Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy in 'The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping.' Murray Close/Lionsgate Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Lionsgate has released a teaser trailer for the highly anticipated The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping, which revisits the world of Panem. The teaser, coming one year before the prequel's release on Nov. 20, 2026, has Joseph Zada playing young Haymitch Abernathy on the morning of the reaping of the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell. Whitney Peak as Lenore Dove Baird and Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy Murray Close/Lionsgate The first footage (below) has Zada's character showing his fight game as he competes in the Hunger Games a generation before Woody Harrelson played Abernathy in the original franchise movies. "I think these games are gonna be different," young Abernathy says at one point. Related Stories Movies Jennifer Lawrence Says Female Directors Don't "Overdirect" Like Men Movies Jennifer Lawrence Is "Nervous" Fans Think 'Die My Love' Is Katniss and Edward Fanfic The trailer also follows Lionsgate launching a stage adaptation of The Hunger Games in London to extend a successful film franchise that has grossed over $3.4 billion at the global box office. Francis Lawrence is directing a screenplay adaptation by Billy Ray for Sunrise on the Reaping. The star-studded cast includes Ralph Fiennes as the ruthless Panem dictator, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Billy Porter, Whitney Peak, Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Maya Hawke, Lili Taylor and Ben Wang, adapting Suzanne Collins' best-selling novel. Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy and McKenna Grace as Maysilee Donner Murray Close/Lionsgate The book Sunrise on the Reaping returns readers to Panem on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, before the events of the franchise's first book The Hunger Games, initially published in 2008. The franchise's first five movies were led by Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen. Color Force's Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson are producing, with Cameron MacConomy executive producing. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up Sinners Autumn Durald Arkapaw on 'Sinners,' the Celluloid Revival and Redefining Big-Screen Style Saudi Arabia Red Sea: Amir El Masry, Kaouther Ben Hania, Lebleba and Yaqoub Alfarhan Set for Talk Series trailer Charli XCX Stymies Fans With Cryptic Trailer for A24 Movie 'The Moment' International Film Festival Rotterdam Rotterdam Film Fest Sets Feminist Focus Program Celebrating 60th Anniversary of NOW united kingdom Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Thomas Anderson Explain Why They Had to Pause Production on 'One Battle After Another' Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Turkish Films in the Tallinn Spotlight Push Boundaries in Search of New Cinematic Languages Sinners Autumn Durald Arkapaw on 'Sinners,' the Celluloid Revival and Redefining Big-Screen Style Saudi Arabia Red Sea: Amir El Masry, Kaouther Ben Hania, Lebleba and Yaqoub Alfarhan Set for Talk Series trailer Charli XCX Stymies Fans With Cryptic Trailer for A24 Movie 'The Moment' International Film Festival Rotterdam Rotterdam Film Fest Sets Feminist Focus Program Celebrating 60th Anniversary of NOW united kingdom Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Thomas Anderson Explain Why They Had to Pause Production on 'One Battle After Another' Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival Turkish Films in the Tallinn Spotlight Push Boundaries in Search of New Cinematic Languages