Enter the enthralling universe of Panem through The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snake which is a dystopian action film directed by Francis Lawrence, and was released in 2023. The movie serves as a prequel to the original The Hunger Games trilogy and is based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins.
Here’s how you can watch and stream The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes via streaming services such as Starz.
Is The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes available to watch via streaming?
Yes, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is available to watch via streaming on Starz.
Set in the Capitol of Panem, the story follows a young Coriolanus Snow, years before he becomes the tyrannical President Snow we know from the original trilogy. The Capitol is still reeling from the aftermath of the war, and the Hunger Games are in their early stages, not yet the highly organized event of the later years. Coriolanus Snow is a cunning and ambitious teenager from a once-wealthy family. However, their fortunes have declined, and Coriolanus is desperate to restore his family’s status. He sees an opportunity to do so by mentoring a tribute in the tenth Hunger Games, hoping to secure a win that would bring glory and favor to his family once again.
The cast consists of Tom Blyth in the lead role of Coriolanus Snow alongside Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird, an enigmatic singer. Other cast members include Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage in the role of Dean Casca Highbottom, Hunter Schafer as Tigris Snow and Josh Andrés Rivera as Sejanus Plinth.
Watch The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes streaming via Starz
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is available to watch on Starz.
Starz offers its viewers many other action-drama movies to select & watch from. Some of the best action films on Starz are A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 12 monkeys, Better Luck Tomorrow, Boyz n the Hood, Guardians of the Galaxy and Die Hard among others.
You can watch via Starz by following these steps:
- Go to Starz.com’s sign-up page.
- Select either the six-month plan or the monthly plan
- The standard rate for the six-month plan is $46, excluding any special offers
- The standard for the monthly plan is $9.99 per month, excluding any special offers
Starz is also available as a Prime Video Channel, meaning that subscribers to the Amazon Prime Video service can also receive discounted access to Starz. The discounts offered vary throughout the year. You can sign up here.
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes synopsis is as follows:
“64 years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, Coriolanus Snow sees a chance for a change in fortunes when he mentors Lucy Gray Baird, the female tribute from District 12.”
NOTE: The streaming services listed above are subject to change. The information provided was correct at the time of writing.
