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A soldier finds out that his own war is far from over in the stirring drama Sheepdog. Collider has an exclusive sneak peek of the film, which stars Virginia Madsen and Vondie Curtis-Hall. Sheepdog will be released in theaters on January 16, 2026. In our exclusive sneak peek, we see the inciting incident of the film, as Calvin Cole (Steven Grayhm, who also wrote and directed the film), a decorated US Army veteran, is out shopping when he thinks a fellow customer is whistling at him.
While the man denies knowing Calvin or whistling at him, Calvin becomes increasingly agitated and violent. As the man tries to defuse the situation, Calvin attacks him in front of the stranger's horrified wife, forcing store security to intervene and tase him into submission. The rest of the film deals with the fallout of the incident, as Calvin is put in the care of a trainee Veterans Affairs trauma therapist (Madsen), who's working at a diner to make ends meet. Meanwhile, his father-in-law (Curtis-Hall), an ex-con Vietnam veteran, shows up on his doorstep after being paroled. Can Calvin put both their lives back together?
Who Are the Stars of 'Sheepdog'?
Writer-director-star Grayhm is a Canadian actor with notable appearances in The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Criminal Minds, and Between. Sheepdog is his second outing as director; he previously helmed and starred in the horror film The Secret of Sinchanee. Madsen broke out playing Princess Irulan in David Lynch's 1984 adaptation of Dune, and subsequently starred in films like Candyman, The Prophecy, and A Prairie Home Companion. In 2004, she was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role as a worldly waitress in Sideways.
Curtis-Hall is best known for starring on the TV series Chicago Hope as Dr. Dennis Hancock and Daredevil as ill-fated reporter Ben Urich; he was Emmy-nominated for a 1994 guest appearance on ER. He recently appeared on The Recruit and Death by Lightning. Behind the camera, he directed the films Gridlock'd and Glitter. The film also stars Dominic Fumusa (Nurse Jackie), Lilli Cooper (Hazbin Hotel), and Matt Dallas (Kyle XY).
Sheepdog was produced by Grayhm, Lynn K. D’Angona, P. Colin Kane, Jose Martinez Jr., and actor Matt Dallas, and executive produced by Joe Newcomb (Dallas Buyers Club). It is a production of Team House Studios and was filmed on location in Western Massachusetts.
Sheepdog will be released in theaters on January 16, 2026. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates.
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