The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026)
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Set 24 years before the first film, a young Haymitch Abernathy must survive the 50th Hunger Games, a Quarter Quell featuring a deadly twist.
The story
Taking place 24 years before the first film, 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy is selected to compete in the 50th Hunger Games. Every 25th edition of the games, known as a Quarter Quell, adds a special twist to the annual Hunger Games rules. For the 50th Hunger Games, each district of Panem must send twice the number of tributes to the Capitol, who will fight to the death in a televised spectacle.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Taking place 24 years before the first film, 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy is selected to compete in the 50th Hunger Games. Every 25th edition of the games, known as a Quarter Quell, adds a special twist to the annual Hunger Games rules. For the 50th Hunger Games, each district of Panem must send twice the number of tributes to the Capitol, who will fight to the death in a televised spectacle. The film features a variety of tributes from different districts, including Maysilee Donner from District 12 and various others from Districts 1 through 11. It also features Capitol residents like Plutarch Heavensbee, Effie Trinket, and Caesar Flickerman, as well as the tyrannical President Coriolanus Snow. The story explores the lives of the tributes, the roles of the mentors like Wiress and Beetee Latier, and the lives of the residents of District 12, including Haymitch's friends and family.
- First release year
- 2026
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Francis Lawrence
- Writers
- Billy Ray · screenplay; Michael Lesslie · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Joseph Zada · Haymitch Abernathy; Jesse Plemons · Plutarch Heavensbee; Ralph Fiennes · President Coriolanus Snow; Glenn Close · Drusilla Sickle; Kieran Culkin · Caesar Flickerman; Elle Fanning · Effie Trinket; Mckenna Grace · Maysilee Donner; Maya Hawke · Wiress
- Genres
- dystopian; adventure; science fiction; action
- Themes
- survival; tyranny; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- dystopian; tense
- Premise and plot tags
- prequel; sequel; survival
- Source material / true-story basis
- Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
- Franchise connections
- The Hunger Games
- Production trivia
- The film is the sixth installment in the series.; The film features a soundtrack with 29 tracks.; A remix of 'Love, Reign o'er Me' is featured in the first trailer.
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