Suzanne Collins’ upcoming The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping novel will be the latest entry in the bestselling franchise to be adapted for the screen. Lionsgate announced they’re returning to the world of Panem, and confirmed Francis Lawrence (director of every Hunger Games film since Catching Fire) is in talks to direct.
“The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping will revisit the world of Panem twenty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Fiftieth Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell,” reads Lionsgate’s synopsis.
Collins’ novel that serves as source material will be released on March 18, 2025 in print, digital, and audio formats.
“Suzanne Collins is a master storyteller and our creative north star,” said Adam Fogelson, chair of the Lionsgate Motion Picture Group. “We couldn’t be more fortunate than to be guided and trusted by a collaborator whose talent and imagination are so consistently brilliant. We know Hunger Games fans worldwide will be spellbound by where Suzanne has focused this next extraordinary story. The Second Quarter Quell is legendary and looms large over the history of the Games, even into the time of Katniss Everdeen a quarter-century later. Like fans around the globe, we are eagerly anticipating this exciting return to Panem.”
Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson return as producers under their Color Force banner. Lionsgate has officially set a November 20, 2026 theatrical release date.
“From the beginning, Lionsgate has been a wonderful home and partner for the Hunger Games franchise, and I’m very excited to be collaborating with Adam and the team as we bring this next story to theaters in 2026,” said author Suzanne Collins.
The original film starring Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, and Liam Hemsworth opened in theaters in March 2012. After grossing $408,000+, it was followed by The Hunger Games: Catching Fire in November 2013. The second film grossed $424,000+ before exiting theaters. Film number three, The Mocking Jay – Part 1, arrived in November 2014, grossing $337,000+. The Mocking Jay – Part 2 concluded the original film series, opening in November 2015.
Lionsgate revived the franchise and in October 2023 the studio released a prequel, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Starring Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth, the prequel did a decent job at the box office, ringing up $337,000+ worldwide during its theatrical run.
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