The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is based on the 2020 novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins. The film is the prequel to The Hunger Games (2012) and the fifth instalment in The Hunger Games film series. 

The film features an ensemble cast including Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Hunter Shcaefer, Josh Andres Rivera, Jason Schwartzman, and Viola Davis.

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is developed by Lionsgate Entertainment and is directed by Francis Lawrence, who has previously directed four films in the five-part Hunger Games franchise. Michael Arndt, known for writing films like Toy Story 3 and Star Wars: The Force Awakens, has written the screenplay for the film.