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Sunrise on the Reaping
Joseph Zada stars as the young Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. Follow the casting, official footage, interviews and credited press archive.
Spoiler free plotTwenty four years before Katniss Everdeen enters the arena, a young Haymitch Abernathy is selected for the fiftieth Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell, where twice the usual number of tributes must compete.
RoleHaymitch Abernathy
FormatFeature film
Release date20 November 2026
ArchiveNews, press & footage
Project archive
Official videos
& project coverage
2026Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy in Sunrise on the Reaping (2026) | Meet Haymitch FeaturetteLionsgate2026Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026) | Official TrailerLionsgate2026Joseph Zada as Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (2026) | Official TeaserLionsgateApril 2025Joseph Zada cast as young Haymitch AbernathyVariety AustraliaSeptember 2026Joseph Zada tells Elle Fanning how the odds became ever in his favorInterview MagazineAugust 2026Joseph Zada was struck by how open hearted Woody Harrelson isEntertainment WeeklyAugust 2026Hunger Games stars Joseph Zada and Elle Fanning on Haymitch and Effie’s relationshipEntertainment WeeklyAugust 2026Joseph Zada’s Haymitch takes the lead in The Hunger Games prequel Sunrise on the ReapingEntertainment WeeklyJuly 2026Joseph Zada for People magazinePeopleJune 2026Joseph Zada will be the “biggest star ever”Variety AustraliaMay 2026“I learned so much from her” · Joseph Zada about Whitney PeakThe Globe and Mail