O Monkey’s Planet is coming to Hulu.
The latest installment in the long-running sci-fi franchise, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apeswill begin streaming there next month. Released in theaters earlier this spring, the latest installment in the saga has grossed $170 million domestically and nearly $400 million worldwide. That currently makes it the seventh-biggest hit in the United States for 2024.
Hulu is currently the streaming service you can pay for if you want Monkeys movies. They have all the movies in the franchise starting with 1968 Monkey’s Planetcontinuing until the end Battle for the Planet of the Apes in 1973, Tim Burton Monkey’s Planet (but don’t get them wrong), plus all three previous films in the Caesar trilogy Monkeys films: Ascend, DawnIt is War for the Planet of the Apes.
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The new film takes place decades later War for the Planet of the Apesand see what happened to the ape and human civilizations after the great conflict in that movie, and the sacrifice of the great ape leader Caesar. And… it’s pretty good! Maybe not as impressive as the Caesar movies, but it’s very solid entertainment. As I wrote in my analysis at the time…
The Apes movies often contemplate the inescapable nature of fate; despite their heroes’ best efforts to change their ways, they invariably end up back on the same path, and humanity (and apekind) seems doomed to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. I suppose in that sense, the stench of a retread hanging over the end of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is, ironically, in keeping with that spirit. And there are some scenes here that are as lively and thoughtful as any in the history of this great series. But then the final sequence reminds viewers that this is a franchise that still thinks about the way things were, not the way things are—or could be in the future.
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes begins streaming on Hulu on August 2.
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