The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping movie production status is currently Post-Production
November 20, 2025 • Filming completed; editing of shot film; music composition and recordings, as well as sound and visual effects being added.
Set in the Hunger Games universe, the book returns to the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games.
Who's Involved:
Release Date:
Friday, November 20, 2026 Nationwide
Plot: What's the story about?
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping revisits the world of Panem and follows young Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada) 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.
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Who stars in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping: Cast List
Joseph Zada ... Haymitch Abernathy
Whitney Peak ... Lenore Dove
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Who's making The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping: Crew List
A look at the The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Francis Lawrence last directed The Long Walk and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The film's writer Billy Ray last wrote Richard Jewell and Terminator: Dark Fate.
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Production: What we know about The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping?
Key Facts
- Sunrise on the Reaping sold 1.5 million copies in its first week on sale in the U.S., U.K., Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. The 1.2 million copies sold in the U.S. are twice the first week sales of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and three times the first week sales of Mockingjay. 2025-11-25
- Screenwriter Billy Ray worked on the original Hunger Games film. 2025-04-02
Filming Timeline
- 2025 - November: The film was set to Post-Production status.
- 2025 - April: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Bill Ray will adapt Suzanne Collins’ newest bestseller The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The film still has 2026 release date - so presumably he's pretty far along.
- 2024 - December: The film was set to Pre-Production status.
Shooting starts in 2025.
- 2024 - June: The film was set to Development status.
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Release Date: When is the film coming out?
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is coming out as a nationwide release in 2026 on Friday, November 20, 2026.
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