Mark Kermode Reviews The Sheep Detectives

Code Breakers With A Woolly Demeanour

Mark Kermode just reviewed The Sheep Detectives out in cinemas now and here’s his review of it…

It’s a herder mystery, and everyone is a suspect. The Sheep Detectives arrives in cinemas May 2026. In this witty, new breed of mystery, George (Hugh Jackman) 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 realise they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers. Starring Hugh Jackman, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, with Hong Chau and Emma Thompson, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey and Rhys Darby.