On the same day that Suzanne Collins announced the novel, Lionsgate confirmed that a movie was in development. Learn the release date, plot details and more, here.

Sunrise on the Reaping only hit bookshelves on March 18, but the movie adaptation of the Hunger Games prequel is already in the works. Producer Nina Jacobson, who also produced the original four films as well as 2023 prequel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes,

In the very first chapter, you’re introduced to two of Haymitch’s friends from District 12: Burdock and Asterid. They don’t play huge roles in the story of the book but die-hard Hunger Games fans will likely piece together that they are the eventual parents of Katniss Everdeen.