Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
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Planet of the Apes

6.9 / 10
1974
1 season
14 episodes
Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureDrama

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.

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  • Escape from Tomorrow

    1.Escape from Tomorrow

    6.4
    13-09-1974

    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....

  • The Gladiators

    2.The Gladiators

    6.8
    20-09-1974

    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 pi...

  • The Trap

    3.The Trap

    6.8
    27-09-197460m

    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 abov...

  • The Good Seeds

    4.The Good Seeds

    7.2
    04-10-1974

    Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.

  • The Legacy

    5.The Legacy

    6.5
    11-10-197460m

    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 us...

  • Tomorrow's Tide

    6.Tomorrow's Tide

    6.2
    18-10-1974

    An ape who runs a fishing business plans to use Virdon and Burke as slaves after he captures them.

  • The Surgeon

    7.The Surgeon

    5.8
    25-10-197448m

    Galen must use all his charm to try and persuade his ex-girlfriend, a female ape surgeon named Kira, to operate on Virdon using a forbidden human anatomy book, after the astronaut...

  • The Deception

    8.The Deception

    6.8
    01-11-1974

    When the guys try to track down the apes who are framing humans for crimes in a small community, Fauna, a blind female ape, falls in love with Burke while believing him to be a chi...

  • The Horse Race

    9.The Horse Race

    6.8
    08-11-1974

    Virdon decides to take part in a dangerous horse race even though he runs the risk of being captured by Urko.

  • The Interrogation

    10.The Interrogation

    6.0
    15-11-1974

    Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.

  • The Tyrant

    11.The Tyrant

    5.8
    22-11-1974

    Aboro, a despot, is making community life a misery; Burke, Virdon, and Galen decide to rob him of his powers.

  • The Cure

    12.The Cure

    6.0
    29-11-197460m

    Thanks to their advanced medical knowledge, Burke and Virdon are able to help a village struck with malaria, but risk discovery.

  • The Liberator

    13.The Liberator

    6.2
    06-12-1974

    Burke and Virdon are captured by a bunch of humans determined to hand them over to the Apes.

  • Up Above the World So High

    14.Up Above the World So High

    6.5
    20-12-1974

    Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.

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