THE PLANET OF THE APES (Entire 4000 Year Timeline Lore & History) EXPLORED

Hey guys what’s happening? Niyat here with film comics explained.
The "Planet of the Apes" franchise, spanning over 55 years, features a few distinct continuities over 9 live-action films and one television series. The films introduce us to a planet where apes have reached the pinnacle of civilization, reducing humans to a subjugated, enslaved class.
The first timeline included five movies made in the late 60’s and early 70’s, all fitting into a single closed loop. The era also included a short-lived 1974 TV series, reimagining the first film's narrative over 14 episodes in a new timeline. It was then rebooted in 2001 by Tim Burton.
A decade later, the franchise was reinvigorated once again with a phenomenal reboot trilogy featuring Andy Serkis as Caesar. This new continuity showcased a world where humans were dominant, slowly transitioning to one where apes ascend to power, a rise precipitated by human actions.
The recently released "Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes" basically picks up where the reboot trilogy left off, and today, we’re going to explore the events in each live-action film, culminating with a breakdown and review of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
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[@feller6766]

I will be forever grateful that they didn't fumble the new rebooted trilogy

[@WandererNamedGuy]

Same.

[@ThePerks2010]

Same, the original planet of the apes made me the nerd i am today! I'd have been heartbroken if they'd f***ed it again after the version that shall not be named. 😂

[@splitman1129]

Hard to do that whenever they are just regurgitating material like all of the other franchises. Hollywood is dead.

[@MarcYanruw]

I like that it's a continuation of the trilogy but in a different time

[@gregharper6382]

Agreed!

[@osrsweims]

Was bummed out i had to pick up a coworkers shift with zero warning , but i got a whole 3 hour vid to keep me going. Thanks bro :)

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Glad I could help

[@otisyoungblood]

I know that feeling hope your night went by fast

[@germany456]

Me last night, wish I saw this so I could watch it at work but I found this out after

[@rbnzo25]

Had to pick up a shift? Why not tell them "Sorry no thanks. I need that day off"

[@noahg6024]

“Koba belong in cage” might be the most personal devastating insult in the entire franchise. Caesar went right for the jugular with that one.

[@Optimiss93]

I didn’t even realize Michael Clarke Duncan was in the 2001 version of planet of the apes! Still extremely devastated he is gone. He was such a legend and one of my all-time favorite actors. 😭😭😭

[@jacobviator3118]

You couldn't recognize his voice??!

[@Optimiss93]

@@jacobviator3118 I watched it more than 20 years ago so no

[@judealex5408]

Exactly 😊

[@Hedronn]

Something to note about Tim Burton’s 2001 Planet of the Apes is that the ending is actually much closer to how Boulle’s original novel actually ends.

[@damianstarks3338]

Thanks for this new Planet of the Apes video happy Memorial Day Saturday.

[@noe7924]

Everyone’s Saturday just got better, thank you

[@radice126]

Three hours of planet of the apes content, let’s go

[@mikepastor.k6233]

In Conquest... there were two different endings. One where the apes batter the fascist leader to death and one where Ceasar shows compassion. I actually remember seeing both versions.

[@pebblebrookbooks4852]

Wow that's worth looking into!!

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

The fact Rod Serling helped write the original movie’s screenplay has the famous twist ending make a whole lot more sense.

[@johnrandolph1989]

Captain Taylor: YOU MANIACS, YOU BLEW IT UP! DAMN YOU! DAMN YOU ALL TO HELL!

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

And then the world blows up.

[@mikepastor.k6233]

I remember that Friday night broadcast lineup on different networks of Kung-Fu at 7;00, Six Million Dollar Man at 8;00, Planet of the Apes on 9;00, and Kolcheck, Night Stalker at 10;00. I was glued to the Tv all night!

[@germany456]

This is pretty cool tbh, so the newest movie is like what 40 years later from the closest movie we saw, crazy how humans went from the highest animal to the lowest. Wish we had a TV show of the planet apes tbh, I loved how they are bringing back old movies

[@rileycook6372]

300 years

[@Hamad___]

This trilogy and the new one is amazing better then any new reboot or movies being made

[@gamerstheater1187]

I like how only a third of this video is just the old movies

[@germany456]

The first movie was made so great tbh, crazy how half the planet was banned so the apes couldn’t go there

[@mikepastor.k6233]

General Ursus was a hoot. Beneath... is worth watching just for him

[@stephenjacewicz4594]

Wow... Congrats on the accomplishment of an over 3 hr video. You were definitely getting there! I will have to watch it over time after I watched the sequels to the original. 🎉🎉

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Jesus christ

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Anything else? Lol.

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@@Nathan-ew5hv Probably still typing 😂

[@RealBradMiller]

But oddly not John Carter.... 😂

[@jacobviator3118]

​@@RealBradMiller JCoM could have been a solid franchise if it hadnt completely bombed... i really wish we had gotten more movies..

[@dropdeaddrawing]

I've been really stoked on the longer form content that's branching out into some more unique series like this and the warhammer content. Been a big fan for years and its like were in a renaissance right now

[@glennlaroche1524]

Small mistake----at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="142">2:22</a>, you show a pic of Gregory Peck, not Charlton Heston.

[@mluisborg]

This guy is actually a 🐐, the craftsmanship that goes into each video is second to none

[@MrWhiskers65]

Congratulations on 1 million subscribers!

[@ajzorger93]

im so glad yall make long essay videos, theyre so much fun to learn from

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broooo this was so good, man this is legit the best thing I've seen on yt since I can't even remember when

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You've always had a great channel, but your content lately has hit a new level of excellence.

[@filmcomicsexplained]

You are far too kind. Cheers mate 🥃

[@brett9675]

@@filmcomicsexplained Do you plan to cover a lot of movie/series sagas or just some primary ones with added installments coming out this year??

[@user-ig1vo1es7e]

Thanks for this. Sunday morning binge :)

[@oiyile1971]

I love your videos and Planet of the Apes. Fantastic mix

[@MorpheusGI]

I finished watching Kingdom last week. Honestly it's a breathtaking piece of cinema, from the motion capture to the quality is incredible.

[@mitsuri3096]

Your content been improving more and more

[@Ramirez_defend_burger_town]

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[@jaggedvisions]

1 million subscribers, just noticed! Congratulations man, got a great channel

[@IronDragon-2143]

The new Planet of the Apes series of movies have been great. Proof that Hollywood is still capable of making genuinely good films when they put storytelling first and messaging second.

[@ChrisWilliams-zz1kt]

At least tim burton tried i will always appreciate it

[@neofulcrum5013]

Can’t wait for the next two films

[@sirloin869]

4000 years, vary "19, seventy"...

[@GRIMfan001]

👍🏽 much appreciated, perfect example of adequate indepth reviewing

[@filmcomicsexplained]

Much appreciated!

[@jlee479]

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[@ThePerks2010]

"he can talk!, he can talk! I CAN SIIIINNNNNGGGG!!!!" i still sing this to myself when I'm pootling about the house 😂

[@raucepowers8127]

Insanely well made!

[@GameTesterBootCamp]

Andy Serkis is an unbelievably talented actor, but has also made some really boneheaded commends in the past. When VFX and Animators went on strike a while back, he made the VERY asshole comment of "I already did 99% of the work. What's there left to do? All they do is put digital makeup on the actors." (paraphrased). He lost a LOT of supporters in the movie/game industry that day.

[@chrisfalke]

Nice to see you got that 1 million followers congrats

[@kb-nm4uk]

Damn im gonna have to set aside a day for this vid when I have a wifi connection.

[@BruhhhhSMH]

Video was absolutely fire. It definitely shines on Batman’s ability to adapt. It kinda never gets old. But I’ll never get tired of it 🤞🏾

[@dimitries]

Strictly waiting for your breakdowns and reviews

[@Toeken42]

if there was a "love it" button, it would be pressed. Ty for your time and content!

[@sonofatlas1372]

Thanks for the memorials day gift.

[@lucky20lw]

Just a note. Malcolm and Ellie are partners. Alexander is Malcolm's son, the mother has passed. Ellie lost her family to the virus.

[@MrGrandure]

That was Ricardo's real chest in the the Wrath of Khann! Do your push ups!

[@Charlie.a]

Thank you

[@Ezekiel-rv3pe]

Steve zahn's monkey character cracks me up LMAO 🤣🤣!!!!!!!

[@iGame360fficial]

"Lost In Space" Just makes me think of the astronauts in the original movies, or the one with Wahlberg. Which a nice easter egg.

[@newbornviking9721]

Can you make a video on Devilman from Devilman

[@Rome274]

Fun fact . Charlton Heston had a bad cold and laryngitis that day when he had to shout "Get your hands off me..." but it worked out well as in the movie he had a throat wound and lost his voice for a while..

[@jfig7682]

fun fact on ECHO name towards the humans... in war of the planet of the apes, if u watch with credits, after the gun shot, the credits or subtitles say ECHO.

[@doctorwyvern9992]

I can’t help but wonder what Rod Serling would’ve thought of this retelling of the Planet of the Apes movies.

[@marcmcdonald8546]

I have always loved the original movies. And with the last one finishing several centuries short of when thr first started, I always took the series as a closed paradox. Taylor has to go to the future in order for the Apes to take over, and something happens between the scene with the law giver and when Taylor arrives thdt causes Apes to turn on humans

[@caitlynactually8070]

Its one timeline. Hesslines theory bridges all of them in escape from poa. Its all the same story, all 11 films.

[@Danielplays993]

I’ve only seen the trilogy and kingdom but the original seems so good aswell

[@deejayxcrypt]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2177">36:17</a> I had absolutely forgotten this one.

[@feralprocessor9853]

For Halo fans: I image this is what Jiralhanea society would've looked like post First-imolation.

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

Can’t believe I’m this late 😢

[@WaruiSushiiRoe]

Why only Planet of the Apes? Why not the whole series down to Battle for the Planet with the Apes? 🤔 I'd watch a long vid on that. 🤗

[@rileycook6372]

What do you mean? This is about the whole series?

[@HardlyQuinn]

Conquest is the perfect metaphor for things that are seen in reality. How victims of bigotry become bigots themselves justifying their own racism or sexism by the fact that they experienced it instead of realising that they are just as bad as what they hated

[@anubusx]

Please look at The Ancient Enemy from The Phantoms.

[@MrBounceoutboi]

When you think about Caesars family tree is a grandfather's paradox, his family line leads into Cornelius who goes back in time to have his son, who lives up into the future for his family line to have his father

[@Syndr1]

Hi Film, your my favorite Spoiler. 👍

[@CGCGCG91]

I would love a series of books set in this world

[@Franco1395]

That was Gregory Peck. I guess I’ll wait and see if his pic showing up gets explained.

[@samturner6061]

I dunno if anyone would agree, but I think it would go HARD if they did a movie in the future where apes have completely taken over the planet, and the time travelers from the original movie blast through the atmosphere.

[@user-kf4qd4zv8f]

"The doomsday bomb, what a wonderful memento from the 20th century. They weren't satisfied building a bomb that could destroy a city, no, they finally made one with a cobalt casing."

[@JimTrussell]

3 hours 😂😂😂😂😂😂 crazy but awesome

[@sigmar4564]

Well this is a Pleasant Surprise

[@meatbyproducts]

Wait, wait... you show a picture of Gregory Peck when you mention Charlton Heston. @<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="142">2:22</a>

[@multiversehq]

3 hours? Bruh 😂

[@germany456]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="205">3:25</a> so they go to a planet that’s already habitable by humans to find out it’s already nuked or just how the planet was already

[@Germgeuse]

It's Earth. Nuclear war happened while the astronauts were in space.

[@beastlaz]

Did you actually watch Escape? It's Zira who swaps out the baby's not Armando. Escape was always the film requiring the biggest suspension of disbelief, how exactly did Milo know where Taylor's craft had sunk? How did he drag it up from the water? How did he repair a waterlogged complex spaceship, with tech far beyond that which was available to the apes? Fuel? Launchpad? And all this in the time between PotA and Beneath, biggest plothole ever

[@iggymoondust289]

Why did you show Gregory Peck when you said Charlton Heston

[@MarksREmarks]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="138">2:18</a> am i the only person to notice, that was not charlton heston, the picture was of gregory peck.

[@chrisf4268]

I hate when people dump on Maximus. Considering where he came from he has a deep well of kindness and optimism. Lucy recognizes him as a good person and falls in love with him because of it.

[@MantraHerbInchSin]

Which of tese movies would you people say is the best?

[@AFlyingCoconut]

It wasn't until I watched this video that I realized the crucified apes in War are a direct reference to the "Scareapes" in the 1968 original

[@janefelix3821]

Yes, there were numerous references to the original in this film. The human doll which said mama was one too.

[@mariog8067]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="142">2:22</a>, that photo is of Gregory Peck not Charleston Heston.

[@gregharper6382]

I like the 2001 version! Definitely gets unnecessary hate! I don’t understand how that ending is so controversial, they literally were setting up for a sequel!

[@ericpowell4350]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="140">2:20</a> You said Charleston Heston but showed Gregory Peck.

[@TheRealB40]

Imagine a plague that killed all the cats and dogs 😭😭

[@19chris_rulez93]

Personally my favorite franchise as a whole spanning for nearly 60 years... unfortunately I was born in the 1990s so only my mother and father bare witnessed the 5 original films but yes I remember when the 2001 film was released and at the time i was only 7 or 8 years old same year as JP 3 and the mummy returns also for comparisons both walking with beasts and BBC the lost world with the late Bob hoskins came out same year too and both were good in their own right but when a decade went by and I got my education behind me when rise of the planet of the apes came out I was about to graduate highschool in 2012... I for one love the recent movies the ceaser trilogy is remarkable and tells compelling story of the apes side of the story from basically the villains if you will to understand them better like a brother bear kind of way if you will and mind you this came out before the year of the villain in the 2020s became a thing... Ill be seeing the kingdom of the planet of the apes this month and hopefully see how noas story plays out as a start with kingdom being like rise in a way like how Jurassic world is to the first Jurassic Park... And looking forward to seeing the rest of the new trilogy and upcoming 3rd trilogy as some rumors being there will be 9 movies in all of the new saga as a whole. Also want more planet of the apes content check out the KZbin channel ape nation highly recommend he did reviews of all the movies and even kingdom and right now he's going over the short lived TV series and even the short live animated series... What you think of doing reviews on the video game planet of the apes last frontier and idk maybe for upcoming Halloween maybe Dracula 2000 or the howling... I mean want something even more frightening try reviewing HBO Max's velma lol yeah no ill spare you that fate my friend we already have many other KZbinrs doing that for you and sparing your sanity hoping to God it don't get a part 3 or season 3 whatever you call it... Anyway love your content keep up the hard work man great channel and great videos. ☺️👍

[@jrgnc1]

How did Dr. Milo repair a spacecraft that was totally destroyed? And how was he knowledgeable on that technology? And wow...three intact spacesuits were also salvaged.

[@_senpaii_]

Can u do this to dune pls

[@mitsuri3096]

Rip buck 😢😢 very sad death

[@dxntcxre]

They were not rocking with milo lol

[@familyfehl9975]

Finish 28 days later comics?!

[@mistaando9741]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="2058">34:18</a> was that John Huston?

[@ObiClon]

One thing I love about these films is each one brings something new to this long-running & ever changing franchise every time I watch them.

[@cabdicano8698]

Why do I have the feeling Robert e lee favorite movie would be..:

[@LUMLUMLEELUM]

When i watch this movie I sympathize with Caesar. Early in my life i found safery and joy in humans but the older i get the more I hate humans. And i cant seem to let it go.

[@ToBeContinued-cc4pd]

Heh, heh, heh. With what you said about Kingdom, you may as well have just said, yeah it was a movie, it was made, and people saw it. Look dude, just come out and say you were disappointed, or it sucked, or already getting tired of the series. Looks like The Apes series, ran its course, no pun intended.

[@germany456]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="480">8:00</a> so what, so they were in the ship waiting to go to the new planet, but managed to stay and go to the same planet as of earth lol

[@skylerdeansings]

I'd say a 6.

[@jasonpadgettCodm]

No you didn’t you are goat my boy. It’s already saved and downloaded

[@_les2001]

name pls