TV Series | | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes.
Return to the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Back to the Planet of the Apes
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes
Behind the Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Eight other episodes were planned but never filmed. These never filmed episodes were: 1-Episode One (written by Rod Serling as his version of pilot episode) 2-Episode Two (written by Rod Serling as follow-up to his pilot episode) 3-Hostage (written by Stephen Kandel) 4-A Fallen God (written by Anthony Lawrence) 5-The Trek (written by Jim Byrnes) 6-Freedom Road (written by Arthur Rowe) 7-The Mine (written by Paul O'Grady) 8-The Trial (written by Edward J. Lakso)
Urko: These humans are dangerous, don't you understand that? They think that they're as good as we are!
During the closing credits of each episode was a statement "Based on characters from Planet of the Apes (1968)". This is not quite true, as there are no characters from the original novel or movie that appear on this series; only two character names. Galen was a doctor (named Dr. Galen) who assisted Zira as more or less a trained vet on the original film. The Galen on this series was an underling of the Ape Council. Zaius on the original film (Dr. Zaius) was head of the Ministry of Science and Keeper of the Faith. Zaius on this series was merely a politician (not titled "Doctor"), head of the Ape Council.
In 1981, selected episodes were re-edited into five made for TV movies: Back to the Planet of the Apes (1981) Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1981) Treachery and Greed on the Planet of the Apes (1981) Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of the Planet of the Apes (1981) Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1981). One episode, "The Liberator," was not aired during the original network run, but was aired in the UK and made its US debut in the 1990s.
English
$3,500,000 (estimated)
Discover something for everyone this month with some choice picks for the best movies and TV to stream in April.
Check out our gallery of the 2021 Oscar nominees in the leading and supporting acting categories, as the characters they so brilliantly played and in real life.