{"id":41794,"date":"2026-03-26T20:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/?p=41794"},"modified":"2026-03-25T22:41:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T22:41:52","slug":"new-trailer-and-poster-debut-for-the-sheep-detectives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/new-trailer-and-poster-debut-for-the-sheep-detectives\/","title":{"rendered":"New Trailer and Poster Debut for THE SHEEP DETECTIVES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Amazon MGM Studios has released the official trailer and poster for <strong>The Sheep Detectives<\/strong>, a witty, genre\u2011bending mystery\u2011comedy led by <strong>Hugh Jackman<\/strong> and <strong>Emma Thompson<\/strong>, arriving <strong>only in theaters May 8, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Sheep Detectives | Official Trailer 2\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/826SRt1CFbg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Synopsis<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this clever new spin on the detective genre, <strong>George<\/strong> (Hugh Jackman) is a devoted shepherd who reads mystery novels aloud to his flock each night, assuming they can\u2019t possibly understand. But when a strange incident disrupts life on the farm, the sheep decide to take matters into their own hooves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As they follow clues, interrogate human suspects, and uncover surprising secrets, the flock proves that even sheep can be brilliant crime\u2011solvers \u2014 and that no mystery is too big for a determined herd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the beloved novel <strong>\u201cThree Bags Full\u201d by Leonie Swann<\/strong>, the film blends humor, heart, and a fresh comedic voice under the direction of <strong>Kyle Balda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cast<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hugh Jackman<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicholas Braun<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nicholas Galitzine<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Molly Gordon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hong Chau<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Emma Thompson<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Julia Louis\u2011Dreyfus<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bryan Cranston<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chris O\u2019Dowd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regina Hall<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patrick Stewart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bella Ramsey<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Brett Goldstein<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rhys Darby<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Filmmakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Directed by:<\/strong> Kyle Balda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Screenplay and Screen Story by:<\/strong> Craig Mazin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Based on the Novel:<\/strong> <em>Three Bags Full<\/em> by Leonie Swann<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Produced by:<\/strong> Lindsay Doran, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Executive Producers:<\/strong> Sarah\u2011Jane Wright, Amelia Granger, Aditya Sood, Tyson Hesse, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Tim Wellspring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-sheep-detective-poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-sheep-detective-poster-691x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-sheep-detective-poster-691x1024.jpg 691w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-sheep-detective-poster-202x300.jpg 202w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-sheep-detective-poster-768x1138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-sheep-detective-poster-1037x1536.jpg 1037w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-sheep-detective-poster-660x978.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/the-sheep-detective-poster.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Amazon MGM Studios has released the official trailer and poster for The Sheep Detectives, a witty, genre\u2011bending mystery\u2011comedy led by Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson, arriving only in theaters May 8, 2026. Synopsis In this clever new spin on the detective genre, George (Hugh Jackman) is a devoted shepherd who reads mystery novels aloud to\u2026 <span class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/new-trailer-and-poster-debut-for-the-sheep-detectives\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41795,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,4,4396],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-movie-trailers","category-movies","category-trailers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41796,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41794\/revisions\/41796"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41795"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.smartcine.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}