

Set in the immediate aftermath of the 10th Hunger Games, the book's final section moves the story to District 12. But while the first two sections, with strategic editing, could become a single two-and-a-half-hour film, the third section feels like a completely different story. The book is divided into three parts, all of which take place over about three months. That being said, as the book stands, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes could easily be developed into multiple films. A follow-up featuring one of the Hunger Games between the new novel's 10th annual event and the 74th and 75th annual Hunger Games from the original trilogy makes sense. If The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes shows anything, it's that there are many tales to tell between what happened in the prequel and Katniss' story. If there is a sequel, it seems likely that Collins would jump ahead.

Though there are characters whose stories are worth further exploration, the story of this book, and Coriolanus Snow's path to power, feels complete by the novel's end. Unlike The Hunger Games, Collins doesn't seem to have plotted out further installments. It doesn't seem likely that a second novel will follow. That has led to fans asking, will there be a sequel to The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes? Could this be a new trilogy? Warning: Spoilers for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes follow. A decade later, author Suzanne Collins has released a new book, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, set decades before the original trilogy, and already planned as a major motion picture. The first Hunger Games novel arrived in September of 2008, Catching Fire one year later in 2009, and Mockingjay a scant 11 months after that, in August of 2010. When The Hunger Games novels came out, there were three of them, and they arrived in rapid succession.
