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Cillian Murphy is a Teacher of Troubled Students in ‘Steve’ Trailer #2

by Alex Billington
October 3, 2025
Source: YouTube

“You’re not alone, Shy… That’s the whole point.” Netflix has debuted one more final official trailer for the film titled Steve, from the same Belgian filmmaker, Tim Mielants, behind Cillian’s last film Small Things Like These. Steve is now playing on Netflix as of today (view it here) – after premiering at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival last month to mostly positive reviews. The film follows the headteacher Steve battling for his reform college’s survival while managing his mental health & other challenges. Concurrently, the troubled student Shy navigates his violent tendencies and fragility, torn between his past and his future prospects. Cillian Murphy stars as the titular teacher Steve, with a cast including Tracey Ullman, Jay Lycurgo, Simbi Ajikawo, Emily Watson, Douggie McMeekin, Youssef Kerkour, Luke Ayres, Joshua J Parker, Araloyin Oshunremi, Tut Nyuot, Tom Moya, Ahmed Ismail, Joshua Barry, and others. The film features music by Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow. Adapted from Max Porter’s book “Shy”: a story “about guilt, rage, imagination, & boyhood, about being lost in the dark and learning you’re not alone.” This is a much better trailer and really makes me want to watch this. A compassionate, honest film. Worth a look.

Here’s the second official trailer (+ poster) for Tim Mielants’ film Steve, direct from Netflix’s YouTube:

You can rewatch the first official trailer for Tim Mielants’ Steve movie right here for even more footage.

Set in the mid-90s, Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s 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. Steve is directed by Belgian filmmaker Tim Mielants, director of the films Patrick Will, and Small Things Like These previously, plus short films & TV work including episode of “Legion”, “Tales from the Loop” and “The Responder” recently. The screenplay is written by Max Porter, adapted from his own bestselling novel titled “Shy”. It’s produced by Alan Moloney, Cillian Murphy, and Tina Pawlik. This will premiere at the 2025 Toronto Film Festival this fall. Netflix will then debut Meilants’ Steve film opening in select US theaters on September 19th, 2025, then streaming on Netflix starting October 3rd coming up this fall. Look any good? Who wants to watch?

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