The "Hunger Games" movies are based on a series of books by which author?

The Hunger Games movies are based on a series of books by author Suzanne Collins. Collins created the dystopian world of Panem, where the Capitol forces young people from its districts to compete in a televised fight to the death.

The original trilogy consists of The Hunger Games, published in 2008, Catching Fire in 2009, and Mockingjay in 2010. The books follow Katniss Everdeen, whose choices turn a survival contest into a wider challenge to the Capitol's political power. Collins wrote the novels for young adults, but their themes include propaganda, inequality, media manipulation, war, and moral compromise.

Lionsgate adapted the trilogy into four films from 2012 to 2015, splitting Mockingjay into two parts. The prequel novel The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes later expanded the story's history and became a film in 2023.

A frequent mix-up is confusing Collins with the movie directors. Gary Ross directed the first film, while Francis Lawrence directed several later installments; Collins is the author of the source books and also contributed to the first film's screenplay.