Twenty years after terrorizing horror fans with genetically modified, flesh-eating livestock, writer-director Jonathan King’s 2006 New Zealand cult classic Black Sheep is officially getting a long-awaited sequel.
Titled Black Sheeps, the horror-comedy has released its first trailer ahead of its world premiere at the prestigious Sitges Film Festival this October. And it promises to double down on the barnyard carnage that made the original New Zealand’s most successful horror export. The sequel picks up two decades after the initial slaughter with a fresh wave of ovine mayhem.
A New Outbreak in the Shadow of the Past
The sequel reunites King with lead actor Nathan Meister, who reprises his role as the severely traumatized Henry Oldfield. The narrative follows a sharp young scientist. They become convinced that a lethal, mutated pathogen poses an immediate threat to the general public. Her frantic investigation brings her straight back to her rural hometown. This tight-knit community still lives under the lingering shadow of the remote sheep farm. The same place where the original horrific massacre took place.
Practical Monster Mayhem Powered by Wētā Workshop
The sequel, however, is bringing the same blood-soaked practical effects as its predecessor. King and Meister are officially re-teaming with Sir Richard Taylor’s Academy Award-winning effects house, Wētā Workshop. It’s the same crew behind the original film’s iconic mutant creature designs and visceral gore. They’re bringing a new generation of bloodthirsty monster sheep to life on screen.
Festival Premiere and Streaming Details
Produced by King and Matthew Grainger alongside James Partridge and Samantha Braun of Terror-Fi Films, Black Sheeps features an executive producing team including Richard Fletcher of Libertine Pictures, Philippa Campbell, Ari Harrison, and Jasmin McSweeney from Umbrella Entertainment.
Sitges Film Festival attendees can catch the world premiere on the big screen this October, with wider theatrical and digital release dates expected soon after. In the meantime, horror fans can stream the original 2006 classic on Prime Video, Starz, and Apple TV to prepare for the upcoming flock of terror.
Check out the trailer for Black Sheeps below, a sequel ewe don’t want to miss!
