# The Sheep Detectives (2026)

**German title:** Glennkill: Ein Schafskrimi


**Genres:** Mystery, Comedy, Drama

**Duration:** 109 min

**Age rating:** FSK 6

**IMDb:** [7.7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32565993/)

**Letterboxd:** [3.8](https://letterboxd.com/film/the-sheep-detectives/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 94%, Popcornmeter: 96%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_sheep_detectives)

## Description

Every night a shepherd reads aloud a murder mystery, pretending his sheep can understand. When he is found dead, the sheep realize at once that it was a murder and think they know everything about how to go about solving it.

## Details

**Premiere:** 14 May 2026

**Director:** Kyle Balda

**Cast:** Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson, Nicholas Braun, Nicholas Galitzine, Molly Gordon, Hong Chau, Tosin Cole, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Conleth Hill, Mandeep Dhillon, Bryan Cranston, Julia Louis-Dreyfus

**Countries:** United States, United Kingdom

**Languages:** English

**Available versions:** OmU, OV

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=826SRt1CFbg)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-05-26 (Tuesday)

- **[Cinenova](/cinemas/267-cinenova.md) (Ehrenfeld):** [2026-05-26 20:15](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/koeln/cinenova-kino-koeln/vorstellung/458042?appView=1)  (OmU)
- **[Metropolis](/cinemas/276-metropolis.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-05-26 16:10](https://kinotickets.express/metropolis-koeln/booking/67468)  (OV), [2026-05-26 20:40](https://kinotickets.express/metropolis-koeln/booking/67469)  (OV)
- **[Rex am Ring Lichtspiele](/cinemas/286-rex-am-ring-lichtspiele.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-05-26 20:45](https://kinotickets.express/rex-koeln/booking/98955)  (OmU)

### 2026-05-27 (Wednesday)

- **[Metropolis](/cinemas/276-metropolis.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-05-27 16:10](https://kinotickets.express/metropolis-koeln/booking/67470)  (OV), [2026-05-27 20:40](https://kinotickets.express/metropolis-koeln/booking/67471)  (OV)
- **[Rex am Ring Lichtspiele](/cinemas/286-rex-am-ring-lichtspiele.md) (Innenstadt):** [2026-05-27 20:45](https://kinotickets.express/rex-koeln/booking/98956)  (OmU)