List of the Planet of the Apes
film and TV franchise
Posted: June 2025
List of the “Planet of the Apes” films and TV series, based on the 1963 novel by Pierre Boulle. Description, dates and cast sourced from rottentomatoes.com and the Internet Movie Database:
1968: Planet of the Apes — Rated G, 1 hour, 52 minutes, directed by Franklin J. Schaffner, starring Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Linda Harrison
1970: Beneath the Planet of the Apes — Rated G, 1 hour, 35 minutes, directed by Ted Post, starring James Franciscus, Kim Hunter, Charlton Heston, Linda Harrison
1971: Escape From the Planet of the Apes — Rated G, 1 hour, 38 minutes, directed by Don Taylor, starring Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Sal Mineo
1972: Conquest of the Planet of the Apes — Rated PG, 1 hour, 28 minutes, directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Ricardo Montalban, Natalie Trundy
1973: Battle for the Planet of the Apes — Rated G, 1 hour, 30 minutes, directed by J. Lee Thompson, starring Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Natalie Trundy, John Huston
1974 (television): Planet of the Apes — Hourlong CBS series from September-December 1974, starring Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Mark Lenard
2001: Planet of the Apes — Rated PG-13, 2 hours, directed by Tim Burton, starring Mark Wahlberg, Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Roth, Michael Clarke Duncan
2011: Rise of the Planet of the Apes — Rated PG-13, 1 hour, 45 minutes, directed by Rupert Wyatt, starring James Franco, Andy Serkis, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow
2014: Dawn of the Planet of the Apes — Rated PG-13, 2 hours, 10 minutes, directed by Matt Reeves, starring Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis, Kodi Smit-McPhee
2017: War for the Planet of the Apes — Rated PG-13, 2 hours, 20 minutes, directed by Matt Reeves, starring Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval
2024: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — Rated PG-13, 2 hours, 25 minutes, directed by Wes Ball, starring Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, William H. Macy