• Suzanne Collins' "Sunrise on the Reaping" is a prequel to "The Hunger Games" about a young Haymitch. • Lionsgate greenlit a movie adaptation in 2024, almost a year before the book hit shelves. • The studio shared a teaser trailer for the film to celebrate one year until its release.

The release of Suzanne Collins' "Sunrise on the Reaping" marked a new dawn in the "Hunger Games" franchise.

The book, which hit shelves on March 19 and sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide in its first week, is the second prequel to Collins' immensely popular dystopian series, following the 2020 release of "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes."

"Sunrise on the Reaping" takes place several decades before the events of "The Hunger Games" trilogy and centers on a younger version of Haymitch Abernath

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