Steve, starring Cillian Murphy, gets a trailer

Stanton Wood. (L to R) Jay Lycurgo as Shy, Cillian Murphy as Steve in Stanton Wood. Cr. Robert Viglasky/Neflix © 2025

Today, Netflix released the trailer for Steve, the new film directed by Tim Mielants, starring Academy Award® winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer, Peaky Blinders) and introducing Jay Lycurgo (Half Bad: The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself, I May Destroy You), in a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller, Shy.

Set in the mid-90s, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s Sunday Times bestseller Shy. The film follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher Steve (Academy Award® winner Cillian 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.

Supporting cast members include Tracey Ullman (The Tracey Ullman Show, Mrs. America), Simbi Ajikawo (Top Boy) and Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves, Small Things Like These).

Steve is in cinemas on 19th September before hitting Netflix on 3rd October 2025.