks good – a fun spin on the whodunit movie trend with an impressive cast. VFX are solid so far. Check this out.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Kyle Balda’s movie The Sheep Detectives, from YouTube:
It’s a herder mystery, and everyone is a suspect. In this witty, new breed of mystery in theaters next May, George (Hugh Jackman) is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every single night, assuming they can’t possibly understand. But when a mysterious incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers. The Sheep Detectives, also known as Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, is directed by acclaimed animation filmmaker Kyle Balda, director of the animated movies The Lorax, Minions, Despicable Me 3, and Minions: The Rise of Gru, making his first live-action movie (though the sheep are animated). The screenplay is written by Craig Mazin; adapted from the book “Three Bags Full” from Leonie Swann. Produced by Tim Bevan, Lindsay Doran, Eric Fellner. Made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Working Title Films, Lord & Miller, and Three Strange Angels Productions. Amazon MGM debuts Balda’s The Sheep Detectives film in theaters nationwide starting May 8th, 2026. Who’s in?
