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Updated 3 weeks ago,April 7, 2025
Even thoughSunrise on the Reapingwas just released on March 18th, 2025, in book format, its movie release date has already been slated.
Scheduled for November 20th, 2026, the film promises to follow one of the secondary characters from the originalThe Hunger Gamesseries: Haymitch Abernathy.
Katniss and Peetas mentor was a survivor of a former Games himself, which is whatSunrise on the Reapingfocuses on.
The Hunger Games
This is the second prequel inThe Hunger Gamesfranchise the first beingThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,following President Snow way back when the Games were first created.
Sunrise on the ReapingfollowsThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, but still occurs over two decades before the firstThe Hunger Gamesbook.
The book centers on the events of the Second Quarter Quell; during this year, the Capitol decided to make the Games unique by reaping double the typical number of tributes, of which Haymitch was one.
to make it be reunited with his beloved girlfriend and family, he must defeat the odds to emerge as the sole winner of the Games.
Though it might seem like Haymitch is the primary recognizable character ofSunrise on the Reaping, there are actually plenty of recognizable faces that play a role in the new prequel.
Plutarch Heavensbee the man behind the revolt in the secondHunger Gamesfilm along with Mags Flanagan, Effie, Caesar, and even Beetee Lavier are a few characters from the prequel that youre bound to recognize.
Even though its been years since the originalThe Hunger Gamesfranchise released, Suzanne Collins has had no trouble keeping fans hooked on moreHunger Gamescontent that is just as good as the original books.
Its impressive that shes managed to keep the series running for so long and fans are consistently satisfied with the work she puts out.
Its exciting to see a franchise thats been continuing successfully for so long and after the blockbuster hitThe Ballad of Songbirds and Snakesfirst debuted in late 2023, fans are already clamoring for moreHunger Gamescontent to hit theaters as soon as possible.
Youll definitely have to wait at least until late 2026 to see the newHunger Gamesprequel movie, since the book itself just released.
There are no further details about the film yet, but its pretty likely that it will follow the plot of the book carefully, as with all pastHunger Gamesfilms.Sunrise on the Reapinghas already broken book sale records for other books from the franchise, which makes the success of the film adaptation even more promising.
