Yahoo News How to Watch All of the ‘Planet of the Apes’ Movies in Order Online
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With the upcoming release of the Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes in theaters on Friday, May 10, you might want to catch up the past movies in the franchise — which are all available to watch online.
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The film series has been going strong for the last 56 years, with nine installments starting in 1968. All Planet of the Apes movies are all streamable on Hulu for subscribers only.
If you’re not a subscriber, you can start with a 30-day free trial here. Once your free trial is over, you can sign up for just $5.99 per month, or $59.99 for an annual plan for the ad-supported version of the streaming service — a savings of 18 percent. However, if you want to go ad-free, Hulu (No Ads) goes for $11.99 per month, or $119.99 per year (about $9.99 per month) for nearly 20 percent off the month-to-month price.
Aside from the Planet of the Apes movies, you’ll get access to Hulu Originals like Only Murders in the Building, The Bear, Reservation Dogs, Solar Opposites and others, as well as hit movies like Poor Things, Prey, Anatomy of a Fall and others.
Ahead, you can find all of the previous Planet of the Apes that are available online to watch. The movies are listed in order of release.
'Planet of the Apes'
(1968)
'Beneath the Planet of the Apes'
(1970)
'Escape from the Planet of the Apes'
(1971)
'Conquest for the Planet of the Apes'
(1972)
'Battle for the Planet of the Apes'
(1973)
Tim Burton's 'Planet of the Apes'
(2001)
'Rise of the Planet of the Apes'
(2011)
'Dawn of the Planet of the Apes'
(2014)
'War for the Planet of the Apes'
(2017)
Based on the French novel La Planète des singes by author Pierre Boulle, which was first published in 1963, the Planet of the Apes franchise is a series of science fiction films about the on-going struggle between man and ape in the future society where apes rule the world and man is subjugated. The series started with the original Planet of the Apes in 1968, while the last movie War for the Planet of the Apes was released in 2017.
Where to Buy The Planet of the Apes Movies
If you want own a physical copy of the Planet of the Apes movies, you can pick up two boxed sets. One is the “legacy collection,” which features the first five movies in the franchise, starting at $85. And the other is most recent “reboot” trilogy, which features the last three movies. It’s is available on Blu-ray for $20 (reg. $40) and 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray for $45.
Meanwhile, Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes is available on all sorts of formats starting at just $4.
'Planet Of The Apes' Legacy Collection
$31.31 $43.74 28% off
'Planet of the Apes' Reboot Trilogy
$19.96 $39.99 50% off
$44.99
In addition, along with the nine movies in the film franchise, there are also two TV series available to watch. The first is simply called Planet of the Apes from 1974. While it’s not available to watch with any streaming service, it is available to buy on DVD for $130 on Amazon.
'Planet of the Apes' – The Complete TV Series
No. of episodes: 14
The other TV show is Return to the Planet of the Apes animated series from 1975. It’s also not streamable, but it is available on DVD for $14 at Amazon.
'Return to the Planet of the Apes' – The Complete Animated Series
No. of episodes: 13
Where to Buy the Planet of the Apes Novel Online
Planet of the Apes is based on the bestselling French novel of the same name (La Planète des singes) by Pierre Boulle. It was first published in 1963. The book is available as a hardcover for $27, a mass-market paperback for $8 (reg. $9) and as a Kindle e-book for $6 (reg. $9) at Amazon.
Meanwhile, Planet of the Apes novel is also available as an unabridged audiobook for $15 (reg. $17), or you can listen to it for free as an Audible audiobook for members from the retail giant.
'Planet of the Apes' ('La Planète des singes') by Pierre Boulle
$27.14
$7.99 $8.99 11% off
$5.99
$15.10 $17.26 13% off
Not an Audible member? Sign up for a 30-day free trial and get free audiobooks (including Planet of the Apes). The service usually auto-renews at $14.99 per month. Learn more about Audible here.
In the meantime, you can watch all of the Planet of the Apes movie on Hulu here.
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