Hamlet - Trailer - Riz Ahmed

Directed by Aneil Karia
Written by Michael Lesslie
Based on the play by William Shakespeare
Starring Riz Ahmed, Morfydd Clark, Joe Alwyn, Sheeba Chaddha, Avijit Dutt, with Art Malik, and Timothy Spall

Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy is reimagined in a bold, modern adaptation set within London’s elite South Asian community. When Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns for his father’s funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother. Visited by his father’s ghost, Hamlet learns his brutal murder was at the hands of Claudius - and spirals into a quest for vengeance that exposes the rot at the heart of the family’s empire and threatens his own sanity.


Vertical will release HAMLET in theaters on April 10, 2026