Los Angeles, Feb. 28 -- With awards season reaching its crescendo, Hamnet will make its streaming debut on Peacock on March 6, strategically arriving just days before the Academy Awards ceremony.
Director Chloe Zhao's film stars Paul Mescal as Shakespeare, but the real star is Jessie Buckley as his wife, Anne. Buckley won the Golden Globe for best actress in a drama film and is up for best lead actress at this weekend's Actor Awards and next month's Oscars. Though Paul Mescal embodies the playwright, it is Jessie Buckley's searing portrayal of Anne Hathaway that has emerged as the film's emotional guiding star.
"Hamnet" follows the tragic backstory of Shakespeare's family and what inspired him to write "Hamlet." Their three children, Hamn...