Planet of the Apes

Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Action & Adventure

Drama

Planet of the Apes

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Action & Adventure

Drama

Created By: Anthony Wilson
First Aired on: Sep 13, 1974
Popularity: 4.1453: 86 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: 20th Century Fox Television (US)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 1 seasons, 14 episodes

Season 1

Aired 51 years ago

14 Episodes

Episode 1Escape from Tomorrow min
Astronauts Alan Virdon and Peter Burke crash land on a strange planet. After being rescued by a friendly human, Virdon and Burke discover this planet is ruled by intelligent apes. To their horror, they discover that they are back on Earth in the year 3085.
Episode 2The Gladiators min
Burke, Virdon and Galen come across two humans fighting and get involved, but lose the magnetic disc. To recover it, they must approach the nearby village, where the ape prefect pits humans in a series of gladiatorial games.
Episode 3The Trap60 min
In a ruined city, Burke and Urko are trapped underground and must reluctantly work together to escape, while Alan and Galen must deal with Urko's gorilla patrol in the streets above.
Episode 4The Good Seeds min
Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.
Episode 5The Legacy60 min
Burke and Virdon are helped by a young woman and a young boy while searching for an underground computer in a ruined city, but their plans go awry when Alan is captured and Urko uses the boy to get information from the astronaut.