The Sheep Detectives

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The Sheep Detectives
File:The Sheep Detectives poster.jpg
Teaser poster
Directed byKyle Balda
Written byCraig Mazin
Based onThree Bags Full
by Leonie Swann
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGeorge Steel
Edited by
Music byHeitor Pereira
Production
companies
Distributed by
Release date
  • 8 May 2026 (2026-05-08)
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish

The Sheep Detectives is an upcoming mystery comedy film directed by Kyle Balda and written by Craig Mazin, based on the 2005 novel Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann. The film features an ensemble cast including Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, and Emma Thompson with the voices of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O'Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, Brett Goldstein, and Rhys Darby.

The Sheep Detectives is scheduled to be released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios and the United Kingdom by Sony Pictures Releasing International on 8 May 2026.

Cast

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Voices

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Production

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In March 2024, it was revealed that Three Bags Full: A Sheep Detective Movie, an adaptation of Leonie Swann's 2005 detective novel Three Bags Full, was in development, with Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson cast in the lead roles.[1] In June, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, Tosin Cole, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Conleth Hill and Mandeep Dhillon rounded out the cast. Kyle Balda would direct the film and Craig Mazin wrote the screenplay.[2]

Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Chris O'Dowd, Regina Hall, and Patrick Stewart were announced as having joined the cast in April 2025.[3]

Filming

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Principal photography took place from June to July 2024 in a number of locations across Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey, most notably at White Pond Farm and in Shepperton Studios.[4][5]

Release

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In October 2025, it was reported that the film had been retitled The Sheep Detectives, and was scheduled to be released in the United States on 8 May 2026.[6] It was previously scheduled to release on 20 February 2026 and 13 November 2026.[7][2]

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