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Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.
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Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.
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Episode 1
Astronauts Alan Virdon and Peter Burke crash land on a strange planet. After being rescued by a friendly human, Virdon and Burke discover this planet is ruled by intelligent apes. To their horror, they discover that they are back on Earth in the year 3085.
Directed by Don WeisWritten by Art WallaceGuest stars Royal Dano
Episode 2
Burke, Virdon and Galen come across two humans fighting and get involved, but lose the magnetic disc. To recover it, they must approach the nearby village, where the ape prefect pits humans in a series of gladiatorial games.
Written by Art WallaceGuest stars Marc Singer, John Hoyt, William Smith
Episode 3
In a ruined city, Burke and Urko are trapped underground and must reluctantly work together to escape, while Alan and Galen must deal with Urko's gorilla patrol in the streets above.
Written by Edward J. LaksoGuest stars Norman Alden, John Milford
Episode 4
Burke and Virdon have to seek the help of a gorilla farmer and his family when Galen falls sick.
Directed by Don WeisGuest stars Jacqueline Scott
Episode 5
Burke and Virdon are helped by a young woman and a young boy while searching for an underground computer in a ruined city, but their plans go awry when Alan is captured and Urko uses the boy to get information from the astronaut.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyWritten by Robert HamnerGuest stars Zina Bethune, Jackie Earle Haley, Victor Kilian, Jon Lormer
Episode 6
An ape who runs a fishing business plans to use Virdon and Burke as slaves after he captures them.
Guest stars Roscoe Lee Browne, Jay Robinson
Episode 7
Galen must use all his charm to try and persuade his ex-girlfriend, a female ape surgeon named Kira, to operate on Virdon using a forbidden human anatomy book, after the astronaut is shot.
Directed by Arnold LavenWritten by Barry OringerGuest stars Jacqueline Scott, Michael Strong, David Naughton, Martin E. Brooks, Jamie Smith-Jackson, Raymond Mayo, Diana Hale, Phil Montgomery
Episode 8
When the guys try to track down the apes who are framing humans for crimes in a small community, Fauna, a blind female ape, falls in love with Burke while believing him to be a chimpanzee.
Written by Anthony LawrenceGuest stars John Milford, Pat Renella, Jane Actman, Hal Baylor, Baynes Barron
Episode 9
Virdon decides to take part in a dangerous horse race even though he runs the risk of being captured by Urko.
Directed by Jack StarrettWritten by Booker BradshawGuest stars Russ Marin, John Hoyt, Morgan Woodward, Richard Devon, Henry Levin, Meegan King
Episode 10
Burke undergoes a horrific interrogation after being captured whilst Virdon and Galen mount a rescue attempt.
Directed by Alf KjellinGuest stars Norman Burton, Anne Seymour, Harry Townes, Beverly Garland, Lee Delano, Wayne Foster, Lynn Benesch
Episode 11
Aboro, a despot, is making community life a misery; Burke, Virdon, and Galen decide to rob him of his powers.
Directed by Ralph SenenskyGuest stars Michael Conrad, Percy Rodriguez, James Daughton, Joseph Ruskin, Klair Bybee, Arlen Stuart
Episode 12
Thanks to their advanced medical knowledge, Burke and Virdon are able to help a village struck with malaria, but risk discovery.
Directed by Bernard McEveetyWritten by Edward J. LaksoGuest stars Sondra Locke, George D. Wallace, David Sheiner, Ron Soble, Biff Elliot, Albert Cole, Ron Stein, Charles Leland
Episode 13
Burke and Virdon are captured by a bunch of humans determined to hand them over to the Apes.
Guest stars John Ireland, Ben Andrews, Jennifer Ashley, Peter G. Skinner, Mark Bailey, Ron Stein, Tom McDonough
Episode 14
Burke and Virdon join forces with Leuric, a human attempting to fly by building himself a hang glider.
Directed by John Meredyth LucasWritten by Shimon WincelbergGuest stars Frank Aletter, Joanna Barnes, Martin E. Brooks, William Beckley, Ron Stein, Eldon Burke, Glenn R. Wilder
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
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Roddy McDowallGalen
Ron HarperAlan Virdon
James NaughtonPete Burke
Mark LenardUrko
Booth ColmanZaius
Jacqueline ScottKira
Zina Bethune
Norman Alden
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20th Century Fox TelevisionUnited States
