Overview

• Steve begins a limited cinema run on September 19 following its TIFF premiere and will stream on Netflix globally on October 3.
• Early reception reports a roughly 72% Rotten Tomatoes score from a modest number of reviews, with critics widely commending Murphy.
• Adapted by Max Porter from his novella Shy and directed by Tim Mielants, the film reframes the story around a headteacher over one turbulent day in the mid-1990s.
• The drama centers on a last‑chance residential reform school under threat after funders announce the buildings have been sold and the site will close within months.
• Murphy also produces; the cast includes Tracey Ullman, Jay Lycurgo, Emily Watson and Simbi Ajikawo, and the production employed handheld, TV-crew framing and was shot in chronological order at Murphy’s urging.