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Steve is a reimagining of Max Porter’s 2023 Sunday Times bestseller Shy, and twists that story on its axis to be told from reform school headteacher Steve’s point of view.—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025 Murphy stars as the title character, a head teacher at a reform school for boys.—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025 From our fall film & TV preview: Max Porter has adapted the screenplay for Steve from his own novella Shy, about the head teacher of a reform school (Cillian Murphy) who finds the walls closing in on all fronts, professional and personal.—Emily Temple
september 30, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025 Over one intense day, the devoted head teacher (Cillian Murphy) of a last-chance reform school strives to keep his students in line while facing pressures of his own.—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reform school
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