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7. The Sheep Detectives
The Sheep Detectives release date: May 8 2026.
The Sheep Detectives is based on Leonie Swann's hit 2005 novel Three Bags Full, and revolves around a group of sheep who leave their meadow for the first time in an attempt to solve the murder of their beloved shepherd. Yep, you heard that right.
Hugh Jackman will play the doomed shepherd, and is joined by a stacked live-action cast including Emma Thompson, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, and Conleth Hill.
The sheep will meanwhile be voiced by the likes of Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris O'Dowd, Regina Hall, and Patrick Stewart.
It goes without saying that The Sheep Detectives is a comedic yarn in its bones, and should offer up something totally different for murder-mystery fans, with a screenplay from Craig Mazin (Chernobyl, The Last of Us) of all people.
And better yet, if it's a hit there's a sequel novel ready to adapt, in which the sheep take on a werewolf.