Release OrderRecommended
0 / 10 watchedAll ten films in release order. The 1968 twist stays unspoiled this way.
Original series
- 1 Planet of the Apes
- 2 Beneath the Planet of the Apes
- 3 Escape from the Planet of the Apes Time-travel twist sends Cornelius and Zira to 1970s Earth.
- 4 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
- 5 Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Standalone remake
- 6 Planet of the Apes Tim Burton's standalone retelling. Fits neither timeline.
Caesar trilogy
- 7 Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- 8 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- 9 War for the Planet of the Apes
New era
- 10 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Latest released film. Set generations after Caesar. Released May 10, 2024.
Chronological Order
0 / 10 watchedThe reboot era first, then the original five. Burton's film is standalone and sits last.
Caesar era
- 1 Rise of the Planet of the Apes
- 2 Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
- 3 War for the Planet of the Apes
Generations later
- 4 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Roughly 300 years after War. Apes now rule and humans live in hiding.
The original timeline
- 5 Planet of the Apes
- 6 Beneath the Planet of the Apes
- 7 Escape from the Planet of the Apes
- 8 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
- 9 Battle for the Planet of the Apes
Standalone
- 10 Planet of the Apes Standalone. Watch it anywhere; it connects to nothing else.
About Planet of the Apes
Ten Planet of the Apes films run from the 1968 original to Kingdom (2024). The original five follow Taylor's crash, a trip into the ape world's past, and Caesar's revolt. The modern four restart the story with Caesar's origin and jump centuries forward for Kingdom.
Tim Burton's 2001 film is a standalone retelling, not part of either timeline. Release order is the recommendation. The 1968 ending is one of cinema's famous twists and deserves to land unspoiled.
Good to know
Chronological order here means the reboot era first (Rise, Dawn, War, Kingdom) and then the original five, whose sequels loop through time travel back to the 1970s. Burton's film fits neither sequence, so it sits last in the chronological list as a standalone.
Kingdom is set generations after Caesar, roughly 300 years after War. The next film is uncertain: the studio eyed 2027 for a Kingdom sequel, but May 2026 reporting has Matt Shakman directing a new original story with Josh Friedman writing, possibly unconnected to Kingdom. Treat any date as tentative.
