Shaun the Sheep Movie earned five nominations at the Annie Awards including Best Animated Feature. A sequel entitled "" is scheduled for release in 5 April 2019. Shaun, a mischievous sheep living with his flock at Mossy Bottom Farm, is bored with the routine of life on the farm. He concocts a plan to have a day off by tricking the farmer into going back to sleep by counting his sheep repeatedly. However, the caravan in which they put the farmer to bed accidentally rolls away, taking him all the way into the city. Bitzer, the farmer's dog, chases after him. The farmer receives
Shaun the Sheep allusions to other aspects of popular culture and movies such as "", "The Lion King", "", "The Matrix", and "Pulp Fiction". These include: Beginning in 2009, Aardman Animations produced a spin-off CBeebies series aimed at pre-schoolers, based on Timmy's own small adventures as he attends preschool for the first time and learns how to interact and play with a variety of young animal friends. Aardman developed a feature film "Shaun the Sheep Movie", written and directed by Richard Starzak and Mark Burton, which was financed by French StudioCanal, which was released on 6 February 2015. The film received very positive