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Planet of the Apes

1974 · 1 season

A thoughtful, wandering fugitive adventure that mixes social allegory with low-key 1970s sci-fi tension.

Created by: Anthony Wilson
Genres: Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure, Drama
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton

Overview: 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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Created by: Anthony Wilson
Genres: Sci-fi & fantasy, Action & adventure, Drama
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
freedom
identity
betrayal
justice
Places: wilderness
small town
countryside
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	2
Humour	2
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: sci-fi & fantasy, action & adventure, drama
Created by: Anthony Wilson
Written by: Shimon Wincelberg, Robert Hamner, Edward J. Lakso, Art Wallace
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Ron Harper, James Naughton, Mark Lenard, Booth Colman, Jacqueline Scott, Zina Bethune, Norman Alden
Length: 1 seasons, 14 episodes, 50 min each
Network: CBS
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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