Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is an upcoming British stop motion animated comedy horror film directed by Steve Cox and Matthew Walker and written by Mark Burton and Giles Pilbrow. Produced by Aardman, it is based on their television series Shaun the Sheep, itself a spin-off of the Wallace & Gromit short film A Close Shave (1995). It is the third film in the franchise following Shaun the Sheep Movie (2015) and A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon (2019). The plot follows Shaun attempting to save Halloween as a mad scientist until the Farmer is suddenly missing, while a beast wanders the woods.
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is scheduled for release on 18 September 2026 by Sky UK in the United Kingdom, GKIDS in the United States, and StudioCanal in the rest of the world.
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Premise
During the leadup to Halloween in the Mossy Bottom farm, the Farmer accidentally destroys his sheep flock's pumpkin patch. Shaun becomes a mad scientist to fix the problem, but circumstances worsen subsequently; the Farmer goes missing and a wild beast is found roaming the woods of Mossingham.
Voice cast
Justin Fletcher as Shaun and Timmy
John Sparkes as the Farmer and Bitzer
Kate Harbour as Timmy's mother
Dani Dyer as The Influencer
Roman Kemp as The Pizza Boy
Nina Sosanya as The Vet
Paul Whitehouse as The Shopkeeper
Production
The Beast of Mossy Bottom was announced in May 2025, with the cast being announced in March 2026. The same month, it was announced that Natalie Holt would write the score, marking her debut in scoring an animated film. Production was completed around 19 August 2026.
Release
Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom is scheduled for release on 18 September 2026. It will be distributed by Sky UK in the United Kingdom, by GKIDS in the United States, and by StudioCanal internationally.