Hunger Games Movies in Order, Next Movie Confirmed for 2026
By Maddox Hale · Published
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People keep asking how many Hunger Games movies are there because it starts as a clean trilogy on the bookshelf, then the films split Mockingjay into two parts and toss in a prequel, and suddenly nobody’s sure what “the full list” even is anymore. Here’s the straight count, the correct order, and what’s already confirmed for the 2026 movie.
All Hunger Games movies in order (release order)
The Hunger Games (2012)
Catching Fire (2013)
Mockingjay Part 1 (2014)
Mockingjay Part 2 (2015)
The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)
One quick note, because it trips people up every time: Mockingjay is one book, but the movies split it into two parts.
If you’re watching by story timeline instead, swap the order so the 2023 prequel goes first, then the four Katniss films.
Next Hunger Games movie confirmed for 2026
Yes, another one is happening, and it’s not a “somebody on TikTok said” situation. If you’re searching hunger games new movie, this is the one.
Lionsgate has already put a date on it: The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping hits theaters on November 20, 2026.
What we know (and what matters):
It’s set 24 years before Katniss.
It starts on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Hunger Games, the Second Quarter Quell.
It’s centered on a young Haymitch Abernathy.
Casting info is still rolling out, but the big headline is that Joseph Zada has been reported as young Haymitch, with more names attached as production ramps up.
If you’re doing a rewatch to get ready, I’d stick to release order. The prequel stuff hits harder when you already know how ugly Panem gets later.