The Sheep Detectives

About The Sheep Detectives

George Hardy is a shepherd who reads detective novels to his beloved sheep every 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.

Kyle Balda's The Sheep Detectives is a 2026 comedy mystery film. Released in April 2026, it runs 109 minutes.

The film is filed under murder mystery, talking animal, shepherd, and whodunnit. It is adapted from a novel.

Hugh Jackman appears as George Hardy, Nicholas Braun as Officer Tim Derry, Nicholas Galitzine as Elliot Matthews, and Molly Gordon as Rebecca Hampstead. The screenplay is by Craig Mazin. Production companies include Amazon MGM Studios, Lord Miller, and Three Strange Angels. It streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States.

Murder on the Orient Express, The Pale Blue Eye, and Murder in Three Acts make useful companions to The Sheep Detectives, all filed under investigation and murder. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 1,911 votes and it carries a PG rating.