How to Connect All The Planet of the Apes Movies - Full Timeline

The chronology of the Planet of the Apes movies is incredibly murky. This is how I managed to connect all the movies.
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Video Contents:
00:00 Intro
02:22 The First Movie
03:43 Nuclear War or Virus?
05:01 The Sequel
08:45 The First Prequel
10:10 The Prequel's Sequel
12:54 Sequel to the Prequel's Sequel
14:02 The TV Show and "Fake" Movies
15:19 The Tim Burton Movie
16:24 The Reboot RISEs
17:21 Connecting the New to the Old
18:55 The Last Two Movies
19:38 Finding the True Chronology
21:12 My Stupid Conclusion

[@atothed84]

I always thought the events of the new trilogy were how the timeline originally went before Cornelius and his wife went back in time.

[@alexhein6386]

The time travel thing with apes was crazy. Apes inventing time travel

[@AshGankEasy]

One could argue that the original movie is the first timeline, with the Caesar trilogy echoing it in a different timeline caused by all the time travel in the original sequels?

[@Anthony_Torres]

Yes

[@itsdantaylor]

I saw the tim burton planet of the apes and while I didn't HATE it, I was so thoroughly confused by the twist ending and I assume I wasn't the only one. I bring that up as I only just RECENTLY found a video that explained just what the heck happened in a way that I could understand.

[@figmillenium]

Your timeline makes logical sense to tie this universe together. Thanks!

[@infinitego]

Giving this a big Proximus style “Yes!” Good job. This is the most reasonable timeline imo. I have always been shocked by those who didn’t figure this out. Most hadn’t seen half of the OG sequels, so that may be part of peoples confusion. This lays it out well. Good job, thank you. Now I can just share this with a friend rather than making something that (again seems pretty straight forward) clear to them.

[@itzsosuke]

Rise, Dawn, War and Kingdom are NOT a literal prequel to the 1968 Planet Of The Apes they do references to them but thats it

[@DaddyLogan420]

You forgot to elaborate on Caesar speaking the word “no”. I got what you were going for when you said “or is it”. But you never returned to that topic when you started talking about the reboot trilogy. I understand that the apes said the first word that was spoken was “no “ by Cesar in the reboot trilogy was actually the starting point chronological wise.

[@blackmagnetictape]

gonna have to take the agree to disagree option here, in the Rise franchise the icarus left earth much later than the 1970's departure in the original, and thus while it's certainly a nod to the original movie it's not the same ship lmao

[@icemav5740]

This franchise is full of huge time discrepancies. How is Beneath set 33 years before the original movie despite being set right afterwards. Is it really to hard to accept that Rise, despite one time discrepancy, could easily be a prequel to the original?

[@blackmagnetictape]

@@icemav5740 yeah it is too hard. sure there were already time discrepancies in the original, but trying to merge the original and reboot series' into one narrative compounds those discrepancies to an unreasonable degree. like to turn your argument back around on you, the franchise is already full of huge time discrepancies, do we really need to add more?

[@icemav5740]

@@blackmagnetictape I’m saying that you accept the discrepancies in the originals but not the new films? Why is that

[@xEvilxPwNeR]

Look at it like terminator. You can postpone and change the events only to have them happen later down the line with similar scenarios

[@blackmagnetictape]

@@icemav5740 "accept" is a strong word. i don't like them, but they're unavoidably there, what ya gonna do. the original series would undeniably be better if it had less inconsistencies and i don't think it's a good idea to add more by unnecessarily trying to merge two timelines that were clearly meant to be separate. @xEvilxPwNeR the terminator franchise is an even worse time-travel clusterfuck than POTA, lol i don't think that's the comparison you want to make if you want to convince me it's a good idea to try to link the two POTA timelines.

[@DavidLastrapes-oe9cg]

The original film does explain that humans destroyed themselves with nukes. The humans in the original sequel were disfigured by the radiation and were able to telepathically communicate with each other. They also talked about how a virus killed all dogs and cats which led humans to domesticate apes, which lead them to becoming slaves, and they adapted and grew smarter. But when they traveled back in time, it caused the original events to happen much more rapidly. The way I see it, Rise - War is set in another timeline, a timeline that was created as a result of the Icarus being used to travel backwards through time, instead of forward. I like how they set up their multiverse, but I hate that it's a catch all explanation to every film nowadays. It feels lazy. Just say it's a reboot.

[@mrsnaythomas9773]

@David, I thought Rise -War were reboots. Where is everyone getting the idea that they're supposed to connect?

[@michaelpitchford2870]

​@@mrsnaythomas9773my opinion too, it's a reboot, not prequels, looks like we will have 3 trilogies in this new reboot, with 9 titled as Planet of the Apes

[@blacksoldier430]

​@@mrsnaythomas9773because it is fun, we know they are not connected, yet videos like this are enjoyable and fun to watch that's it

[@creativevisiongaming]

There are no prequels in the original trilogy, that's like saying Back to the Future 3 is a prequel because they went to 1885. Characters from the 1968 film went back in time so it's still a continuation of the original.

[@nbeshark2584]

This is insane!! Incredible production and severely underrated, hope you get more views!

[@donthebond4822]

I'm not going to lie, but this guy gave me Matt pat vibes in a good way

[@RickDaSquirrel]

Actually in Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Cornelius said that the first ape to ever say no was named Aldo. Also the Icarus was launched in 73, but in the 2010s in Rise so that doesn’t makes sense

[@SupportGamin2024]

Cornelius obviously lied or The legend of the first got Rewriten you forget these are evolved apes that have their own simian cultures

[@figmillenium]

Cornelius wasn’t there

[@monaghan_boyy]

@@figmilleniumin Escape he is, and he tells the story of the world's future, or their past

[@Caesarplanetofapes]

my favourite franchise of all time your a legend

[@elurabe562]

beautiful video bro, this deserves more views

[@carloscastropizarro]

Great job trying to make sense of something so difficult like this.

[@nahpop1]

Good video, i can finally understand the timeline alittle better

[@Jos46664]

in Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Cornelius explained that the first Ape to talk was Aldo not Caesar

[@mrwhatif618]

Who cares

[@lemontears8516]

Hear me out …. He was wrong. Not hard to explain

[@mrwhatif618]

Yeah but who cares honestly

[@MayosMovieMayhem]

​@@mrwhatif618 As a fan who grew up with the true original Apes films - I care. These new films cannot fit with the 1968 original, and have nothing to do with it.

[@MayosMovieMayhem]

​@@lemontears8516 Not buying that he was wrong. The original series is the true account. These new films are a completely different thing, having nothing to do with the 1968 classic.

[@gregharper6382]

9:03 I disagree that the 3 movies after Beneath TPOTA is are prequels! These characters exist come from the first two movies and travel back in time that’s not the same as a movie being set before the initial MCs existed or are a younger version of themselves

[@alexhein6386]

I mean if apes invented time travel that would be awesome but I think pota 3 and 4 are just terrible

[@paraworks_]

i love this guys enthusiasm

[@JSY0524]

Can’t wait to see it tomorrow! May 8th 7pm IMAX 🍿🍿

[@zg9445]

Thumbs up? (No spoilers plz)

[@LilBadLunas]

@@zg9445by me, it’s 8/10

[@ykwtfgo]

It’s a reboot clearly. Would be too coincidental for the names Caesar , Nova, Cornelius, Blue eyes all to have been used again at some point in the timeline

[@obamafamily8809]

Shut up no one cares

[@MindOfE]

it’s wouldn’t tho the apes could keep names in the family

[@Triple3Trey]

What a wonderful video!

[@JayyyTheGr8]

4:12 also, he would come to the conclusion that humans nuked everything due the fact that the Cold War was happening wen he was sent into space. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@SteveBrant55]

Very well done. Thank you!

[@SyverReborn]

The exact same theory I've had since watching Dawn in the cinema, well put together video mate

[@billyexc]

Great video!!! watched thru all of them and am working on my own Apes video and this was awesome to watch!!! the entire time i was watching i was trying to spin together how the timelines would work out together. Also! have you seen the DVD insert of the Burton timeline for just that movie ? it’s ridiculous and convoluted and very funny to try and rationalize

[@MovieGroove]

Damn. Got yourself a sub good sir.

[@akshaytrayner1960]

Great review

[@JacobDean88]

Well done!

[@markmoseley5759]

And Kingdom is supposed to come right after War... THEN the OG Apes movies just like you said. THANK you for this. :D Now, there IS a comic series that takes place right after Tim Burton's retelling. I DID like that movie but fail to see how it would fit in this WHOLE time line we both agree to. So, while the time line that I discovered, and was further validated by you and this video, lines up completely, I put Tim Burton's Ape movie right after that and call it a "sort of retelling" because we ARE talking about time travel and all that.

[@JediHangout]

This could be true, but there is still a bit of plot holes if combined together. Such as the astronauts lost in Space in Rise. This crew was going to Mars and at a different year than the original astronauts. But still your timeline looks really interesting and could be the case.

[@WARWITHWARWICK]

I’ve never watched these movies but I’m going to do it. I’m going to do it according to your theory. Seems like it’ll be fun!

[@TwilightCenturyFilms6586]

It's all FANTASY...FANTASY....BUT WHAT A GRAND OLD TIME IVE HAD HAVING MY IMAGINATION HELD SWEETLY HOSTAGE...I LOVE THE CURRENT FILMS...HAD PLENTY OF EMOTIONS COME UP AT THE END OF WAR...WITH CEASAR BEING KILLED OFF...

[@maingamer6846]

The balls with that Disney executives joke had me OMFG 🤣. Also, does that mean Kingdom would be place in between War and the original?

[@Renowildfire1]

Escape was the first one i seen when i was home sick from school. I dont know i was channel surfing (God to i miss finding things that way) and it caught my eye immediately and i remember being in shock at that ending but also being grateful that atleast Caesar was ok.

[@AlvaroBGaming]

Holy cow! I didn't know the timeline was this confusing! I do eventually wanna go back and watch the previous movies in the franchise. Glad I stumbled across this video randomly!

[@jacobgrantphotography]

Thanks for commenting, and, yeah, the timeline is ridiculous. It's a lot of fun watching these movies all together though. So many fun nuggets to spot.

[@elchuchin11]

The "prequels" as you say, are not prequels, they are sequels as they take place after Taylor, Cornelius and Zira going back in time does not change that.

[@chrishmiller4534]

“Holy Toledo Ohio” is such a deep cut. I tried to find the movie is it called “the electric maid” or something like that?

[@dr.curtisconnors3914]

Your opinion that the directors are wrong in calling *their* movies a reboot isn't really an opinion, it's just an objectively wrong statement. If the creators state a work is a reboot, that's the end of the argument. The details you say connected the movies to the others are just call backs to the other films as youd expect a reboot to do. That's all.

[@zachpassey4196]

Imo once the work of the author/director/actor or artist in general is released to the world, the consumer or viewer or general public are able to take interpretations that may be different from what the artist believes is being displayed. When you look at a pretty picture, your feelings may evoke something different than what the person next to you feels or what the artist felt when making the piece. And in regards to writing/dialogue, writers often put in themes subconsciously that they may not even know that they are putting in, e.g some of the fascist themes of the movie Idiocracy has without trying to be a fascist movie (just one example of pretty much every book or movie having this, look some of the interpretations for the 1930s King Kong up as another). Just because the director sees this as a reboot doesn't quite have enough to say that it's completely a reboot, in fact its more than plausible that this timeline could exist. Is that necessarily what I want for the franchise? Not entirely; the only 3 I'd want in continuity from the og series would be the 68 Planet of the Apes, Escape From the Planet of the Apes and MAYBE Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. Still, there's enough there to read the work that way as a Time Paradox especially due to this series consistent use of time travel. We shouldn't be worshipping the artist but the art as it stands.

[@dr.curtisconnors3914]

@zachpassey4196 that's all fine and dandy, but you can't really argue that art means something when the artist said it meant something else.

[@zachpassey4196]

@@dr.curtisconnors3914 you very much can if it's there in the material, again with or without the artists intent that's the whole point of interpretation

[@dr.curtisconnors3914]

@zachpassey4196 yes, I get that but this is not such a case. A film was stated to not have a shared continuity with another. you can't just claim something connects to another, and then try to argue statements that contradict that from artists.

[@dr.curtisconnors3914]

@@zachpassey4196 it's not interpretation if you are blatantly trying to connect continuity that does not connect at all.

[@davidsenra2495]

Now connect the new series to the TV live-action series and TV animated series. Also, connect it to the book while you're at it.

[@JackassJunior627]

Just use the multiverse effect. Original 5 is one. 2001 is another And the current films are another. Really isn’t that difficult as it’s impossible to link them all together and is the only way to make sense.

[@JayyyTheGr8]

During the first film in the reboot, the director himself said that it wasn’t apart of the original pentalogy but something of its own wit similarities to the original. The original has already told an entire story and even loops bak on itself in the fourth film to tie the entire story line together and is completed wit the final film. However, I see a lot of videos that try to tie the reboot to the original films.

[@mckeldin1961]

So do you think -- time line wise -- that Kingdom will be a sequel to Battle... or will it be a continuation of the original unaltered timeline that will end with Beneath?

[@alexhein6386]

It takes place centuries after Caesar’s death

[@Long_Shoes]

It actually does end in Nuclear war in Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes because the humans are shown that they have military stuff so they do fight back but loose but it results in all humans left dying in the war

[@sharkmedia5969]

Even though Cornelius and Zira start the new timeline, the story of Aldo being the first talking ape is from before they created the new timeline and thus according to your timeline, part of the timeline that starts with RIse, which presents Caesar as the first talking ape. that is a contradiction that would require further explanation if we want it to be the answer.

[@alexhein6386]

Zira won’t be born until a long time after kingdom

[@attackofthecopyrightbots]

i think you could fit them together except for the tim burton one

[@rrsaga]

Roddy McDowell in every movie. What an Easter egg

[@davidsenra2495]

Why people feel this urge to connect completely unrelated thing? It's a reboot series. This was stated by the producers themselves. You can compare them, it's fun. The end.

[@gerryh8367]

Kingdom takes it further in that there's remaining humans determined to take back the earth so does this lead to the nuclear war, the mutants and the desolation found in the first film from 68.......?

[@capgangchannel6309]

I dont think the new planet of the apes movie starting with rise are connected to the original 5 movies. Its a reimagining/rebooted version.

[@mohfa1806]

Nice overview....but how about kingdom of the planet of the apes??

[@caiocamargo2761]

I think they are gonna remake the originals as sequels, but a movie about futuristic hyper-intelligent apes living in a wasteland isnt too comercially atractive nowadays

[@allaroundstarwars97]

I think this is a good optional way to watch the movies. However I really doubt the new movies are prequels. If rise started to be a prequel then the other movies retconned it. I don’t think the creators even know yet. They could either remake the OV planet of the apes after awhile as part of the reboot series or get it to the point to connect it to the original movie.

[@TimothyOBrien1958]

I'd like to see an actual adaptation of the novel.

[@chrishmiller4534]

“HOLY TOLEDO OHIO”

[@reedcockrell8126]

I loved the 1974 TV series!

[@remuslazar2033]

I was always wondering how the apes are also much larger than in real life?

[@lukebickner6013]

You didn't explained that 2300 thing. In Escape it's said that apes evolved and rebeled in year 2300.

[@Sergio0Oo]

Is this the film theory guy with another name?

[@FOXYCPF]

As a wise man, once said: OOH!

[@jedipadwan20]

But how would kingdom of the planet of the apes connect to this timeline?

[@loganbreau882]

Here’s the issue with saying humanity didn’t take themselves out with nukes, what the hell are the humans who mutated thanks to radiation. Like Battle shows that humans were on that path when they spent enough time near radiation, and it’s clear that this timeline was greatly accelerated. So it’s safe to assume if radiation caused this evolution in one timeline, and we have no clue what caused it in another, then the simplest answer would be saying radiation caused it as well. Like sure the guy who gives the info is a known liar, but the series never gives you a reason to doubt that idea. In fact it actually gives more evidence to support him than to disprove him.

[@Kubaoxx]

I know you said you gonna be ignoring TV shows, comic books and stuff - But this is literally being delusional. "Death of the Planet of the Apes" is a novel that takes place during Beneath the Planet of the Apes from Zira and Cornelius perspective. They learn from Dr Zaius about the ape rebellion, specifically about Aldo's "No". Which they also mention in the court scene of "Escape From TPOFA". Obviously it's worth noting that the novel was released in 2018, but it's still canon.

[@JayyyTheGr8]

9:19 they didn’t thru the same time warp. The detonation of the bomb is wat caused them to go bak in time.

[@itsdantaylor]

I just saw Kingdom. I really liked it and am curious to see how this new trilogy will shape out...... Possible Spoilers From what others have said, Kingdom is 300 years after War, and possibly close to 1- 2 thousand years before the events of the original. We see the 'feral' humans are similar to the original planet of the apes but there doesn't appear to be abundance of them, but it is implied at the end of kingdom that there are a surprising number of non feral humans still around and still capable of using human technology. I feel this trilogy, like the others, will explore the conflict that will inevitably arise with the Apes continuing to advance and the remaining intelligent humans being unable to accept that there is no way to 'reclaim' their world. The first trilogy did a good job of adding just enough nuance and twists to what would initially may come across as typical stories to make them interesting and I get the feeling after Kingdom that this trend will likely continue.

[@Erenyaegerbernardin]

How old are you ? You made it out to be more complicated that what it actually was 😂 I figured the movie out when I was in HS

[@goowy1256]

kingdom hints at another war with the apes and nukes may be involved.

[@cventura9048]

Wow! 1972 movie Milo renamed himself Ceasar. Re-watch the movie. It was very ahead of its times. Get into the acting, see the imagination not the CGI.

[@quxill]

the new movies don’t connect at all, two different (well 3 different timelines) this was entertaining but there’s no equation

[@TheJawadAbdullah.]

My Connection of All Movies: Rise - The beginning of the timeline Dawn - Why Humans are dying War - Why humans are Dying losing Intelligence Kingdom - 300 years later Og - Charleton Heston Beneath - Death buuuuut Escape - Timeline reboot Conquest - Rebellion 2.0 Battle - Finally a good ending! oh no Mark Wahlburg - Humans and Apes again fall into w classes Tim Roth time travels back changes history a 3rd time and fuuu

[@justinhough3169]

Good try, a far shot better than most try's lol

[@atlanime]

2:14 Just say, "TIME TRIPPING"! It's so much simpler.

[@thecableguyx3558]

Rise, dawn, war, kingdom are first. And so far the 1968 movie is next at the moment. After that I never bothered to watch the others. The 68 movie was perfect.

[@IggyStardust1967]

Go watch them, as they include some rather important details. I grew up on those 5 movies in the 70s, and have watched them literally hundreds of times each. I want to finish watching this video before I make what I'm sure will be a rather long winded comment (I know how I get when I'm discussing something I really enjoy, and have studied since I was a small child). You ARE correct in something, though.... Rise - War (and likely Kingdom (can't comment as I haven't seen where it fits) could very well be the "original" timeline, with the original films being a second/third timeline created by certain events. Like I said, you should watch the original 4 sequels, and do so "intently", as there are a lot of subtle details that can be linked together. I know that the budget for each successive (and successful) movie was cut, and how that affected the visual quality of the movies.... but try to put that aside, and watch the stories as they unfold. Once you've done that, hit me up and I'll be happy to tell you all of the links I made with them.

[@Jose-st3fq]

Wouldn’t humans eventually learn how to speak again?

[@generalgrievous2909]

Did you even watch the movies?? They confirmed that it was a nuclear holocaust in the original 5th movie.

[@daviesimms5232]

I don’t think the modern prequel movies r connected to the original movies

[@nazishhussain2712]

I grew up with reboot trilogy era

[@redshot5403]

Same here

[@user-nv9ep6rn8s]

To be fair the new series of movies very well could end up having nukes. In kingdom we learn there is still human technology locked away and that there are still groups of intelligent humans. Humans launching a nuke is still a very possible event in future movies.

[@jedipadwan20]

What if the reboot is the actual original timeline where Caesar was the original one who said no but years after his death. The new leader of the apes a ape called Aldo force the apes to change history to make him the one who really said no and that Cornelius and Zira if I spell Caesar mom name right only told the false history of what Aldo said was true and the virus was the one that supposedly killed cat and dogs was actually the viris that nearly killed the humans. You see they as in Disney, can say that this reboot is the real original timeline that is destroyed by one human. With the new time where another Caesar leads somehow get what the original Caesar wanted apes and humans to coexist. And they can then show a world where apes and humans live side by side in peace and harmony. Just saying a wild crazy theory and idea for Disney lol.

[@dragdragon23]

there is no connecting the movies!

[@DuendeCaughtOnTape]

No don't connect to the originals please

[@Michael.RedKnight]

I would include the live action TV show, but skip the cartoon

[@Haregue]

This makes sense, shit.,

[@jaybenjamin4563]

I’m confused, did they say the movies were all connected or is this just an internet people thing? Going way overboard as usual maybe? Idk. I can’t see logically at all how they’re all connected. Like period. I mean one would think there are millions of channels on KZbin and these ideas conflict with others who like me are thinking uhm no. That mark walberg movie was a one off. So no right there.

[@Ayrtonsuniverse]

Just admit it is a reboot or an alternate timeline or something! this is not the same universe 90's trilogy the trilogy we who are human do not speak of and the andy serkis trilogy

[@matt54656]

Jesus the only thing worse than burtons film is the wording of this comment. The comma is such a powerful thing.

[@tiznip]

i believe by the end in this new apes saga the humans will nuke the planet allowing for the original saga to still happen

[@IggyStardust1967]

You know what, I'm going to do this like I do with Star Wars Reaction videos.... I'll use timestamps and share what I've noticed after hundreds of times viewing the Original Series of movies, and the dozens of times I've watched the newer ones. Also, before going on.... I really don't think the Marky Mark movie ties in with ANY of the others. It was made as a "Make-Up Test" to see if actors in make ups could pass muster, or if the franchise should switch to CGI. While the make up work WAS really good.... the story was pitiful and the third act made no damned sense at all, even once it was explained. Anyway.... 3:55 - Dr. Zaius said nothing about HOW mankind "destroyed" anything.... he said "The Forbidden Zone was once a paradise. YOUR breed made a desert of it." Combine that with Taylor's diatribe upon finding the statue of liberty, it IS strongly suggested that it was a nuclear disaster, and this idea is brought to light in Beneath. But in the original film, it's not fully stated. Okay, I finished watching the video, and you left out MASSIVELY important detail from Battle for the Planet of the Apes: Virgil, the Orangutan "scientist" detailed something that human had theorized long ago (by their calendar), "Imagine time being a highway moving from the past into the future, with an infinite number of lanes. By changing lanes, someone can change their future." (I typed that from memory, so I may have gotten the wording wrong, but the point stands). Also, another "timeline continuity error" exists within that movie itself. The Orangutan that keeps the armoury says that he has kept watch over that armoury for decades, which "supposedly", Battle takes place less than 2 decades after Conquest. (I spotted THAT one on my second or third viewing of the movie back in the late 1970s). So, combine what Virgil said about the highway with infinite lanes, with everything else we know from the "new" trilogy..... (Oh, and while I think of it..... the mission Taylor and crew set out upon was the Liberty.... FANS gave the ship the name "Icarus", and somehow that stuck (and was used in the Serkis trilogy, because of that) and there is a "Project Liberty" video you can look up that was a promotional video made when the original movie came out... and I suggest you watch it.) The "new" trilogy could be considered the "original" timeline, and it fits.... because Project Liberty landing on Earth in (arguably) 3955/3978 (one of those computers is likely to be "off" by its calculations... also, Dr. Haslein was mentioned in the original movie, but actually appeared in Escape as part of the governmental inquiry of the apes, Zira and Cornelius). OH! Something else... they didn't "go through a time vortex"... listen to what Taylor says in the opening: "A ship moving at close to the speed of light experiences a phenomenon called 'Time Dilation'." This is a legitimate scientific theory. Of course, since we don't have the technology to do that (get close to the speed of light), it's still just a theory. But it IS a legitimate one within the scientific community. Dammit, I get side-tracked SO easily in my old age..... Anyway.... they land in the distant future, where apes have evolved to the point of walking upright, their physique becoming more "human" and send three of their own (note: WITH the original virus infection that also evolved over the centuries) back to 1973. With Zira giving birth to Milo/Ceasar, this does indeed introduce the virus much sooner than it would have naturally occurred. Also, being a virus, it spreads to both ape and human, rendering the apes "evolved" a couple of thousand years in a few decades... but not affecting humans as much because it adapted itself to ape physiology. So... the only REAL issue left, is when Project Liberty launched.... it's possible we still haven't seen something that sent advanced technology back to pre-moon landing Earth. Remember, the events of Escape happened just 4 years AFTER the first moon landing (1969). Tie up THAT loose end, and you've got your full timeline explained. Or..... "set of timelines", as we're definitely talking about more than one. Toss in the TV series (which MAY be possible)... but one of the books the astronauts read, showed a picture of New York somewhere in the 2500s. I have the DVDs of the series.... so I could verify exactly WHEN that takes place.... but that's another timeline altogether, since dogs at least were not all killed off. So that's at least 3 confirmed different timelines.

[@JJWolford]

You do realize that just because something takes place earlier in time than another movie it doesn't make it a prequel. The films from 2011 to 2024 are a rebooted new universe from the originals. The 2011 film is not a prequel and the 2024 film is not a reboot.

[@blacksoldier430]

Why people are so bitchy about, you guys are acting like if he was dictating what the canon of the series was instead of taking it as a just a entertaining video

[@JJWolford]

@@blacksoldier430 Not sure what your on about exactly. I'm just putting out more information for the uninformed. Also kind of odd to call someone "bitchy" for merely pointing something out. He is essentially spreading false information and I am simply speaking the truth. For your information that is not complaining.

[@mr.lizard666]

@@JJWolforddoesn’t he say “this is all just speculative fan theories”

[@JJWolford]

@@mr.lizard666 Even so if you did enough research, or even just watched all of the films through you would know that they are completely different universes.

[@LunaErosStudios]

Ah, screw you all. I liked the Burton Ape movie a lot.

[@deanb5055]

so in "Conquest" the ending was changed because some people in the test audience walked out... when the movie was over?

[@ciudad1696]

Makes video called "Connecting ALL Planet of the Apes films" Purposefully leaves one out I know people hate the movie, but i just ignoring it like everybody else feels lazy. Even if its a stretch i would have preferred to see you try and stick it in somewhere. Because if you dont, its not "all" the movies, its just the ones you like

[@mwday1978]

The franchise is a complete reboot. They don't fit together. Rise, Dawn, War and Kingdom are the reboot.

[@chiquitotito616]

Trying so hard with mental gymnastics to connect the OG series to the new one reduces the new trilogy to a mere set up. It really is a total disservice to the impact and weight of the new trilogy. This is a new story with new characters only inspired by the original. It's time to move on from the original.

[@premodernprejudices3027]

There is no connection to make. You don't know what you're talking about.

[@gregharper6382]

16:15 cap, the negativity this movie receives is absolutely ridiculous especially considering some of those 70s movies!! I would’ve loved for them to have continued this franchise and potentially tie it to the new series!

[@shannoncurry2037]

Long story short, Rise, Dawn, and War of the Planet of the Apes are separate from the older films. Saved you 22 minutes!

[@dojindori]

that's not remotely what the video said

[@ndeamonk24]

Yeah bro, you playing too much. Imma pass

[@somethingtojenga]

Uh... how can apes who look like apes almost wipe out humanity and then evolve while humans devolve, AND AT THE SAME TIME be introduced from the future alongside advanced human civilization looking like upright apes who then go to war with advanced humans? Those are two completely different timelines. Maybe you should trust the director of the films when he says the movies don't line up, instead of coming up with this convoluted mess of pushpins and string? I honestly can't believe the arrogance of saying "I wonder if [the director] is watching the same movie I am." No, he's not, because he's not harboring hopeful delusions of a perfect puzzle piece-fitted continuity. It's completely absurd to suggest that the people who DIRECTED the films, without the intent of aligning everything with the originals to begin with, somehow miraculously fit everything together. lol

[@Skegnessexpress]

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