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Chloé Zhao's 'Hamnet' Film Adaptation Releases Next Month

12/25/2025

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Chloé Zhao’s film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet will be released next month.
The novel won the Women’s Prize in 2020 and centers on the relationship between William Shakespeare and Agnes Hathaway as they grieve their son Hamnet, who died of the plague in 1596.
Jessie Buckley narrates the Hamnet audiobook, delivering a sensitive portrayal of the themes of love and loss.

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Story summary

Chloé Zhao’s film adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet will be released next month.
The novel won the Women’s Prize in 2020 and centers on the relationship between William Shakespeare and Agnes Hathaway as they grieve their son Hamnet, who died of the plague in 1596.
Jessie Buckley narrates the Hamnet audiobook, delivering a sensitive portrayal of the themes of love and loss.