Overview

• Focus Features has announced the release dates for 'Hamnet,' with a limited debut on November 27 and a nationwide expansion on December 12, 2025.
• Directed by Oscar-winner Chloé Zhao, the film is adapted from Maggie O’Farrell’s acclaimed novel about the life of Shakespeare’s family and the death of his son.
• Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley lead the cast as William Shakespeare and his wife Agnes, with Joe Alwyn and Jacobi Jupe in supporting roles.
• The screenplay is co-written by Zhao and O’Farrell, whose novel has sold over two million copies and been translated into 40 languages.
• Produced by Steven Spielberg and Sam Mendes, the film is positioned as counterprogramming during a competitive holiday season, with Universal Pictures International handling overseas distribution.