Netflix today debuted the official trailer for the upcoming drama, STEVE, based on Max Porter’s bestselling novel, Shy. Starring Academy Award winner Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer, Peaky Blinders), STEVE will debut in select theaters September 19 before arriving on Netflix on October 3.
The synopsis reads, “The film follows a pivotal day in the life of headteacher Steve (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.”
Written by Porter and directed by Tim Mielants (Small Things like These, Peaky Blinders), the cast also includes Tracey Ullman (Mrs. America, The Tracey Ullman Show), Jay Lycurgo (The Bastard Son & The Devil Himself), Simbi Ajikawo (Top Boy, Venom: Let There Be Carnage), Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves, Small Things Like These), Douggie McMeekin (The Decameron, Harlots), Youssef Kerkour (Home, Significant Other), Luke Ayres (Passenger), Joshua J Parker (Stopmotion, Django), Araloyin Oshunremi (Heartstopper, Top Boy), Tut Nyuot (The Long Walk, Casualty), Tom Moya (Alien: Earth), Ahmed Ismail, Joshua Barry, Archie Fisher (Boarders, Last Days), Ben Lloyd-Hughes (Industry, Divergent), Priyanga Burford (Steeltown Murders, Industry), George Fouracres (The Franchise), Marcus Garvey (Fool Me Once, Hijack), Ruby Ashbourne-Serkis (The Greatest Beer Run Ever, The Letter for the King), and Roger Allam (Endeavour, V for Vendetta).
Watch the official trailer for STEVE below.
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