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The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

Years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is a mentor at the tenth annual Hunger Games.

Years before he becomes the tyrannical president of Panem, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow remains the last hope for his fading lineage. With the tenth annual Hunger Games fast approaching, the young Snow becomes alarmed when he is assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird from District 12. Putting together their instincts for showmanship and political savvy, they race against time to ultimately reveal who is a songbird and who is a snake.

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2 hours, 23 minutes

On TV

Thursday 22:30
BBC Three

Credits

Lucy Gray Baird Rachel Zegler
Coriolanus Snow Tom Blyth
Grandma'am Fionnula Flanagan
Dr Volumnia Gaul Viola Davis
Tigris Snow Hunter Schafer
Casca Highbottom Peter Dinklage
Commander Hoff Burn Gorman
Sejanus Plinth Josh Andrés Rivera
Lucky Flickerman Jason Schwartzman
Writer Suzanne Collins
Writer Michael Lesslie
Writer Michael Arndt
Director Francis Lawrence

Broadcasts

  • Sun 5 Apr 2026 22:30
    BBC One except Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Sun 5 Apr 2026 23:30
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Fri 10 Apr 2026 22:00
    BBC Three
  • Yesterday 23:30
    BBC One except Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland HD, Scotland & Scotland HD
  • Today 00:00
    BBC One Scotland & Scotland HD only
  • Thursday 22:30
    BBC Three

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