Going Ape: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Going Ape looks to our primate predecessors to understand human interaction and social dynamics. Not only do humans share 98 percent of our genetic code with our closest ape relatives, we also share some of the same inherent basic instincts. This revealing, often comic three-part series explores humans' daily battles for power, territory, sex and allegiance with that of our monkey cousins through humorous experiments, hidden camera footage, wildlife footage and expert analysis.

Series details

• Title: Going Ape
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2013-05-13
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-06-03
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: National Geographic
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 30601
• TVDB ID: 270069

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-05-13; final listed air date 2013-06-03.

Source and licence

Adapted from Going Ape on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.