
The first book of “The Hunger Games” series was published in 2008 and quickly gained immense popularity worldwide. The original trilogy, consisting of “The Hunger Games”, “Catching Fire”, and “Mockingjay”, was completed by 2010. A prequel titled “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” came out in 2020, followed by a novel focusing on the young Haymitch Abernathy named “Sunrise on the Reaping”, which was released in March 2025. Lionsgate acquired distribution rights in 2009 for what would become a series of hit films. With Jennifer Lawrence as the main character and supporting actors like Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, and Stanley Tucci, the “Hunger Games” film franchise demonstrated that young adult literature could be successfully adapted into box office hits, similar to the “Harry Potter” series. Although it’s been ten years since “The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2” was shown in theaters, the movie adaptations continue to this day.