The next Hunger Games movie is the prequel Sunrise on the Reaping, slated for a November 20, 2026 release in theaters. This follows Suzanne Collins’s upcoming prequel novel, also titled Sunrise on the Reaping, which is published in 2025. Lionsgate and Francis Lawrence are attached to produce/direct, with the project representing the franchise’s sixth film and a return to Panem’s world before the events of the original series.
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Author Suzanne Collins is returning to the ravaged, post-apocalyptic land of Panem for a new "The Hunger Games" novel.
www.cbsnews.comA new "Hunger Games" prequel will be released in theaters in 2026.
variety.comHours after it was announced that Suzanne Collins would publish a second Hunger Games prequel novel, Lionsgate has confirmed a film adaptation is set for late 2026.
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www.digitalspy.comThe Hunger Games saga is back with a new opus, starring Elle Fanning and Jennifer Lawrence, coming out in November 2026.
numero.comLionsgate announced that a new Hunger Games prequel movie, The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, will arrive in 2026.
www.digitaltrends.comThe adaptation of Suzanne Collins' next book "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" will be released by Lionsgate on November 20, 2026.
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