The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023)

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Synopsis

The origin story of the future despot Coriolanus Snow

Coriolanus Snow was not always the tyrannical and ruthless president he would become. Born into a family of high-status but decreasing wealth, Snow must use his charisma and intelligence to forge a path. A top student at the Academy in Panem, Snow became the mentor for District 12’s tribute Lucy Gray Baird and ot would not be the last time a tribute from District 12 would have a huge impact on the life of Coriolanus Snow. Set before the time of Katniss Everdeen and the resulting Hunger Games stories, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes tells the story of a young Snow training Lucy Gray to be victorious in the Hunger Games and as their relationship develops so too does his thirst for control and power, charting his rise to the top.

Why To Watch The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes?

Rachel Ulatowski

JustWatch Editor

Essential viewing for fans of The Hunger Games franchise

Whether you have been following along with The Hunger Games series since the books or prefer the movies, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is the perfect prequel film to dive back into the world of Panem. It brings back the Battle Royale premise and further explores themes of social inequality and oppression while examining the Capitol's impact on young President Snow. It has enough action and callbacks to The Hunger Games to stir up nostalgia but also expands on the social commentary that sets it apart from other dystopian series.

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About the movie

57.

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Highest:

06.

Top 10:

5 days

Top 100:

331 days

Top 1000:

583 days

Director

Francis Lawrence

Rating

84% (8.7k)

6.7 (162k)

ROTTEN TOMATOES

64%

Genres

Drama, Science-Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, War & Military, Action Adventure

Runtime

2h 37min

Age rating

PG-13

Production country

United States, Canada

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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is 55 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The TV show has moved up the charts by 21 places since yesterday.

Rank		Title
51.		Oleanna	+18
52.		The Program	+27
53.		Dogs	+19
54.		Knives Out	+60
55.		The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes	+21
56.		Asteroid City	+29
57.		The Matrix	+44
58.		The Goonies	+64
59.		The Ugly Stepsister	+24

Streaming charts last updated: 9:19:05 AM, 06/07/2025

What to know

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is a sci-fi dystopian adventure film. It serves as a prequel to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013). The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is an adaptation of the 2020 spin-off prequel book written by series creator Suzanne Collins. Collins serves as an executive producer for the movie.

The film stars Tom Blyth as a young Coriolanus Snow and Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird. Josh Andres Rivera stars as Sejanus Plinth, a Hunger Games mentor who is friends with Snow. Game of Thrones alumnus Peter Dinklage plays Casca Highbottom. Hunter Schafer portrays Tigris, Snow’s cousin. Acclaimed actress and multi-award-winner Viola Davis portrays a new character named Volumnia Gaul who is known as the Head Gamemaker. Tony Award nominee Fionnula Flanagan is Grandma'am to Coriolanus Snow and Flora Li Thiemann portrays the tribute mentor Livia Carden. Mayfair Lipp, a politician's daughter is played by Isobel Jesper Jones and Honor Gillies plays a character named Barb Azure. The wider cast includes; Eike Onyambu, Konstantin Taffet, Burn Gorman, Scott Folan, Carl Spencer, Michael Greco and Daniela Grubert who all contribute to the unnerving world of this The Hunger Games prequel. The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was released in cinemas on November 17, 2023.

Production News

August 8, 2017
- Lionsgate CEO, Jon Feltheimer suggested that the company was on board with producing new instalments of the Hunger Games, as long as series creator Suzanne Collins was on board. (Source: Variety)
June 17, 2019
- With Suzanne Collins working on finishing up the Hunger Games prequel novel, Lionsgate confirmed that they are looking at a movie adaptation. (Source: Deadline)
April 21, 2020
- Director Francis Lawrence who helmed the previous three films of the Hunger Games franchise signed on to direct the film which was confirmed to be titled Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.(Source: Collider)
April 28, 2022
- Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was given a release date of November 17, 2023 at CinemaCon 2022. (Source: Collider)
May 31, 2022
- Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler are confirmed to be playing the two main characters of the film, Coriolanus Snow and Lucy Gray Baird.(Source: Deadline)
June 6, 2022
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was given its first visual reveal with a short YouTube teaser showing a golden bird and snake breaking out of the ice. (Source: YouTube)
June 22, 2022
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes casts Jason Schwartzman as Lucretius 'Lucky' Flickerman. (Source: Hollywood Reporter)
June 26, 2022
- Hunter Schafer s the cast of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The Euphoria star will be playing Tigris Snow, the cousin and confidante of the future President of Panem. (Source: Deadline)
July 18, 2022
- Peter Dinklage s the cast portraying Casca Highbottom. (Source: Entertainment Weekly)
August 15, 2022
- Multi-award winner, Viola Davis, is confirmed to have ed the cast. She is portraying Volumnia Gaul, the Head Gamemaker. (Source: Variety)
August 16, 2022
- A new still image from the movie is released offering a glimpse at a softer side of the franchise villain President Snow. (Source: Collider)
September 17, 2022
- A huge casting update adds eleven new faces to call list; notable amongst them are Fionnula Flanagan playing Snow's grandmother known as Grandma'am, Isobel Jesper Jones portraying the mayor's daughter Mayfair Lipp and Flora Li Thiemann playing tribute mentor Livia Carden. (Source: Collider)
November 11, 2022
- Lead star Rachel Zegler confirmed that filming had finished by tweeting out an on-set image. (Source: Collider)
September 20, 2023
- The first full-length official trailer is released. It shows a young Coriolanus Snow and one of the founders of the Hunger Games, Dean Casca Highbottom, played by Peter Dinklage. (Source: Variety)
October 13, 2023
- The movie is given a PG-13 rating for strong violent content and disturbing images. (Source: ScreenRant)
November 17, 2023
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes was released in cinemas. (Source: Deadline)

Cast

Tom Blyth

Tom Blyth

Coriolanus Snow

Rachel Zegler

Rachel Zegler

Lucy Gray Baird

Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage

Dean Casca Highbottom

Jason Schwartzman

Jason Schwartzman

Lucky Flickerman

Hunter Schafer

Hunter Schafer

Tigris

Josh Rivera

Josh Rivera

Sejanus Plinth

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Dr. Volumnia Gaul

Fionnula Flanagan

Fionnula Flanagan

Grandma’am

Burn Gorman

Burn Gorman

Commander Hoff

Dexter Sol Ansell

Dexter Sol Ansell

Young Coriolanus

Clemens Schick

Clemens Schick

Respectable Man

Ashley Liao

Ashley Liao

Clemensia Dovecote

Athena Strates

Athena Strates

Persephone Price

Joshua Kantara

Joshua Kantara

Gaius Breen

Amélie Hoeferle

Amélie Hoeferle

Vipsania Sickle

Kaitlyn Akinpelumi

Kaitlyn Akinpelumi

Domita Whimsiwick

Florian Burgkart

Florian Burgkart

Hilarius Heavensbee

Ayomide Adegun

Ayomide Adegun

Pliny Harrington

Max Raphael

Max Raphael

Festus Creed

Mekyas Mulugeta

Mekyas Mulugeta

Urban Canville

Emma Frieda Brüggler

Emma Frieda Brüggler

Diana Ring

Yalany Marschner

Yalany Marschner

Dennis Fling

Flora Thiemann

Flora Thiemann

Livia Cardew

Zoë Renee

Zoë Renee

Lysistrata Vickers

Seyna Sylla

Seyna Sylla

Io Jasper

Lilly Cooper

Lilly Cooper

Arachne Crane

Aamer Husain

Aamer Husain

Felix Ravinstill

Daniela Grubert

Daniela Grubert

Mrs. Plinth

Michael Greco

Michael Greco

Strabo Plinth

Levi Strasser

Levi Strasser

Florus Friend

Chieloka Jairus

Chieloka Jairus

Androcles Anderson

Tim Torok

Tim Torok

Facet

Jerome Lance

Jerome Lance

Marcus

Mackenzie Lansing

Mackenzie Lansing

Coral

Cooper Dillon

Cooper Dillon

Mizzen

Hiroki Berrecloth

Hiroki Berrecloth

Treech

Irene Böhm

Irene Böhm

Lamina

Knox Gibson

Knox Gibson

Bobbin

Sofia Sanchez

Sofia Sanchez

Wovey

Luna Kuse

Luna Kuse

Brandy

Kjell Brutscheidt

Kjell Brutscheidt

Tanner

Dimitri Abold

Dimitri Abold

Reaper

Luna Steeples

Luna Steeples

Dill

Nick Benson

Nick Benson

Jessup

Marc Aden Gray

Marc Aden Gray

Mayor Lipp

Isobel Jesper Jones

Isobel Jesper Jones

Mayfair Lipp

Dakota Shapiro

Dakota Shapiro

Billy Taupe

Vaughan Reilly

Vaughan Reilly

Maude Ivory

Honor Gillies

Honor Gillies

Barb Azure

Eike Onyambu

Eike Onyambu

Tam Amber

Scott Folan

Scott Folan

Beanpole

Raphael Zari

Raphael Zari

Arlo Chance

Mona Vojacek Koper

Mona Vojacek Koper

Lil

Carl Spencer

Carl Spencer

Smiley

Konstantin Taffet

Konstantin Taffet

Clerk Carmine

George Somner

George Somner

Spruce

Steven McMichael

Steven McMichael

District 12 Peacekeeper

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