The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping – Film

USA, 2026 | Based on the book The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, the film follows Haymitch Abernathy, a 16-year-old from District 12. The story begins on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell—the largest Games held up to that point, featuring twice the usual number of contestants. The story takes place in Panem, 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games. Haymitch enters the arena, where he forms an unexpected alliance with fellow contestant Maysilee Donner and joins a group organizing to challenge the Capitol’s rule under President Snow. As the competition progresses, Haymitch risks everything in an attempt to bring down the Hunger Games from within, from inside the arena itself, thereby setting in motion the beginning of the rebellion that will change Panem forever.

Directed by: Francis Lawrence | Story by: Suzanne Collins | Starring: Joseph Zada, Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Mckenna Grace, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Ben Wang | Distributed by Forum Film