By Chloé Zhao, with Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal.
1580 England. Impoverished Latin tutor William Shakespeare meets free-spirited Agnes, and the
pair, captivated by one another, strike up a torrid affair that leads to marriage and three children.
Yet as Will pursues a budding theater career in far-away London, Agnes anchors the domestic
sphere alone. When tragedy strikes, the couple’s once-unshakable bond is tested, but their shared
experience sets the stage for the creation of Shakespeare’s timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.