Planet of the Apes: Story, Cast and Series Facts
Planet of the Apes (1974): Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
After their spacecraft travels through a time warp, two astronauts from 1981 crash-land back on Earth in the year 3085--a time when intelligent apes rule and humans have been reduced to servants or pets. Captured by the apes and sentenced to death, they are saved by a curious chimpanzee name Galen. But now all three are on the run, trying to keep one step ahead of the gorilla army led by General Urko, who is determined to kill the renegades.
Series details
- Title: Planet of the Apes
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama, Adventure, Science-Fiction
- Premiere date: 1974-09-13
- Final broadcast date listed: 1974-12-20
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 7.1/10
- TVMaze ID: 1133
Cast and credited roles
- Roddy McDowall — Galen
- Ron Harper — Alan Virdon
- James Naughton — Peter Burke
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1974-09-13; final listed air date 1974-12-20; episode order: 14.
Source and licence
Adapted from Planet of the Apes 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.
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