The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes
- Release Date: November 17, 2023
- Studio: Lionsgate
- Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Prequel
- Director: Francis Lawrence
- Screenwriter: Michael Arndt, Suzanne Collins, Michael Lesslie
- Cast: Rachel Zegler, Tom Blyth, Viola Davis, Hunter Schafer, Jason Schwartzman, Peter Dinklage, Burn Gorman, Fionnula Flanagan
- Running Time: Unknown
- MPAA Rating: Not yet rated
Plot
"The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" serves as a prequel to "The Hunger Games" (2012). Set 64 years before the first film, the story follows the origins of Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) and his relationship with a young Hunger Games tribute Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), which leads him on the path to becoming the tyrannical leader of Panem.
