Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973) In 2001, Tim Burton helmed a big budget remake of the original 1968 film, also titled Planet of the Apes. Most critics didn’t like it.

Mild spoilers ahead. Planet of the Apes Release Order Taylor (Charlton Heston) and his replacement time-traveling astronaut, Brent (James Franciscus), in Beneath the Planet of the Apes.

For a writer, signing on to “Planet of the Apes” is less an assignment than a calling. After all, it’s the longest-running science-fiction series in film history. So when Rick Jaffa and ...

Apes have been strong together since 1968, with the Planet of the Apes series being one of the most popular and longest-running science fiction franchises on the big screen.

So when Fox revived the series again in 2011 with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, there was no reason to expect a new series to continue for thirteen-plus years.

The “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” ending teases much more story to come, and director Wes Ball has already confirmed there are plans for two more sequels.

That means Disney-owned Hulu is the main home for the "Planet of the Apes" movies, although they also stream elsewhere. Here's how to watch every movie in the series.

When it comes to Tim Burton’s 2001 remake “Planet of the Apes,” it doesn’t necessarily fall anywhere in the timeline as it’s a redo of the 1968 film and never got its own in-universe sequel.