Exit Protocol

Name: Exit Protocol
Director: Shane Dax Taylor
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: Nov 7, 2025
Cast: Scott Martin, Dolph Lundgren, Michael Jai White, Charlotte Kirk, Lina Maya

Saban Films

R
1h 24m

Release Date: Nov 7, 2025 | Limited

Sam Hayden has built a career doing what others cannot stomach: killing assassins who try to leave the business. When Hayden decides to walk away himself, he becomes the target. His only option is to partner with Charles Managold, the man he was sent to kill. An action thriller about the price of getting out, and who you have to trust to do it.

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Original Release | Nov 7, 2025

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Director & Top Cast

Shane Dax Taylor
Director

Scott Martin
Sam Hayden

Dolph Lundgren
Charles Managold

Michael Jai White
Isaac Florentine

Charlotte Kirk
Danique Kellar

Lina Maya
Nona Messenger

Stephanie Beran

Wicked

Aaron McPherson

Dax

J.B. Yowell

Augustus Shadrin

Clint Hummel

Leonardo

Jack Sheehan

Pilot

Christian Cardona

Bashkim

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

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Plot Summary

Exit Protocol is a 2025 American action thriller directed by Shane Dax Taylor and written by Chad Law. The film follows Sam Hayden (Scott Martin), an elite operative who specializes in eliminating other assassins who attempt to leave their profession. When Hayden tries to escape, he fails to complete his assignment against Charles Managold (Dolph Lundgren), a veteran hitman who fell for his intended target, Danique (Charlotte Kirk). The two are forced into an uneasy alliance to outrun their boss and a team of killers sent after them, including the precise operative Isaac (Michael Jai White) and the volatile Wicked (Stephanie Beran). The film had a limited theatrical release on October 28, 2025, distributed by Saban Films, with a wider VOD release on November 7, 2025. A Blu-ray release followed on January 6, 2026. The film runs 84 minutes and is rated R. Core themes include loyalty, betrayal, the cost of violence as a profession, and the impossibility of escape. The film is for audiences drawn to low-budget action thrillers in the B-movie tradition.

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Exit Protocol (2025) follows elite assassin Scott Martin, whose career killing other hitmen hits a wall when he tries to retire—only to become the target of his ruthless boss and a horde of killers