Planet of the Apes franchise

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feature film live-action television series media franchise

The Planet of the Apes franchise is a long-running science fiction series spanning films, television, and other media that explores a future where intelligent apes dominate a post-apocalyptic Earth and challenge humanity’s place as the ruling species.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Planet of the Apes film series	7
Planet of the Apes franchise canonical	4
Planet of the Apes (film series)	2
Planet of the Apes film universe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8431462 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Planet of the Apes franchise
Context triple: [Rise of the Planet of the Apes, basedOn, Planet of the Apes franchise]

A. Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Planet of the Apes (2001 film) is a science fiction action movie directed by Tim Burton that reimagines the classic franchise about a future dominated by intelligent apes.
B. Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes (1968 film) is a landmark science fiction movie starring Charlton Heston, renowned for its dystopian future ruled by intelligent apes and its iconic twist ending.
C. Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a 1970 science fiction film and sequel to Planet of the Apes that continues the story of a post-apocalyptic Earth ruled by intelligent apes.
D. Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 science fiction film in the Planet of the Apes franchise that follows three intelligent apes who travel back in time to contemporary Earth, where they face fear, fascination, and persecution from human society.
E. Avatar franchise
The Avatar franchise is a science fiction media series created by James Cameron, centered on the alien world of Pandora and its indigenous Na’vi people, spanning blockbuster films, theme park attractions, and related media.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Planet of the Apes franchise
Target entity description: The Planet of the Apes franchise is a long-running science fiction series spanning films, television, and other media that explores a future where intelligent apes dominate a post-apocalyptic Earth and challenge humanity’s place as the ruling species.

A. Planet of the Apes (2001 film)
Planet of the Apes (2001 film) is a science fiction action movie directed by Tim Burton that reimagines the classic franchise about a future dominated by intelligent apes.
B. Planet of the Apes (1968 film)
Planet of the Apes (1968 film) is a landmark science fiction movie starring Charlton Heston, renowned for its dystopian future ruled by intelligent apes and its iconic twist ending.
C. Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Beneath the Planet of the Apes is a 1970 science fiction film and sequel to Planet of the Apes that continues the story of a post-apocalyptic Earth ruled by intelligent apes.
D. Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Escape from the Planet of the Apes is a 1971 science fiction film in the Planet of the Apes franchise that follows three intelligent apes who travel back in time to contemporary Earth, where they face fear, fascination, and persecution from human society.
E. Avatar franchise
The Avatar franchise is a science fiction media series created by James Cameron, centered on the alien world of Pandora and its indigenous Na’vi people, spanning blockbuster films, theme park attractions, and related media.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	feature film ⓘ live-action television series ⓘ media franchise ⓘ
basedOn	Planet of the Apes novel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creator	Pierre Boulle NERFINISHED ⓘ
director	Franklin J. Schaffner NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresFictionalSpecies	intelligent apes ⓘ mutated humans ⓘ
firstWork	Planet of the Apes (1968 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	science fiction ⓘ
hasCultFollowing	true ⓘ
includesFilm	Battle for the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ Beneath the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ Conquest of the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ Dawn of the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ Escape from the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ Planet of the Apes (1968 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Planet of the Apes (2001 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ Rise of the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ War for the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesMedium	comics ⓘ films ⓘ novels ⓘ television series ⓘ video games ⓘ
includesTelevisionSeries	Planet of the Apes (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ Return of the Planet of the Apes NERFINISHED ⓘ
laterOwner	The Walt Disney Company NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCharacter	Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Cornelius NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. Zaius NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Zira NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableTheme	class struggle ⓘ evolution ⓘ human–animal relationships ⓘ nuclear war ⓘ racism and discrimination ⓘ role of science and technology ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
productionCompany	20th Century Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ
releaseYear	1968 ⓘ
setIn	future Earth ⓘ post-apocalyptic Earth ⓘ
starring	Charlton Heston NERFINISHED ⓘ Kim Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Roddy McDowall NERFINISHED ⓘ
subgenre	dystopian fiction ⓘ post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ

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