Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, “Hamnet” tells the story of William Shakespeare and his wife, Agnes, as they grieve the loss of their 11-year-old son, Hamnet. The film follows the couple as they attempt to reconcile with the loss of their child, and how William Shakespeare began to write his beloved classic, “Hamlet.”

Mescal stars as the English playwright and poet opposite Buckley's Agnes, also known as Anne, in the first shared footage, which captures the early days of their courtship before moving on to the birth of their son, Hamnet, and the tragedy that befalls the family thereafter.

Tell me a story,” William Shakespeare’s wife asks him. “What story would you like?” he replies. “Something that moves me,” she says. Now there’s a setup. Here is the first teaser trailer for Hamnet, Oscar winner Chloé Zhao story of love and loss that inspired the creation of the Bard's timeless masterpiece,