From the iconic sci-fi epic starring Charlton Heston as an American astronaut transported into the distant future to the 2001 remake starring Mark Wahlberg and then to the successful reboot series following Andy Serkis’ hyper-intelligent ape Caesar, the Planet of the Apes movies have taken place all over the universe and different timelines. And even though there have been nearly a dozen entries released over the past 50-plus years, watching the Planet of the Apes movies in order is a lot easier than you would think.
With the franchise once again being a part of pop culture due to Wes Ball’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, we’ve gone back and provided a quick yet comprehensive breakdown of the various series, the movies in each of them, and how to watch it all in order. Sit back and relax because we're about to rise, escape, battle, and conquest our way through the Planet of the Apes franchise so far.
