Amazon has shared a new trailer and poster for the upcoming mystery-comedy film The Sheep Detectives starring Hugh Jackman!

The film from director Kyle Balda is based on Leonie Swann‘s novel Three Bags Full and features a screenplay and screen story by Craig Mazin.

In it, Hugh plays a shepherd that enjoys reading detective novels to his sheep each night. When a mystery later unfolds, it is the sheep who become the detectives and try to solve the case.

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Here’s the synopsis, “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 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.”

Besides Hugh, the film also stars Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Tosin Cole with Hong Chau and Emma Thompson.

Plus, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Chris O’Dowd, Regina Hall, Patrick Stewart, Bella Ramsey, Brett Goldstein, and Rhys Darby also star.

It is rated PG for thematic material, some violent content, and brief language.

The Sheep Detectives will be released in theaters on May 8.