The Hunger Games: Sunrise at the Reaping trailer teases the saga’s origin story

The Hunger Games: Sunrise at the Reaping trailer teases the saga’s origin story

The Hunger Games: Sunrise at the Reaping trailer teases the saga’s origin story

The first trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise at the Reaping has arrived. Based on Suzanne Collins’s record-breaking 2025 novel, the latest installment serves as a prequel to the original trilogy.

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The Hunger Games: Sunrise at the Reaping trailer teases the saga's origin story
The Hunger Games: Sunrise at the Reaping is set for theatrical release on November 20, 2026. (Credit: Lionsgate Movies)

new trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise at the ReapingLatest installment in hunger games The series has been unveiled. Based on the 2025 novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins, the film takes place 24 years before the original hunger games Events.

The film focuses on Haymitch Abernathy before he becomes the jaded master portrayed in the previous films. The trailer introduces audiences to a teenage Haymitch as he is selected for the Games, laying the groundwork for a story about survival, trauma, and the journey of becoming a reluctant conqueror.

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Joseph Zada ​​plays the role of young Haymitch, a role played by Woody Harrelson in the main series. The footage hints at a more emotional and raw portrayal, highlighting her initial defiance and the brutal realities she faces in the arena.

Zada joins Jesse Plemons as young Plutarch Heavensbee, Ralph Fiennes as the evil President Snow, Glenn Close as District 12 Officer Drusilla Sickles, Kieran Culkin as quirky broadcast host Caesar Flickerman, and Elle Fanning as young Effie Trinket.

The cast includes Mckenna Grace as District 12 tribute Maisie Donner, Maya Hawke as a young vigilante, Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird, Haymitch’s girlfriend, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as a young Beattie Lattier.

about novels

hunger games The franchise consists of five novels that have sold over 100 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 52 languages, as reported deadline. sunrise over reaping It sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide in its first week, the biggest debut for any title. hunger games book series, the report said.

In the US alone, the book sold 1.2 million copies, more than double its initial sales. songbirds and snakes song and three times more mockingjay.

The Hunger Games: Sunrise at the Reaping Directed by Francis Lawrence and based on a screenplay by Billy Ray. The film is produced by Lawrence along with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson.

The film is scheduled for theatrical release on November 20, 2026.

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