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{{Entry
 | image = Planet_of_the_Apes.jpg
 | episodes = 14
 | year = 1974
 | country = United States
 | seasons = 1
 | breakdown = (1) 14
 | category = Earth Future
 | colour = Yes
 | format = Series
 | company = 20th Century Fox Television
 | run_time = 60
 | language = English
 | creator = Pierre Boulle (Based on Characters by Pierre Boulle)
 | type = Live Action
 | status = Ended
 | broadcaster = CBS
 | first_aired = 1974-09-13
 | last_aired = 1974-12-20
}}

== Summary ==

The television adaptation of ''Planet of the Apes'' follows the broad premise established by the film series, depicting a distant future in which Earth is dominated by an advanced ape civilisation and humans occupy an inferior, largely pre‑industrial position. Scientific knowledge has deteriorated to the point that both species live in conditions reminiscent of the mediaeval period. As in the first two theatrical films, the narrative is initiated by the arrival of two American astronauts who pass through a ''time warp'' and land on this future Earth, where they are immediately regarded as fugitives by the ruling apes.

In the series, the astronauts are ''Alan Virdon'' and ''Pete Burke''. Their spacecraft, launched in ''1980'', returns to Earth in the year ''3085'', with the crew having aged less than a single day due to relativistic effects. After crash‑landing, they recover the ship’s flight records, which may contain information enabling them to return to their own era, but they lack the technology required to play them back. Virdon and Burke quickly become targets of the ape authorities, notably ''Dr. Zaius'', head of the governing council, and ''General Urko'', commander of the military, who is personally determined to capture them.

The astronauts receive assistance from ''Galen'', a chimpanzee portrayed by ''Roddy McDowall'', who had appeared in different roles in the feature films. Together, the trio travel across the planet in search of a means to access the flight data while evading Urko’s forces. The series adopts a narrative structure similar to The Fugitive, with the protagonists moving from place to place, aiding various communities while remaining under constant pursuit.

== Cast==

Galen '''RODDY MCDOWALL''', Alan Virdon '''RON HARPER''',  Peter Burke '''JAMES NAUGHTON''', General Urko '''MARK LENARD''', Dr. Zaius '''BOOTH COLMAN''', Barlow '''JOHN HOYT'''.
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Links:
*[[wikipedia:Planet_of_the_Apes_(TV_series)|Planet of the Apes (TV series) - Wikipedia]]