Craig Mazin, the screenwriter behind HBO's 'Chernobyl,' is tackling something entirely different: adapting Leonie Swann's novel 'Three Bags Full' into 'The Sheep Detectives,' an animal-led whodunnit. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Mazin describes the project as a 'meta exercise' that balances classic Agatha Christie-style mystery tropes with genuine emotional depth. The sheep-led detective story manages to blend traditional whodunnit conventions with surprising character development.

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