How to Watch The Hunger Games Movies in Chronological Order

Hunger Games was first brought to life on screen in 2012, and has since developed into an acclaimed franchise.

Based on Suzanne Collins’ novels of the same name, the films take place in a fictional country called Panem, which was once North America. After a deadly war called the Dark Days, the wealthy Capitol created the Hunger Games, in which one woman and one man from each of the country’s 12 districts are thrown into the arena to fight to the death in a televised event.

The first film takes place during the 74th annual Hunger Games, where a young girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers as a gift in place of her sister Prim and ends up starting an entire revolution in the process.

The original franchise was a box office hit, spawning four films throughout the 2010s. Since then, Collins has continued the story with her 2020 predecessor book A ballad about songbirds and snakeswhich was later made into a film starring Tom Blyth and Rachel Zegler.

Now he returns to Panem again with his recently announced book Sunrise at Harvest, which will take place the year Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) won the Hunger Games. The film is also slated for a 2026 release.

Ahead, here’s how to watch Hunger Games films in release and in chronological order.

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How to watch Hunger Games in the Order of issue

• Hunger Games (2012)
• The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)
• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)

How to watch Hunger Games in chronological order

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023)

Rachel Zegler as Lucy Gray Baird and Tom Blyth as Coriolanus Snow in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Serpents.

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Based on Collins’ 2020 novel of the same name, the film serves as a prequel to the original franchise that takes place during the 10th annual Hunger Games, where young Coriolanus Snow (Blyth) is chosen as a mentor in the games.

Hoping to win a Plinth Prize scholarship to attend university and restore his family’s good name, he works hard to help his mentor, young District 12 girl Lucy Gray Baird (Zegler), win the games. Along the way, the two form a deep bond that changes them both forever.

Since the film chronicles the early beginnings of Panem, The Hunger Games, and Snow’s descent into villainy, this would be first on your list if you’re hoping to watch the franchise in chronological order.

To watch The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes on Starz

Hunger Games (2012)

Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games.

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Based on Collins’ first novel in the franchise, which was published in 2008, the film stars Lawrence as a young girl named Katniss from District 12 who volunteers for the Hunger Games after her sister Prim (Willow Shields) is chosen as a female tribute.

Katniss, along with 23 other devotees, is then thrown into a televised arena where she is forced to fight to the death. However, when a new rule is introduced that allows two tributes from the same district to be named co-winners, she and fellow District 12 tribute Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) work together to make it home alive.

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson in The Hunger Games – Catching Fire.

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After being named co-winners of the 74th annual Hunger Games, Katniss and Peeta are forced to continue their charade of love as they go on a victory tour of all the districts. However, as rebellion breaks out across Panem, President Snow (Donald Sutherland) retaliates by enacting a new rule in Year 75 of The Hunger Games, known as the third-quarter chokehold.

As a reminder to the rebels that even the strongest cannot overcome the Capitol, Snow announces that the honors will be withdrawn from the remaining victors, ultimately resulting in Katniss and Peeta walking into the arena together again.

To watch The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on AMC+

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 (2014)

Liam Hemsworth and Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games Mockingjay, Part 1.

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After release Catch fire, Collins’ third book in the franchise, was split into two separate films. In the first half, we see the aftermath of the 75th annual Hunger Games, where Katniss learns that several tributes have worked together to incite a rebellion.

Named the face of the rebellion, known as “Mockingjay,” by game creator Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Katniss works with a group of District 13 residents to convince the other districts to join in the fight against the Capitol.

To watch The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 on AMC+

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015)

Jena Malone, Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games – Mockingjay – Part 2. Lionsgate/Color Force/Kobal/Shutterstock

Final Hunger Games the film begins immediately after the event Mockingjay – part 1, where Peeta attacks Katniss after being brainwashed by Snow. As Katniss battles this new version of Peeta, she continues to help District 13 in their fight to unify the district.

Along the way, Katniss finds herself back at the Capitol with the final mission of assassinating President Snow. Katniss and her entire group are put to the ultimate test as the Capitol is turned into an arena with deadly explosives and traps throughout the city, leading to many casualties along the way.

To watch The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 on AMC+

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