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An all-new Hunger Games prequel book and subsequent film are in the works. According to the report, after The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Sunrise on the Reaping will take viewers back to Panem. Diversity. While the film will release in 2026, here’s everything we know so far. (Also read: Avengers 5 director, cast and release date: Everything we know about the new MCU instalment so far)
A new Hunger Games movie
The Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins is writing a new book called Sunrise on the Reaping, which will be released in 2025. An adaptation of the book is set to release in theaters on November 20, 2026. Francis Lawrence, who has directed every Hunger Games installment since Catching Fire in 2013, is in talks to direct the film.
The Story of Sunrise at Harvest Time
Sunrise on the Reaping will re-enter the world of Panem, 24 years before the events of the Hunger Games trilogy and 40 years after the events of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The story will begin on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell. Haymitch Abernathy, portrayed by Woody Harrelson in the films, will be central to the story. Haymitch later mentors Jennifer Lawrence’s Katniss and Josh Hutcherson’s Peeta in the 74th Hunger Games.
Suzanne, Master Storyteller
Lionsgate chairman Adam Fogelson said in a statement, “Suzanne Collins is a consummate storyteller and our creative North Star. We couldn’t be more fortunate to be guided and trusted by a collaborator whose talent and imagination are consistently brilliant. The Second Quarter Quell is legendary and has a huge impact on the history of the Games, even in Katniss Everdeen’s time a quarter-century later.”
Film franchises
The Hunger Games film franchise has grossed over $3.3 billion at the worldwide box office, with Catching Fire being the highest-grossing film at $865 million. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, while not as successful as the original saga, managed to turn a profit given its budget. That film focused on a young Coriolanus Snow, who later became the tyrannical leader of Panem.
