The Hunger Games prequel film is finally here with The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes premiering in theaters November 17th. The film is set 64 years before Katniss Everdeen volunteered as tribute, and decades before Coriolanus Snow became the tyrannical President of Panem. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird, a tribute from District 12. But after Lucy Gray’s charm captivates the audience of Panem, Snow sees an opportunity to shift their fates. Since it is a prequel, the cast of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is large and introduces us to many new characters throughout.
After you check it out in theaters, here are 13 movies and tv series to stream next featuring the cast of The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes.
Billy the Kid (2022 – ) – Tom Blyth (Coriolanus Snow)
Who else is in it: Eileen O’Higgins, Daniel Webber, Alex Roe, Chad Rook, Bill MacDonald, Lisa Chandler, Ian Tracey, Shaun Benson, Dakota Daulby, Sean Owen Roberts, Vincent Walsh
Synopsis: “Created by Michael Hirst (Vikings), this epic romantic adventure series tells the life story of Billy the Kid — also known as William H. Bonney — from his humble Irish roots and his early days as a cowboy and gunslinger in the American frontier, to his pivotal role in the Lincoln County War and beyond.”
Where to watch: Fubo, MGM+, Prime Video, Spectrum
Crawl (2019) – George Somner (Spruce)
Who else is in it: Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper, Morfydd Clark, Ross Anderson, Jose Palma, Anson Boon
Synopsis: “When a massive hurricane hits her Florida hometown, Haley ignores evacuation orders to search for her missing father. Finding him gravely injured in the crawl space of their family home, the two become trapped by quickly encroaching floodwaters. As time runs out to escape the strengthening storm, Haley and her father discover that the rising water level is the least of their fears.”
Where to watch: Paramount+, Prime Video
Cyrano (2021) – Peter Dinklage (Casca “Cas” Highbottom)
Who else is in it: Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Bashir Salahuddin, Ben Mendelsohn, Monica Dolan
Synopsis: “Too self-conscious to woo Roxanne himself, wordsmith Cyrano de Bergerac helps young Christian nab her heart through love letters.”
Where to watch: MGM+, Paramount+, Prime Video
Euphoria (2019 – ) – Hunter Schafer (Tigris Snow)
Who else is in it: Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie, Sydney Sweeney, Angus Cloud, Maude Apatow, Barbie Ferreira, Storm Reid, Nika King, Eric Dane, Javon Walton, Austin Abrams, Colman Domingo
Synopsis: “A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.”
Where to watch: Max
Four Brothers (2005) – Fionnula Flanagan (Grandma’am)
Who else is in it: Mark Wahlberg, Tyrese Gibson, André 3000, Garrett Hedlund, Terrence Howard, Josh Charles, Sofía Vergara, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson
Synopsis: “When an inner-city Detroit foster mother is murdered in a botched holdup, four of her now-grown adopted children suspect it was no random killing. Rising musician Jack, former-Marine Angel, hotheaded hockey player Bobby and settled-down husband and father Jeremiah go on the hunt for neighborhood criminal kingpin Victor Sweet while being trailed themselves by the local beat cops.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
Love in Taipei (2023) – Ashley Liao (Clemensia Dovecote)
Who else is in it: Ross Butler, Nico Hiraga, Chelsea Zhang, Janet Hsieh, Cindy Cheung
Synopsis: “Based on the New York Times’ Best-Selling Novel Loveboat, a young American woman is sent by her parents to a cultural immersion program in Taipei in which she begins a new journey of self-discovery and romance.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
Mare of Easttown (2021 miniseries) – Mackenzie Lansing (Coral)
Who else is in it: Kate Winslet, Julianne Nicholson, Jean Smart, Evan Peters, Angourie Rice, Cailee Spaeny, David Denman, Neal Huff, Guy Pearce, John Douglas Thompson, Sosie Bacon, Joe Tippett, Ruby Cruz, Jack Mulhern
Synopsis: “Kate Winslet plays Mare Sheehan, a small-town Pennsylvania detective who investigates a local murder as life crumbles around her. The seven-part limited series is an exploration into the dark side of a close community and an authentic examination of how family and past tragedies can define our present.”
Where to watch: Max
Marie Antoinette (2006) – Jason Schwartzman (Lucky Flickerman)
Who else is in it: Kirsten Dunst, Judy Davis, Steve Coogan, Rip Torn, Rose Byrne, Asia Argento, Molly Shannon, Shirley Henderson, Danny Huston, Jamie Dornan, Mary Nighy, Tom Hardy
Synopsis: “The retelling of France’s iconic but ill-fated queen, Marie Antoinette. From her betrothal and marriage to Louis XVI at 15 to her reign as queen at 19 and to the end of her reign as queen, and ultimately the fall of Versailles.”
Where to watch: The CW
Master (2022) – Zoe Renee (Lysistrata Vickers)
Who else is in it: Regina Hall, Amber Gray, Talia Ryder, Talia Balsam, Ella Hunt, Noa Fisher, Kara Young
Synopsis: “Three women strive to find their place at an elite Northeastern university as old as the country. When anonymous racist attacks target a Black freshman — who insists she is being haunted by ghosts of the school’s past — each woman must determine where the real menace lies.”
Where to watch: Prime Video
The Offer (2022 miniseries) – Burn Gorman (Commander Hoff)
Who else is in it: Miles Teller, Matthew Goode, Juno Temple, Giovanni Ribisi, Dan Fogler, Colin Hanks
Synopsis: “Based on Oscar-winning producer Albert S. Ruddy’s extraordinary, never-revealed experiences of making The Godfather.”
Where to watch: Paramount+
School’s Out Forever (2021) – Max Raphael (Festus Creed)
Who else is in it: Oscar Kennedy, Liam Lau Fernandez, Sebastian Croft, Alex MacQueen, Samantha Bond, Jasmine Blackborow, Anthony Head, Benjamin Dilloway, Freya Parks, Steve Oram, Gordon Alexander
Synopsis: “No sooner has 15-year-old Lee Keegan been expelled from his private school than a pandemic spreads like wildfire around the globe. With his father dead and mother trapped abroad, Lee is given one instruction: go back to school. But safety and security at St. Mark’s School for Boys is in short supply. Its high walls can’t stop the local parish council from forming a militia and imposing martial law, while inside the dorms the end of the world is having a dangerous effect on his best friend and his unrequited crush on the school nurse isn’t helping him concentrate on staying alive.”
Where to watch: Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Tubi
West Side Story (2021) – Rachel Zegler (Lucy Gray Baird) and Josh Andrés Rivera (Sejanus Plinth)
Who else is in it: Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Ana Isabelle, Corey Stoll, Brian d’Arcy James, Rita Moreno, iris menas, Jamila Velazquez, Andréa Burns, Kyle Allen, Ben Cook, Yassmin Alers, Kevin Csolak
Synopsis: “Tells the classic tale of fierce rivalries and young love in 1957 New York City.”
Where to watch: Disney+, Fubo
The Woman King (2022) – Viola Davis (Dr. Volumnia Gaul)
Who else is in it: Thuso Mbedu, Lashana Lynch, John Boyega, Sheila Atim, Jordan Bolger, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Jimmy Odukoya, Masali Baduza, Jayme Lawson, Adrienne Warren
Synopsis: “The Woman King is the remarkable story of the Agojie, the all-female unit of warriors who protected the African Kingdom of Dahomey in the 1800s with skills and a fierceness unlike anything the world has ever seen. Inspired by true events, The Woman King follows the emotionally epic journey of General Nanisca as she trains the next generation of recruits and readies them for battle against an enemy determined to destroy their way of life.”
Where to watch: Netflix
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