A sixth 'Hunger Games' film based on the prequel story of Haymitch Abernathy is headed to theaters in 2026 based on Suzanne Collins fifth novel.

Like "The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes," "Sunrise on the Reaping" is a prequel. The story follows 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy as he navigates being reaped and having to fight to the death in the 50th annual Hunger Games.

In the novel "The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping," a young Plutarch serves as a cameraman who captures the reaping of the tributes in District 12. The new prequel film will begin filming in July. Francis Lawrence will direct the movie, which revisits the world of Panem 24 years before the events of the original "Hunger Games" story.