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Concerns have been raised about fairness in some of the executions, as many inmates had serious mental health issues or lacked legal representation, and some were victims of abuse at state reform schools.
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
This staggering drama forces the viewer to bear witness to brutal conditions at a corrupt reform school through the eyes of two of its students — literally.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
The Netflix drama, directed by Tim Mielants and written by Max Porter, is a reimagining of Porter’s best-selling novel Shy and follows a pivotal day in the life of head teacher Steve (Murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform school.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
The Londoner — who was recently listed among Variety‘s Actors to Watch — stars alongside Cillian Murphy in the Toronto-bowing film, playing a troubled young man at a reform school for boys with behavioural difficulties.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
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Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
This staggering drama forces the viewer to bear witness to brutal conditions at a corrupt reform school through the eyes of two of its students — literally.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
The Netflix drama, directed by Tim Mielants and written by Max Porter, is a reimagining of Porter’s best-selling novel Shy and follows a pivotal day in the life of head teacher Steve (Murphy) and his students at a last-chance reform school.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025
The Londoner — who was recently listed among Variety‘s Actors to Watch — stars alongside Cillian Murphy in the Toronto-bowing film, playing a troubled young man at a reform school for boys with behavioural difficulties.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Nov. 2025
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“Reform school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reform%20school. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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