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Read before The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

Based on Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins. A movie · Theaters · Finished filming

Countdown
Nov 20, 2026
to Nov 20, 2026, your local midnight
Estimated reading time
≈ 8 h
400 pages × 1.2 min
FormatMovie
Where to watchTheaters
Studio / platformLionsgate
ReleaseNov 20, 2026

Status: Finished; listed for Nov 20, 2026.

Prequel set at the 50th Hunger Games, following a teenage Haymitch Abernathy. Francis Lawrence directs for Lionsgate.

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Dates last checked Oct 18, 2026. Reading time uses Open Library's median page count across editions at about 1.2 minutes per page, so it is a rough guide. Release dates change; if one looks wrong, check the sources above.

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