Bless you, Aardman Animation, for a little piece of good news: The studio announced that a third Shaun the Sheep movie is in the works for release in 2026. And what’s more, it’s Halloween-themed!
Here’s the synopsis:
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom sees the residents of Mossy Bottom Farm looking forward to Halloween – until the clumsy Farmer trashes the Flock’s beloved pumpkin patch! When Shaun turns MAD SCIENTIST to fix the problem, things rapidly spiral out of control… With The Farmer missing and a wild beast roaming the woods of Mossingham, all the ingredients are in place for a monstrously fun family adventure.
MAD SCIENTIST SHEEP. Yes, that had to be in capital letters. They started it!
Shaun the Sheep, who was introduced in the Wallace & Gromit short film A Close Shave, has previously starred in two films: Shaun the Sheep Movie and Shaun the Sheep: Farmageddon. As an Aardman press release says, “This new feature film follows the recent landmark success of Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, which broke viewing records in the Christmas period as it became the most-watched animated film broadcast on British television since modern viewing records began in 2002.”
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom has a creative team with plenty of shepherding experience: directors Steve Cox (Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas) and Matthew Walker (Lloyd of the Flies), and writers Mark Burton (Shaun the Sheep Movie) and Giles Pilbrow (Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas). Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park is among the film’s executive producers.
The flock returns sometime in 2026.