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Planet of the Apes

1974 · 1 season · 14 episodes · Ended · CBS

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Drama

TMDB 6.9 · 107 votes

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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.

Episodes

  • S01E01Escape from Tomorrow1974-09-13

    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.

  • S01E02The Gladiators1974-09-20

    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.

  • S01E03The Trap1974-09-2760m

    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.

  • S01E04The Good Seeds1974-10-04

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

  • S01E05The Legacy1974-10-1160m

    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.

  • S01E06Tomorrow's Tide1974-10-18

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

  • S01E07The Surgeon1974-10-2548m

    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.

  • S01E08The Deception1974-11-01

    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.

  • S01E09The Horse Race1974-11-08

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

  • S01E10The Interrogation1974-11-15

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

  • S01E11The Tyrant1974-11-22

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

  • S01E12The Cure1974-11-2960m

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

  • S01E13The Liberator1974-12-06

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

  • S01E14Up Above the World So High1974-12-20

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

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