The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping Trailer and Posters Debut

Lionsgate has revealed the new trailer and posters for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which opens in theaters and IMAX on November 20, 2026. The film has not yet been rated by the Motion Picture Association (MPA).

From acclaimed director Francis Lawrence, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping follows sixteen-year-old Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada) from District 12, beginning on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Annual Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell, the biggest Games yet with twice as many tributes.

Set in the world of Panem 24 years before the events of The Hunger Games, the story follows Haymitch into the arena, where he forms an unlikely alliance with fellow tribute Maysilee Donner (Mckenna Grace) and joins a coalition determined to challenge the Capitol’s control under President Snow (Ralph Fiennes).

As the competition unfolds, Haymitch risks everything to take down the Games from within the arena — setting in motion the rebellion that will change Panem forever.

Based on Suzanne Collins’ best-selling novel, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping also stars Jesse Plemons, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Ben Wang.

Produced by Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, and Francis Lawrence. Screenplay by Billy Ray and Michael Lesslie.

Francis Lawrence has helmed four previous films in The Hunger Games franchise – every film since Catching Fire. Meredith Wieck and Scott O’Brien are overseeing the production on behalf of the studio. Patricia Laucella and Phil Strina oversaw the book’s rights for Lionsgate.

There are more than 100 million copies of all four books in The Hunger Games series in print and digital formats worldwide, and foreign publishing rights have been sold in 54 languages. Lionsgate has adapted these best-selling books into five feature films that have collectively grossed more than $3.3 billion worldwide.