Overview

• Joseph Zada will play young Haymitch Abernathy, while Whitney Peak will portray Lenore Dove Baird, Haymitch's girlfriend, in the prequel film.
• The story explores Haymitch's experience in the Second Quarter Quell, featuring 48 tributes battling in the 50th Hunger Games.
• Francis Lawrence, who directed multiple Hunger Games films, returns to helm the project, with Billy Ray adapting the screenplay.
• Color Force's Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson are producing, continuing their involvement in the franchise's creative development.
• Scheduled for release on November 20, 2026, the film follows the success of the novel, which debuted as a bestseller in March 2025.