Universal Picture International will handle international distribution for the studio.Universal Pictures will handle international distribution.
Zhao will direct with Emily Watson and Joe Alwyn rounding out ensemble.
Based on Maggie Maggie OFarrells novel, Zhao co-adapted the script with OFarrell.
(L-R) Chloé Zhao, Jessie Buckley and Paul MescalMichael Rowe/Getty Images/Chris Chapman for Deadline
Hamnet has sold 2 million copies in the UK and US and has been translated in to 40 languages.
