Hershey

Hershey (2026) takes a familiar name from store shelves and reintroduces it as a lived-in, hard-won journey. Set against the pressures of American industry and the private costs of ambition, the film follows Milton Hershey as he pushes through failure after failure, convinced that one more attempt will finally unlock the future he can see so clearly.

Rather than treating success as inevitable, director Mark Waters leans into the uncertainty that defines true entrepreneurship: the humiliations, the near-misses, the moments when optimism looks like denial. Finn Wittrock plays Milton as a man powered by stubborn hope, a trait that can inspire a workforce—or isolate the person who carries it when the numbers stop adding up.

At the heart of the story is Kitty, portrayed by Alexandra Daddario, not as a footnote to a public figure but as the emotional co-author of the Hersheys’ life. Their romance is rendered as partnership: the kind that steadies big ideas, challenges reckless ones, and makes the dream feel worth the price. The supporting cast—Alan Ruck, Richard Kind, David Costabile, Heléne Yorke, Michael Moreland, and Francesca Faridany—fills out a world where loyalty, skepticism, and opportunity collide in boardrooms and backrooms alike.

When Kitty’s health begins to fail, the film pivots from the thrill of building to the ache of possibly losing everything that gave the building meaning. Milton’s relentless positivity, once a superpower, starts to fracture under grief and fear. The drama lands in the quiet spaces: decisions made late at night, promises that sound different when time suddenly feels short.

Yet Hershey refuses to end at tragedy or triumph alone. Kitty’s influence crystallizes into a daring, compassionate vision—one that asks what wealth is for, and who it should serve when the founders are gone. For viewers drawn to historical drama with a romantic core, this is a story about turning hardship into purpose, and about the kind of legacy that can’t be wrapped, boxed, or sold.

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