George Hardy 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 realize they must become the detectives. As they follow the clues and investigate human suspects, they prove that even sheep can be brilliant crime-solvers.
Production
Seamless sheep-to-human scale, every set piece cozy perfection
Writing
Mystery actually solvable, red herrings that baa-ffle

Director
Kyle Balda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hugh Jackman spent three weeks on a working farm learning to shear sheep; the crew has footage of him being outsmarted by actual livestock.
Based on Leonie Swann's 2005 German novel 'Glennkill,' which became a surprise literary phenomenon for making philosophical sheep genuinely moving.