Shaun the Sheep is an animated comedy television series created by Nick Park. Produced by Aardman Animations, it is a spin-off of the Wallace & Gromit franchise, focusing on the adventures of Shaun the Sheep, who previously appeared in A Close Shave (1995), as the leader of his flock on a British farm. The series premiered on 5 March 2007 on CBBC in the UK. In 2020, the sixth series, titled Shaun the Sheep: Adventures from Mossy Bottom streamed globally on Netflix. In March 2024, it was announced that a seventh series was in development, which premiered on 24 May 2025. With 190 episodes over 7 series, Shaun the Sheep is one of the longest-running animated series in British and German television.