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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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Episodes
1 season · 14 episodesSeason 114 ep. · 1974
Episode 1: Escape from Tomorrow
Sep 13, 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. To their horror, they discover that they are back on Earth in the year 3085.
Episode 2: The Gladiators
Sep 20, 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 pits humans in a series of gladiatorial games.
Episode 3: The Trap
Sep 27, 1974 · 1h
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 4: The Good Seeds
Oct 4, 1974
Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.
Episode 5: The Legacy
Oct 11, 1974 · 1h
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.
Episode 6: Tomorrow's Tide
Oct 18, 1974
An ape who runs a fishing business plans to use Virdon and Burke as slaves after he captures them.
Episode 7: The Surgeon
Oct 25, 1974 · 48 min
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 is shot.
Episode 8: The Deception
Nov 1, 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 chimpanzee.
Episode 9: The Horse Race
Nov 8, 1974
Virdon decides to take part in a dangerous horse race even though he runs the risk of being captured by Urko.
Episode 10: The Interrogation
Nov 15, 1974
Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.
Episode 11: The Tyrant
Nov 22, 1974
Aboro, a despot, is making community life a misery; Burke, Virdon, and Galen decide to rob him of his powers.
Episode 12: The Cure
Nov 29, 1974 · 1h
Thanks to their advanced medical knowledge, Burke and Virdon are able to help a village struck with malaria, but risk discovery.
Episode 13: The Liberator
Dec 6, 1974
Burke and Virdon are captured by a bunch of humans determined to hand them over to the Apes.
Episode 14: Up Above the World So High
Dec 20, 1974
Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.