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Hamnet

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From Academy Award® winning writer/director Chloé Zhao, Hamnet tells the powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

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Hamnet

Based on the New York Times best-selling novel, Academy Award®-winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) directs a powerful story of love and loss. William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) falls for the free-spirited Agnes (Jessie Buckley). Their whirlwind romance leads to marriage and three children, but as Will’s theatrical ambitions draw him to London, Agnes remains behind to manage the household. When tragedy strikes, their bond is deeply tested—but through grief and resilience, their journey inspires the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.
Starring: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
Producers:  Liza Marshall p.g.a, Pippa Harris p.g.a, Nicolas Gonda p.g.a, Steven Spielberg p.g.a, Sam Mendes p.g.a
Written by: Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell
Directed by: Chloé Zhao​

Hamnet Cast

Jessie Buckley

Agnes Shakespeare

Paul Mescal

William Shakespeare

Emily Watson

Mary Shakespeare

Joe Alwyn​

Bartholomew Hathaway

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Hamnet (2025) was released on November 26, 2025 in the U.S.
Hamnet (2025) has a runtime of 2 hours and 5 minutes.
Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, and Jacobi Jupe star in the Hamnet film.
Hamnet reimagines the life of William Shakespeare’s family after the death of his 11-year-old son, Hamnet, from the plague in 1596. The story follows Agnes (Jessie Buckley), and Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) as they cope with overwhelming grief and loss, and how that tragedy influenced the writing of Hamlet.