The Hunger Games' prequel The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes has found a new streaming home in the UK.
The movie starring Rachel Zegler and Tom Blyth as Lucy Gray Baird and a young Coriolanus Snow has just been added to Netflix in the UK and Ireland.
Released in 2023, the dystopian prequel is set 64 years before the events of the first Hunger Games movie. A young Snow — who would go on to become president of Panem, played by late legend Donald Sutherland — is assigned to mentor Lucy, the tribute from the impoverished district 12.
When Lucy captivates the audience with her musical skills, Snow sees an opportunity to change their fates.
The movie also stars Euphoria's Hunter Schafer as Coriolanus' cousin and confidante Tigris Snow, a character who previously appeared in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.
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Jason Schwartzman features as magician Lucretius 'Lucky' Flickerman, with Peter Dinklage and Viola Davis also starring.
After Songbirds & Snakes, Another Hunger Games prequel is officially under way in Sunrise on the Reaping, adapted from Suzanne Collins' book of the same name.
The film is set 24 years before the first Hunger Games, focusing on a younger version of Haymitch Abernathy, Katniss and Peeta's mentor introduced in the original film.
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Directed by Francis Lawrence, Sunrise on the Reaping will centre on political corruption in Panem during the 50th edition of the ruthless games, in which Haymitch competed.
Haymitch, played by Woody Harrelson in the Hunger Games quadrilogy, will be portrayed by Invisible Boys and Total Control star Joseph Zada. Whitney Peak has been cast as Lenore Dove Baird, who will have a romantic connection to Haymitch.
More stars have joined the stacked cast, including Kieran Culkin and Elle Fanning as younger versions of Caesar Flickerman and Effie Trinket, respectively. The roles were originated by Stanley Tucci and Elizabeth Banks in the 2012 film.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is streaming on Netflix in the UK and Ireland. Sunrise on the Reaping is set for a 20 November, 2026.
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