by Alex Billington
April 15, 2026
Source: YouTube
“This is a well-crafted, nicely executed murder mystery.” “It’s also unbelievable intelligent, sophisticated, and surprising.” Amazon MGM Studios has revealed a funny new “first look” featurette to watch for The Sheep Detectives, a whodunit mystery about (talking) sheep. Baaa-ing into theaters starting in May 2026 in just a few weeks from now. The title was originally Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, but now it’s called simply The Sheep Detectives. The most recent trailer arrived a few weeks ago but this celeb promo dives into the making of with the actors & producers & director talking it up. It’s a herder mystery, and everyone is a suspect. Every night a shepherd reads 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. Yep. Starring Hugh Jackman as the shepherd George, with a big cast featuring 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 admit – I’m so ready for this! It looks adorable and captivating and clever and amusing in so many fun ways. Enjoy.
Here’s the “First Look” promo featurette for Kyle Balda’s movie The Sheep Detectives, from YouTube:
You can view the first trailer for Kyle Balda’s The Sheep Detectives movie right here or second trailer here.
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?
