The Hunger Games is a book trilogy.
The Hunger Games is a trilogy of young adult dystopian novels written by American novelist Suzanne Collins . The novels in the trilogy are titled The Hunger Games ( 2008 ) , Catching Fire ( 2009 ) , and Mockingjay ( 2010 ) . The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins . It is the first installment in The Hunger Games film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik , with a screenplay by Ross , Collins , and Billy Ray .