Hamnet

Name: Hamnet
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-01-09
Duration: 2 h 6 min
Cast: Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Emily Watson

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. 1580 England. Impoverished Latin tutor William Shakespeare meets free-spirited Agnes, and the pair, captivated by one another, strike up a torrid affair that leads to marriage and three children. Yet as Will pursues a budding theatre career in far-away London, Agnes anchors the domestic sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple’s once-unshakable bond is tested, but their shared experience sets the stage for the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet. Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s award-winning novel Hamnet and adapted for the screen by Zhao and O’Farrell, the film stars Academy Award-nominee Jessie Buckley (The Lost Daughter), Academy Award-nominee Paul Mescal (All of Us Strangers), Academy Award-nominee Emily Watson (Hilary and Jackie, Breaking the Waves) and Joe Alwyn (The Brutalist).DramaPT2H6M12A2026-01-09

Jessie Buckley

Paul Mescal

Emily Watson

Chloé Zhao

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