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Hamnet

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Yes. Hamnet is based on Hamnet, a 2020 book by Maggie O'Farrell. The film came out on 26 November 2025 in theaters. The book runs to 358 pages, about 7 h 45 m of reading.

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Already out. At an hour a day the book takes 8 evenings. As of 12 October 2026.

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The book
Title Hamnet
Author Maggie O'Farrell
First published 2020
Pages 358
Reading time about 7 h 45 m
ISBN 9780525617174
The screen version
Title Hamnet
Format Film
Director Chloé Zhao
Main cast Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal, Jacobi Jupe, Emily Watson, Joe Alwyn
Studios Neal Street Productions and Amblin Partners
Where In theaters
Release 26 November 2025
Status Released
Runtime 2 h 5 m
Genre drama, biography

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