The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games Guía y cronología

Panem makes its children fight on television and calls the spectacle a reminder of peace. Katniss Everdeen's survival becomes a political problem for the Capitol, while the prequels examine earlier Games and the people who shaped them. Suzanne Collins's novels and the films tell related versions of that struggle over power and public image.

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Timeline guide

The Hunger Games: Meet Panem Through Katniss

Start with The Hunger Games and follow Katniss through Catching Fire and Mockingjay in your chosen format. The prequels then expose earlier Games and the making of Panem's power.

Entries
11
Released
10
Upcoming
1
Span
2008-2025

A 10th- or 50th-Games setting is earlier history, not an instruction to reveal every prequel before Katniss's first experience.

Overview & recommendation

Katniss enters the arena knowing how to survive but not yet how completely the Capitol can shape the meaning of what she does. Following her first gives the reader or viewer a personal stake before the prequels look at the people who built and inherited that machinery.

Books and films tell related versions of this history. The film adaptation divides Mockingjay into two features, while the novel carries that part as one book. Choose a format for the initial journey instead of mistaking the different units for extra events everyone must experience twice.

Follow the original Katniss sequence first, keeping both Mockingjay films together if watching. Continue to The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes and Sunrise on the Reaping for the earlier perspectives in the chosen format, checking release status for adaptations rather than assuming a published book means an available film.

Panem on Page and Screen Two versions of the Games' history

The tracks separate the novel route from its film interpretation. Their shared eras help comparison without establishing one combined list of unique, non-overlapping events.

  • Films (6 entries)

    The film interpretations of Katniss's story and earlier Games, with Mockingjay split into two features and future adaptations distinguished by release status.

  • Books (5 entries)

    Suzanne Collins's novels, with a Katniss-first discovery route and a separate chronological view of earlier Games.

Katniss Before the Prequel Perspectives 11 entries

Begin with the 74th Games story, then let the later publications change your view of the Capitol and earlier victors.

  1. 1
    The Hunger GamesFilm · 2012
  2. 2
    The Hunger Games: Catching FireFilm · 2013
  3. 3
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Film · 2014
  4. 4
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Film · 2015
  5. 5
    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesFilm · 2023
  6. 6
    The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingFilm · Nov 18, 2026Upcoming
  7. 7
    The Hunger GamesNovel · 2008
  8. 8
    Catching FireNovel · 2009
  9. 9
    MockingjayNovel · 2010
  10. 10
    The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesNovel · 2020
  11. 11
    Sunrise on the ReapingNovel · 2025

The 10th, 50th and Katniss's Games 11 entries

Story order puts the prequels earlier than the 74th and 75th Games. Compare those eras within the chosen book or film version rather than merging both adaptations into one exact chronology.

  1. 1
    10th Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesFilm · 2023
  2. 2
    10th Hunger Games EraThe Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesNovel · 2020
  3. 3
    50th Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingFilm · Nov 18, 2026Upcoming
  4. 4
    50th Hunger Games EraSunrise on the ReapingNovel · 2025
  5. 5
    74th Hunger GamesThe Hunger GamesFilm · 2012
  6. 6
    74th Hunger GamesThe Hunger GamesNovel · 2008
  7. 7
    75th Hunger GamesThe Hunger Games: Catching FireFilm · 2013
  8. 8
    75th Hunger GamesCatching FireNovel · 2009
  9. 9
    Post-75th GamesThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Film · 2014
  10. 10
    Post-75th GamesThe Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Film · 2015
  11. 11
    Post-75th GamesMockingjayNovel · 2010

How Panem's Past Was Revealed 11 entries

Publication preserves the original rebellion before returning to the earlier Games. That gives the prequels the weight of a history whose later consequences you already know.

  1. 1
    The Hunger GamesNovel · 2008
  2. 2
    Catching FireNovel · 2009
  3. 3
    MockingjayNovel · 2010
  4. 4
    The Hunger GamesFilm · 2012
  5. 5
    The Hunger Games: Catching FireFilm · 2013
  6. 6
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Film · 2014
  7. 7
    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2Film · 2015
  8. 8
    The Ballad of Songbirds and SnakesNovel · 2020
  9. 9
    The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & SnakesFilm · 2023
  10. 10
    Sunrise on the ReapingNovel · 2025
  11. 11
    The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the ReapingFilm · Nov 18, 2026Upcoming

Frequently asked questions 6 answers

Should I begin with the earliest Hunger Games number?

That is a chronological option. For discovery, The Hunger Games introduces Panem through Katniss before the prequels reveal earlier uses of the arena.

Is Mockingjay two books because it has two films?

No. The film route splits that novel's adaptation into two features. Different viewing and reading units do not mean the source has an extra main book.

How many Hunger Games movies and books are there?

The Hunger Games has 11 entries: 6 movies and 5 books, released between 2008 and 2025. 10 are already released and 1 is upcoming.

What is the chronological order of The Hunger Games?

In chronological (in-universe) order, The Hunger Games begins with The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (10th Hunger Games) and ends with Mockingjay. The full chronological list of 11 entries is above.

What is the release order of The Hunger Games?

By release date, The Hunger Games starts with The Hunger Games (2008). The most recent release is Sunrise on the Reaping (2025).

What is the next The Hunger Games release and what should I watch before it?

The next The Hunger Games release is The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Nov 18, 2026). To catch up first, choose the relevant continuity and watch its released entries. Include alternative editions only if you want them in your personal goal.

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