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…