Youngblood (2025 film)

Youngblood
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHubert Davis
Written byCharles Officer
Josh Epstein
Kyle Rideout
Seneca Aaron
Based onYoungblood
by Peter Markle and John Whitman
Produced byAnthony Leo
Andrew Rosen
StarringAshton James
Blair Underwood
CinematographyStuart James Cameron
Edited byMatt Lyon
Production
companies
Aircraft Pictures
Dolphin Entertainment
Distributed byPhoton Films (Canada)
Well Go USA Entertainment (United States)
Release dates
  • September 6, 2025 (2025-09-06) (TIFF)
  • March 6, 2026 (2026-03-06) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
CountriesCanada
United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$271,005

Youngblood is a 2025 sports drama film directed by Hubert Davis. A contemporary remake of the 1986 film Youngblood in a Canadian context, the film stars Ashton James as Dean Youngblood, a Black Canadian junior hockey player in Hamilton, Ontario, who dreams of getting drafted into the National Hockey League.

The cast also includes Blair Underwood as Dean's father, as well as Shawn Doyle, Alexandra McDonald, Oluniké Adeliyi, Henri Richer-Picard, Emidio Lopes, Donald MacLean Jr., Tamara Podemski, Joris Jarsky, Matt Wells, Keris Hope Hill, Jonathan Valvano, Ty Neckar, Dylan Hawco and Evan Buliung in supporting roles.