The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping trailer gives first look at most brutal games yet

A new trailer for The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping has been unveiled by Lionsgate – and it teases Panem’s darkest games yet.

The upcoming movie, which has been adapted from Suzanne Collins's novel of the same name, follows a young Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada) before the events of The Hunger Games, and covers the Games' special 50th anniversary, also known as the Second Quarter Quell.

The event sees the districts send twice as many tributes to the Capitol, and the new footage gives fans a first look at the carnage that ensues, as the ever-chilling President Snow (Ralph Fiennes) tells Haymitch: "These are my games. How you die, is up to me."

The trailer also gives fans a glimpse at characters both new and familiar, from Lenore Dove Baird (Whitney Peak) and Maysilee Donner (Mckenna Grace), to Wyatt Callow (Ben Wang) and Louella McCoy (Molly McCann).

The likes of Caesar Flickerman (Kieran Culkin), Wiress (Maya Hawke), Effie Trinket (Elle Fanning), Plutarch Heavensbee (Jesse Plemons) and Beetee Latier (Kelvin Harrison Jr) also appear.

You can watch the trailer for yourself below:

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Behind the camera, the movie is being directed once again by Francis Lawrence, who has helmed every Hunger Games movie to date bar the very first.

Meanwhile, Captain Phillips screenwriter Billy Ray is on scripting duties, while Color Force's Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson serve as producers, and Cameron MacConomy is executive producing.

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The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping is scheduled for release in UK cinemas on 20 November 2026.

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Molly Moss is a Trends Writer for Radio Times, covering the latest trends across TV, film and more. She has an MA in Newspaper Journalism and has previously written for publications including The Guardian, The Times and The Sun Online.