«Dawn at Zherebyevka: the backstory of the Hunger Games and Haymitch Abernathy»

The Hunger Games: Dawn on the Reaping takes place 24 years before the original Hunger Games story, long before Katniss Everdeen volunteers as a tribute. The film is set during the 50th Hunger Games — also known as the Second Quarter Quell — which take place in an earlier time period of Panem, decades before the uprising.

Yes. Dawn on the Reaping is a direct prequel to the original Hunger Games trilogy. It focuses on a young Haymitch Abernathy, who later becomes the mentor to Katniss and Peeta, and shows how he became a victor. The film explores his past and the brutal Games that shaped him.

The film focuses on the Second Quarter Quell, a special edition of the Hunger Games where the Capitol forces to double the tributes, sending 48 participants into the arena instead of the usual 24. It follows a young Haymitch as he navigates a more deadly, more complex arena and political manipulation behind the scenes of the Games. The story reveals the trauma and distrust that later define him in the original series.

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes takes place 64 years before Katniss’s story, during the 10th Hunger Games. It follows a young Coriolanus Snow long before he becomes the president of Panem, tracing the early days of the Games and the events that shape his ruthless rise to power