Rating: Half-Full

Genre: Sci-fi, Action, Adventure, Drama

Studios: Lionsgate/Color Force

Cast: Tom Blyth, Rachel Zegler, Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzman, Hunter Schafer, Josh Andres Rivera and Viola Davis

Director: Francis Lawrence

Writers: Michael Arndt and Michael Lesslie

Based on: the novel by Suzanne Collins

Producers: Nina Jacobson, Francis Lawrence and Brad Simpson

Music by: James Newton Howard

Rated: PG-13 for strong violent content and disturbing material

Release Date: 11/17/23

Runtime: 2h 37m

Tagline: You’re invited to return to the games.

Favorite Character: Lucy Gray Baird

Quote: “Some people call these swamp potatoes, i like Katniss better, it’s got a nice ring to it.”- Lucy Gray Baird

Fun Facts: Lucy Gray’s rainbow dress has Katniss and Primroses, which is a nod to the two sisters in the original Hunger Games films.

Rachel Zegler really did sing on set.

Summary: In the prequel to the Hunger Games series, Young Coriolanus Snow mentors the District 12 tribute and falls for her.

The One Liner Review: One one hand, the actual games and the portrayal of the younger version of Donald Sutherland’s character was decent, on the other hand, the show was practically over after the games, making the third act drag on as it goes.