‘Steve’ Trailer: Cillian Murphy Is the Headteacher at a Reform School in New Netflix Drama

Netflix has released the trailer for “Steve,” starring Oscar winner Cillian Murphy.

Based on Max Porter’s 2023 novel “Shy,” the film “follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher Steve (Murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform school amidst a world that has forsaken them. As Steve fights to protect the school’s integrity and impending closure, we witness him grappling with his own mental health. In parallel to Steve’s struggles, we meet Shy (Jay Lycurgo), a troubled teen caught between his past and what lies ahead as he tries to reconcile his inner fragility with his impulse for self-destruction and violence,” according to the official logline.

Starring alongside Murphy and Lycurgo (“Generation Z,” “The Batman”) are Tracey Ullman (“The Actor,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Simni Ajikawo (“Top Boy,” “Venom: Let There Be Carnage”) and Emily Watson (“The Legend of Ochi,” “Dune: Pophecy”).

This isn’t the first time Murphy has collaborated with Porter. In 2019, he starred in a stage adaptation of Porter’s 2015 book “Grief Is the Thing With Feathers.” The pair also teamed up on the 2021 short film “All of This Unreal Time.”

Murphy has also previously worked with “Steve” director Tim Mielants, first on Season 3 of “Peaky Blinders” and then later on the 2024 film “Small Things Like These.”

Porter serves as the writer as well as an executive producer. Alan Moloney, Murphy and Tina Pawlik are producers. Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow composed the music for the film.

“Steve” is releasing in select theaters Sept. 19 and on Netflix Oct. 3. Check out the trailer below.