Introduction
Planet of the Apes reads like a public archive compiled across centuries—court transcripts, expedition logs, emergency broadcasts, and fragments left by historians who do not agree on the same calendar. It is a record of cause and consequence: how small choices around research, security, and compassion ripple outward until they redraw who governs and who obeys. In one era, scientists make a discovery that promises hope and demands restraint. In another, cities learn how fast order collapses when fear outruns leadership. Far ahead, explorers land with confidence and discover that time has its own sense of humor.
This hub treats each entry as history you could read in a municipal archive: what witnesses observe, what institutions record, and why contemporaries consider the moment decisive. We keep to present tense to preserve immediacy—alerts are sounding, protests are forming, treaties are being drafted—and we stay spoiler‑free, focusing on public outcomes rather than private fates. You will not find endings or epitaphs here, only the civic contours: curfews posted, borders redrawn, monuments raised, and scientific notes filed under ‘urgent’.
Begin in 1973 as visitors from the future complicate the past, then move through 1991 when unrest and conscience share a city. By 2003, the argument about control turns into street policy; by 2016, an experiment creates the conditions for a new balance of power. The 2020s test survival and diplomacy in forests and ruined suburbs. In the far future, astronauts meet a world that reflects their own decisions back at them, and later kingdoms inherit stories that have hardened into law. Read in order, the timeline shows a single thread: intelligence without humility breeds crises, while empathy—however fragile—keeps doors open.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes — 2016
Caesar’s origin; ALZ‑113 triggers the Simian Flu. Set in 2016.
Open event →Dawn of the Planet of the Apes — 2026
Ten years after the outbreak; apes vs. survivors in the Bay Area.
Open event →Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes — c. 2328 (approx.)
~300 years after War; new clans and myths rise.
Open event →Escape from the Planet of the Apes — 1973
Cornelius and Zira arrive in present‑day Los Angeles.
Open event →Conquest of the Planet of the Apes — 1991
Caesar leads an uprising in a near‑future police state.
Open event →Battle for the Planet of the Apes — c. 2003 (approx.)
After the uprising, fragile peace; frame story in the 2670s.
Open event →FAQ
Q: What is the Planet of the Apes timeline order?
A: Start with the modern saga — Rise (2016), Dawn (2026), War (2028), Kingdom (c. 2328) — then the classic cycle: Escape (1973), Conquest (1991), Battle (early 2000s, frame c. 2670s), and the far-future original Planet of the Apes (3978). See each page for context.