Overview
- Tessa Thompson leads the adaptation, which compresses the drama into a single night in post‑war England and is now streaming on Prime Video after a limited Oct. 22 theatrical rollout.
- Nia DaCosta exercised full creative control as writer, producer, and director, imprinting a distinct authorial vision on the material.
- The film reimagines Hedda as queer and mixed‑race and gender‑swaps Ibsen’s Eilert Lövborg into Eileen, intensifying social and romantic dynamics.
- Reviewers praise the production’s polish, citing Hildur Guðnadóttir’s score, Sean Bobbitt’s cinematography, and meticulous period design, with location work at Flintham Hall.
- Recent critiques argue the adaptation externalizes Hedda’s motives and softens the original’s psychological ambiguity, even as Thompson’s performance draws strong notices.