'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes': A Glimpse into the Past of Panem

The prequel explores Coriolanus Snow's rise to power and sets the stage for Katniss Everdeen's future revolution.

The prequel to 'The Hunger Games', 'The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes', gives audiences a look at Panem and the Capitol city 60 years before the events of the original series. The film draws inspiration from post-World War II Berlin, reflecting a time of reconstruction and rebuilding.
The film explores the early life of Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth) and his rise to power, showing how his actions inadvertently set the stage for Katniss Everdeen's revolution in the future.
Snow's efforts to make the Hunger Games a popular event by making audiences care about the tributes as people, not just fighters, ultimately leads to the conditions that allow Katniss to start a revolution.
The film's costume design subtly nods to characters from the original series, including Katniss Everdeen and President Snow. The designs reflect a more classic and contained world, before the excessive and gluttonous Capitol of the original series.
The film is now playing in theaters.