The Amazon MGM Studios comedy mystery THE SHEEP DETECTIVES is set to make its digital retail debut this week, arriving on VOD and digital platforms tomorrow, September 29th, 2026. The film launched in US theaters on May 8th, 2026, and launched on SVOD for Prime Video subscribers (where it will continue to be available) on June 24th, 2026.
The Sheep Detectives is directed by Kyle Balda and stars 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.
The film follows George Hardy (Jackman), a shepherd who loves his sheep and raises them only for their wool. Every night he reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand, never suspecting that not only can they understand but they argue for hours afterwards about whodunnit.
When George is found dead under mysterious circumstances, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it. The local cop Tim Derry (Braun), on the other hand, has never solved a serious crime in his life, so the sheep conclude they will have to solve it themselves, even if it means leaving their meadow for the first time and facing the fact that the human world isn’t as simple as it appears in books.
We’ve added the release date to our Streaming Calendar. Stream the film on Prime Video below, and check out the official trailer.
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