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Apes Watch Order

Two separate continuities, one remake, and a genuine time loop.

The 1968 original series, the Burton remake and the modern reboot from Rise to Kingdom, in release order or a chronology spanning two thousand years.

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There are 10 films out so far. Nothing further is currently announced.

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10 titles across 3 continuitys18h 45m
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The Original Series

1968 – 1973 · 1968 – 1973 · Five films, and a closed time loop.

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Planet of the Apes

3 Apr 1968

Astronauts crash on a world where apes rule and humans cannot speak. The ending is still the ending.

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02

Beneath the Planet of the Apes

26 May 1970

A rescue mission finds mutants worshipping a doomsday weapon beneath the ruins.

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03

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

21 May 1971

Three apes travel back to 1970s Los Angeles, and the loop begins to close.

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Conquest of the Planet of the Apes

30 Jun 1972

Caesar leads an uprising against a society that has enslaved apes.

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Battle for the Planet of the Apes

15 Jun 1973

The last of the original run, on whether the future can be changed.

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The Burton Remake

2001 · Standalone · Connected to nothing, including itself.

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Planet of the Apes (2001)

27 Jul 2001

Tim Burton's remake, connected to no other film and best known for an ending nobody could explain.

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The Reboot Series

2011 – 2024 · 2011 – · Caesar's story, and what came after.

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes

5 Aug 2011

A drug trial creates Caesar, and a pandemic quietly begins in the background.

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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

11 Jul 2014

Ten years on, ape and human survivors try and fail to share a world.

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09

War for the Planet of the Apes

14 Jul 2017

Caesar's last campaign, and the best film in either continuity.

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Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes

10 May 2024

Many generations after Caesar, his name has become a religion and a justification.

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