Hamnet

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Hamnet is a 2025 historical drama film directed by Chloé Zhao, who co-wrote the screenplay with Maggie O'Farrell, based on the 2020 novel by O'Farrell. The film dramatises the family life of William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes Hathaway as they cope with the death of their 11-year-old son Hamnet. It stars Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal as Agnes and William, alongside Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn, and Jacobi Jupe in supporting roles.

Creators

Chloe Zhao

director

Maggie O'Farrell

writer

Chloe Zhao

writer

Cast

Emily Watson actor David Wilmot actor Jessie Buckley actor Matthew Tennyson actor Jack Shalloo actor Joe Alwyn actor Noah Jupe actor Paul Mescal actor Louisa Harland actor

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John MacKay actor

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Shaun Mason actor

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Clay Milner Russell actor Sam Woolf actor Jacobi Jupe actor

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Bodhi Rae Breathnach actor Justine Mitchell actor