New chapter for The Hunger Games. The publisher Scholastic has announced the launch of a fifth volume of the saga for March 18, 2025. Written by Suzanne Collins, this new work, titled Dawn at the harvestIt will be a prequel set 24 years before the story of The Hunger Games.
This is the second prequel to the saga after The Ballad of the Serpent and the Songbirdreleased in 2020 and adapted to film in 2023 by Francis Lawrence with Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth.
“‘Sunrise on the Reaping’ is a remarkable book, bringing new complexity, new perspective and new revelations to a part of The Hunger Games story that readers have long wanted to know better,” said Ellie Berger, president from Scholastic in a press release. .
New movie in 2026
In her previous books, Suzanne Collins drew in particular on Greek mythology and Roman gladiators. But this time, the author confesses that she was inspired by the Scottish philosopher and historian David Hume and his concept of “implicit submission,” or “the ease with which the greatest number is governed by the least number,” she said in a press release.
“The story also lent itself to a deeper examination of the use of propaganda and the power of those who control the narrative. The question ‘true or not?’ Every day it seems more pressing to me,” she added.
In the process, the Lionsgate studio announced that this new book The Hunger Games It would be adapted to film, with a release scheduled for November 20, 2026. Francis Lawrence, a director who has already worked on all the previous adaptations of the saga to the big screen -except the first film- is in talks to join this project. .
Published since 2008, the saga. The Hunger Games has enjoyed great international success with more than 100 million copies sold in print and digital formats. Suzanne Collins’ four volumes have been translated into 54 languages. In film, the franchise is also very popular and has grossed more than $3.3 billion at the global box office.
Source: BFM TV
