There are two ways to dive into the dystopian world of Panem and follow Katniss Everdeen’s journey. You can watch the five films in the order of their theatrical release and follow the story as fans originally did. You can also opt to move the most recent prequel to the beginning of the playable order and immerse yourself in the timeline. This guide offers both options.
How to Watch the Hunger Games Movies in Order
Unlike many other film franchises, The Hunger Games has only had one prequel (so far). This makes it easy to follow the story chronologically without confusing the timelines. Start with the first film from 2012 and work your way through the others.
There has only been one prequel film in the Hunger Games series to date. Set six decades before Katniss Everdeen’s rebellion, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes explores the origins of the brutal Games and reveals the rise of a soon-to-be-familiar villain: Coriolanus Snow, the future president of Panem.
This is the chronological order of the watches:
