I have to be honest, I’m so excited to see The Sheep Detectives when it premieres on the 2026 movie schedule. The idea of a bunch of sheep solving a murder sounds utterly delightful, and the incredible A-List ensemble cast, which includes Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson, makes it even better. Now, Project Hail Mary’s co-director Chris Miller has shared his stamp of approval for the film, and it’s doing more for it than its great Rotten Tomatoes numbers.
Again, the trailer for The Sheep Detectives sold me on this movie. However, the very positive reactions for this film directed by Kyle Balda have been making me even more excited about its May 8 release. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 96% rating based on 27 reviews, which is incredibly good, and Variety’s review called the film a “wholesomely offbeat family comedy.” It’s the reactions to those reviews that are making me even more hyped, though, especially since one of them came from beloved director, writer and producer Chris Miller, as he wrote on X:
