History Franchise / PlanetOfTheApes

A media franchise based on the 1963 novel ''La Planète des singes'' (''Planet of the Apes'') by French author Pierre Boulle, that has generated nine movies with three separate continuities, a live-action series, an animated series and canon novels. The franchise, as an allegory of human evolution and hubris, centers on a role-reversal premise where [[AnimalIsTheNewMan humanity's fall leads the great apes to evolve into a dominant, thriving, highly-intelligent civilization, while humans are now the caged animals]].

''Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes'' is the first in a planned series of six novels by Andrew E. C. Gaska, intended to add to the canon of the original movie series and fill in some gaps. The second novel, ''Death of the Planet of the Apes'', was scheduled for release in 2013, but had been pushed back (seemingly indefinitely), eventually getting a release date of November 2018.

* ''Death of the Planet of the Apes'' (2018)

* InNameOnly: Both the first film and the remake share nothing in common with [[Literature/PlanetOfTheApes the novel that inspired them]] except the existence of a planet ruled by intelligent apes with humans as savage animals. Both movies, well, ''[[IncrediblyLamePun ape]]'' the TwistEnding of the novel [[spoiler: (the narrator returns to Earth after his voyage only to find that it too has been dominated by intelligent apes)]] though in significantly different ways. Oddly, the third movie in the series, ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'', is similar to that of the original novel (loosely), but with the roles of humans and apes reversed.

The 2001 film has four original tie-in novels, there were more planned, but they were canceled due to poor sales.

* ''Conspiracy of the Planet of the Apes'' - A novel centred on Landon and his ordeal while Taylor is with Zira and Cornelius in the first film. It also tells the story of Dr. Milo, and his endeavour to study and repair the damaged spacecraft.

* ''Planet of the Apes'' (2011-2012) - A serial set in the continuity of the original five films, but taking place 1,300 years before the events of the 1968 film. The storyline from this serial was continued in:

* ''Tarzan on the Planet of the Apes'' (2016-2017) - Co-published with Creator/DarkHorse

* ''Planet of the Apes: Ursus'' (2018)

* ''Star Trek/Planet of the Apes: The Primate Directive'' (2014-2015)

* ''Betrayal of the Planet of the Apes'' (2011-2012) - Set 20 years before the 1968 film, the series was the first entry in a trilogy that tells the story of growing pro-human sentiment within the Ape community and other political upsets, providing a backstory for the protesters who make their doomed appearance in the second film.

[[AC:Creator/BoomStudios]] - The largest continuing publisher of "Apes" comics remains Creator/BoomStudios, which has published multiple serials set in both the original continuity and the 2011 reboot continuity.

After Creator/{{Disney}} acquired Marvel and Creator/{{Fox}}, Marvel gained the license.

* ''Planet of the Apes: Visionaries'' (2018) - One shot based on the Creator/RodSerling script for the original movie.

* ''Kong on the Planet of the Apes'' (2017-2018)

** This was actually the initial plan in the original ''Planet of the Apes''. It was scrapped when the only female crew member was killed in the crash landing.

* AdaptationalHeroism: While this is subject to change in future films, the apes under Caesar in the ContinuityReboot starting with ''Rise'' aren't as cruel as the apes in the original film series towards humanity, barring the moment where Koba seized power and riled the apes up into a war against the human colony in the false belief that they had killed Caesar. While the apes in the new continuity will fight against humans if necessary, their number one priority from ''Rise'' to ''War'' has always been to prioritize escaping and getting themselves to safety above all else and generally forego seeking revenge or enslaving humankind. Even Caesar himself ultimately chose to give up on seeking revenge in the end when it had been his motive for all of ''War'' and focus solely on getting his people to safety, unlike his previous incarnation in ''Conquest'' who, even when he was being merciful to the conquered humans, still chose to treat them unequally.

[[AC:Creator/BoomStudios]]
The largest continuing publisher of "Apes" comics remains Creator/BoomStudios, which has published multiple serials set in both the original continuity and the 2011 reboot continuity.

** ''Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes'' (2024)

* ''Planet of the Apes: Devolution'' (2023-)

** It's a famous discrepancy that Taylor says the planet has no moon when they land in the first film. (In real life this was to avoid giving away [[EarthAllAlong the twist]] too early.) ''Cataclysm'' reveals that the moon was blown up by the mutants less than a decade before Taylor lands (and therefore the planet was doomed anyway, though only Doctor Milo understood why).
** Another well-known discrepancy is that the myth Zira and Cornelius relate in ''Film/EscapeFromThePlanetOfTheApes'', in which an ape named Aldo is the first ape to speak, contradicts the very next film, where that role goes to their son Milo/Caesar. In the ''Revolution'' comics, Aldo is instead the first ''natural-born'' ape to start speaking like a human, whereas Caesar was conceived in the far future by speaking apes.

A media franchise based on the 1963 novel ''La Planète des singes'' (''Planet of the Apes'') by French author Pierre Boulle, that has generated nine movies with three separate continuities, a live-action series, an animated series and canon novels.

The franchise, as an allegory of human evolution and hubris, centers on a role-reversal premise where [[AnimalIsTheNewMan humanity's fall leads the great apes to evolve into a dominant, thriving, highly-intelligent civilization, while humans are now the caged animals]].

* MemorialStatue: A recurring series motif is colossal statues looking down on the main characters, often (as per Noel Murray [[https://www.avclub.com/the-original-planet-of-the-apes-series-became-more-dari-1798264073 at the AV Club]]) being doomed to witness the ideal they memorialise fall apart. in the first film, Lady Liberty looks down on the unrecognisable remains of New York. In the second, the illusion of the Lawgiver statues cries tears of blood as the gorillas declare war on humankind. And in the last, Caesar's statue sheds an ambiguous tear that can be seen as joy that his actions changed the timeline, or despair that he didn't, depending on your interpretation. And then, of course, the Burton remake reworks the original's final reveal with the Ape statue in place of Lincoln's in Washington.

** ''[[Film/KingKong Kong]] on the Planet of the Apes'', where a group of apes pursuing Taylor into the Forbidden Zone shortly after the events of the original film encounter a Kong washed up on the shore next to the Statue of Liberty, prompting an Ape expedition to Skull Island.

** From ''Firestorm

* MythologyGag: In the ''Rise of the Planet of the Apes'' prequel comic, Caesar's father is referred to as Alpha. This is a reference to the Alpha-Omega bomb from ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes.''
* ServantRace: Mutant Drones.
* ShoutOut:

* MythologyGag: The Alpha-Omega group, which burns buildings and puts graffiti of the Alpha and Omega symbols together, is a reference to the Alpha-Omega bomb from ''Beneath the Planet of the Apes.''

* ShoutOut:
** It is said that people in France were among the first of many infected with the Simian Flu. This not only correlates with the end credit sequence of ''Rise'' but also reflects how the franchise itself originated in French, with Pierre Boulle's novel.
** Koba's friend, a chimp named Milo, is named after Dr. Milo, a chimp from ''Escape From The Planet of the Apes.''
** Tommy calling Koba ugly is a reference to Zira calling Taylor ugly in the 1968 film.

* ''Planet of the Apes'' (2023-)