Katniss and Peeta will return for The Hunger Games prequel --- but where do they fit in a story that takes place 25 years before their own?

Sunrise on the Reaping hit bookshelves in March 2025, but fans won’t have to wait long to see the latest Hunger Games prequel get the movie treatment. Lionsgate ordered the movie The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping at the same time author Suzanne Collins announced the book about Haymitch Abernathy was on the way.

Now, that winning formula is being repeated with Sunrise on the Reaping, a second prequel novel following young Haymitch Abernathy during his own stint in the Hunger Games. Set between Songbirds and Snakes and the original Hunger Games, the book is also being adapted into a movie, and it will bring back two original stars.

NEW YORK — Inspired by an 18th century Scottish philosopher and the modern scourge of misinformation, Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new “The Hunger Games” novel. Scholastic announced Thursday that ...

Grab your bow and arrow, it’s time to head back to Panem. Suzanne Collins announced the release of a new Hunger Games novel, titled Sunrise on the Reaping, which will land in bookstores on March 18, 2025. “With Sunrise on the Reaping, I was inspired by ...

Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson are expected to reprise their roles as Katniss and Peeta in 'The Hunger Games' prequel 'Sunrise on the Reaping.'