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Hamnet 2025 Directed by Chloé Zhao

The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Country USA
Production Countries United Kingdom , USA
Language English
Spoken Language English
Gneres Drama , History , Romance
Release Date 27 November 2025
125 mins
Cast
Jessie Buckley
Jessie Buckley Agnes Shakespeare
Paul Mescal
Paul Mescal William Shakespeare
Emily Watson
Emily Watson Mary Shakespeare
Joe Alwyn
Joe Alwyn Bartholomew
Jacobi Jupe
Jacobi Jupe Hamnet
David Wilmot
David Wilmot John
Bodhi Rae Breathnach
Bodhi Rae Breathnach Susanna
Olivia Lynes
Olivia Lynes Judith
Freya Hannan-Mills
Freya Hannan-Mills Eliza
Dainton Anderson
Dainton Anderson Edmond
Sam Woolf
Sam Woolf Bernardo
Jack Shalloo
Jack Shalloo Marcellus
Faith Delaney
Faith Delaney Young Agnes
Smylie Bradwell
Smylie Bradwell Young Bartholomew
Noah Jupe
Noah Jupe Hamlet
Laura Guest
Laura Guest Midwife
Elliot Baxter
Elliot Baxter Richard
Eva Wishart
Eva Wishart Caterina
Hera Gibson
Hera Gibson Francisco
Zac Wishart
Zac Wishart Thomas
James Lintern
James Lintern James
Matthew Tennyson
Matthew Tennyson Gertrude
Crew
Director
Chloé Zhao
Chloé Zhao
Writers
Chloé Zhao
Chloé Zhao
Maggie O’Farrell
Maggie O’Farrell
Producers
Pippa Harris
Pippa Harris
Liza Marshall
Liza Marshall
Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Nicolas Gonda
Nicolas Gonda
Emma Fowler
Emma Fowler
Jeb Brody
Jeb Brody
Mia Maniscalco
Mia Maniscalco
Maggie O’Farrell
Maggie O’Farrell
Caroline Reynolds
Caroline Reynolds
Victorine Tamafo
Victorine Tamafo
Executive Producers
Kristie Macosko Krieger
Kristie Macosko Krieger
Laurie Borg
Laurie Borg
Chloé Zhao
Chloé Zhao
Nicholas Brown
Nicholas Brown
Julie Pastor
Julie Pastor
Cinematography
Łukasz Żal
Łukasz Żal
Composer
Max Richter
Max Richter
Editors
Affonso Gonçalves
Affonso Gonçalves
Chloé Zhao
Chloé Zhao
Animation
Kevin O'Sullivan
Kevin O'Sullivan
Production Design
Fiona Crombie
Fiona Crombie
Sound
Rashad Hall-Heinz
Rashad Hall-Heinz
Johnnie Burn
Johnnie Burn
Max Behrens
Max Behrens
Brendan Feeney
Brendan Feeney
Simon Carroll
Simon Carroll
Katrina Schiller
Katrina Schiller
Visual Effects
Agueda Del Castillo
Agueda Del Castillo
Petra Schwane
Petra Schwane
Sheila Silveira
Sheila Silveira
Toby Marrow
Toby Marrow
John Van Der Pool
John Van Der Pool
Risto Puukko
Risto Puukko
Aakash Praful Solanki
Aakash Praful Solanki
Aidan Mellor
Aidan Mellor
Cyrielle Bounser
Cyrielle Bounser
Duncan Eland
Duncan Eland
Grégoire Hoarau
Grégoire Hoarau
Jacob Worthington
Jacob Worthington
John Ray
John Ray
Laura Scott
Laura Scott
Olivia Grimmer
Olivia Grimmer
Ralitsa Karova
Ralitsa Karova
Reece Horsfield
Reece Horsfield
Shaun Rogers
Shaun Rogers
Original Writer
Maggie O’Farrell
Maggie O’Farrell
Art Direction
Katie Money
Katie Money
Alex Bowens
Alex Bowens
Victoria Allwood
Victoria Allwood
Emily Norris
Emily Norris
Tim Blake
Tim Blake
Set Decoration
Alice Felton
Alice Felton
Costume Design
Malgosia Turzanska
Malgosia Turzanska
Charlotte Finlay
Charlotte Finlay
Makeup Artists
Lotty Betts
Lotty Betts
Jenny Hammond
Jenny Hammond
Sharon Colley
Sharon Colley
Anastasia Storey
Anastasia Storey
Julia Vernon
Julia Vernon
Marie Deehan
Marie Deehan
Rob Mayor
Rob Mayor
Nicole Stafford
Nicole Stafford
Hairstylists
Peta Dunstall
Peta Dunstall
Marie Deehan
Marie Deehan
Lotty Betts
Lotty Betts
Jenny Hammond
Jenny Hammond
Sharon Colley
Sharon Colley
Anastasia Storey
Anastasia Storey
Julia Vernon
Julia Vernon
Nicole Stafford
Nicole Stafford
Samuel James
Samuel James
Music
Max Richter
Max Richter
Dave Foster
Dave Foster
Camera Operator
Stanisław Cuske
Stanisław Cuske
Casting
Nina Gold
Nina Gold
Script Supervisor
Rory Herbert
Rory Herbert
Lighting
Sol Saihati
Sol Saihati
Alex James Brown
Alex James Brown
Joel James Devlin
Joel James Devlin
Claire Hanson
Claire Hanson
Michael James Robinson
Michael James Robinson
Jim Agnew
Jim Agnew
Assistant Directors
Oliver Waters
Oliver Waters
Amelia Pridhan
Amelia Pridhan
Marc A. Wilson
Marc A. Wilson
Andrew Vanneck
Andrew Vanneck
Additional Photography
Agata Grzybowska
Agata Grzybowska