Lionsgate Home Entertainment is set to release the action crime drama The Substitute on 4K UHD + Blu-Ray Combo Pack for the first time as a part of the Vestron Video Collector’s Series on March 17, 2026. This marks the first 4K UHD for the Vestron line of releases. The film is directed by Robert Mandel and stars Tom Berenger, Raymond Cruz, William Forsythe, Luis Guzmán, Richard Brooks, Cliff De Young, and Ernie Hudson. The release comes packed with special features including featurettes and more. The release will be presented in Dolby Vision with a new Dolby Atmos track. Get all the details below!
Synopsis: In this action-thriller favorite, now on 4K for the first time, a mercenary faces off against one of his most formidable enemies: a high school gang. Shale (Tom Berenger) is an ex-Vietnam vet reeling from a botched covert operation. Returning home, he reunites with his girlfriend, Jane (Diane Venora), a high school teacher who’s hospitalized after a beating by the Kings of Destruction gang. Hunting Jane’s attackers, Shale goes undercover as a substitute teacher, and uncovers a cocaine highway running through the school involving gang leader Lacas (Marc Anthony) and the school’s shady principal, Rolle (Ernie Hudson). Summoning his mercenaries, Shale goes to war with the Kings of Destruction – and rival guns for hire – on the unusual battleground of a high school, but for the usual stakes: life…and death
4K & BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES
- Power Achieved Is Power Perceived: Director Robert Mandel on The Substitute
- Color Grade Is in Session
- Bullet Points: Storyboard-to-Film Exploration
- Theatrical Trailer
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