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Snowpiercer adaptations: films & series
Every version of Snowpiercer — the films & series, compared across media.
The world has frozen. Humanity's last survivors circle the globe aboard Snowpiercer, a vast train driven by a perpetual-motion engine — and inside, a rigid class system keeps the desperate rear cars under the boot of the privileged front. That premise, of survival and revolt in an iron hierarchy hurtling through a dead world, has inspired both a film and a television series, each exploring the politics and human cost of life on the train.
Snowpiercer films
Snowpiercer series
Frequently asked
Is Snowpiercer based on a book?
The synopses for both the 2013 film and the 2020 series describe the same core premise — survivors on a perpetually moving train in a frozen world — but neither establishes a literary source. Both stand as distinct screen works built on that concept.
How many versions of Snowpiercer are there?
There are two screen versions: the 2013 film Snowpiercer and the 2020 television series Snowpiercer. Both centre on the same world and social premise but present it across different formats.
Which Snowpiercer should I start with?
The 2013 film Snowpiercer and the 2020 series Snowpiercer share the same world — a perpetually moving train and its class system — but are separate works. Either can be watched without the other; the choice comes down to whether you prefer a film or a series format.