The Hunger Games prequel trailer takes us back to where it all started | Watch

The Hunger Games remains one of the most successful fantasy-action franchises in recent history. The Jennifer Lawrence starrer franchise, which had a total of four entries, made $2.970 billion over a budget that is almost $500 million. After the completion of the franchise in 2015 with The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2, its prequel series, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes is set for a release this year. A trailer for the same has been released recently as well. 

3 things you need to know

• The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 was released on November 20, 2015. 
• Director Francis Lawrence, who directed three out of the four Hunger Games films, is returning for the prequel as well.
• The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes will release on November 17.

The Hunger Games trailer gives a glimpse of the past 

The Hunger Games trailer starts off with the supreme hierarchy that is ordained over all the districts in the film’s setting. It features the song The Hanging Tree, which was sung in the first Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) in Mockingjay. The film will focus on a young Coriolanus Snow (Tom Blyth, previously played by Donald Sutherland in the previous franchise), who is attempting to save his family’s legacy. 

He ends up being the mentor to Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), who is set to participate in the 10th Hunger Games. The trailer showcases that their collaboration over navigating political situations and showcasing showmanship leads them to traverse a life-changing path.

Cast of Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Like the previous Hunger Games titles, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes also features an ensemble cast. The film features Peter Dinklage, Jason Schwartzmann, Viola Davis and Hunter Schafer among others. It is set 64 years before the events of the initial Hunger Games series and is based on the series written by Suzanne Collins.