- Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
- The new Apes movie is set many years after the conclusion of 2017's War for the Planet of the Apes. Many apes societies have grown from when the Moses-like Caesar brought his people to an oasis, while humans have been reduced to a feral-like existence. Some ape groups have never heard of Caesar, while others have contorted his teaching to build burgeoning empires. In this setting, one ape leader begins to enslave other groups to find human technology, while another ape, who watched his clan be taken, embarks on a journey to find freedom. A young human woman becomes key to the latter's quest, although she has plans of her own.
- Set several generations in the future following Caesar's reign, in which apes are the dominant species living harmoniously and humans have been reduced to living in the shadows. As a new tyrannical ape leader builds his empire, one young ape undertakes a harrowing journey that will cause him to question all that he has known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.—Pedro Borges
- Many generations after the events of War for the Planet of the Apes, Noa, a chimpanzene of a eagle clan prepares for a coming of age by collecting eagle eggs with Anaya and Soona, the latter of which he is infatuated with. However, an "echo" named Mae inadvertently cracks Noa's egg, which results in him looking for another in time for the ceremony. That night, he discovers a rogue clan which has twisted Caesar's teachings led by Proximus Caesar. After they discover his horse, they realize his clan is near and uses a taser to scare the horse to return home. By the time Noa gets back, his home is ablaze. As he tries to save his father, Koro from the blaze, Sylva kills Koro in front of Noa.
Noa awakes some time after, discovering his family is taken and his fathers corpse with Koro's eagle lingering behind. Noa buries Koro and searches for his family. He encounters an orangutan named "Raka" who also lost his family to Proximus' clan. Raka teaches Noa Caesar's real teachings and to accept humans. Raka notices Mae stalking nearby and offers food and a blanket, teaching Noa to accept. During their journey, they encounter other humans. Noa decides to leave and insists Raka stay behind with his teachings. However, Proximus' clan attacks the humans, and Noa has a change of heart and rescues Mae, who yells out for Noa. Noa later explains to Raka that Mae spoke, and Mae reveals she could always speak but chose to stay silent in order to survive. Mae then reveals where Proximus took his clan, believing he settled near an old human bunker.
As they near the settlement, they are surrounded. After Proximus' apes attack Noa, Raka comes to her aid, but is pulled away by the current. Noa and Mae are taken to Proximus' camp, where he reunites with Soona and his mother. Proximus reveals himself, and makes a speech on the strength of apes as they try to tear down the bunker's gates. Despite their efforts, the gates remain shut and Proximus insists they try again tomorrow. Proximus invites Noa to a dinner with Mae and Trevathan, a human who allied himself with the apes. Proximus believes Noa to be useful, and demands to know what Noa's plan is, advising Noa that she only wants to benefit herself.
Noa contemplates as Koro's eagle remains nearby, believing it to be teasing him. But soon the eagle comes around, and accepts that Proximus' law is wrong. Noa confronts Mae, demanding to know the truth in exchange for her help. Mae reveals she knows a secret entry to the bunker, and she's looking for a "book" which could bring speech back to humanity. Noa hopes to destroy the remaining bunker following this and lead his clan back home.
Noa, Mae, Soona, and a reluctant Anaya plant gunpowder and explosives around the dam. Trevathan interrupts, and warns them that they would only fail and be skinned alive. Mae suffocates Trevathan and the apes dump him in the ocean. They then climb behind a cliff, where there's a hidden entrance. Mae discovers a cache of firearms and her "book", while the apes discover an old children's book which shows apes in cages and humans as the dominant species. As they make their way out, Mae promises to give time for Noa to get his clan out. However, Proximus was waiting outside, and threatens to kill Soona. Mae kills the ape holding Soona. Proximus agrees to let her escape if she told them where the other weapons are. However, Mae sets off the explosives, destroying the dam and flooding the bunker. The apes climb their way up. As Noa escapes the flood, Sylva confronts him. After a brief fight, Noa climbs through a small gap, leaving Sylva to drown.
As Noa makes his way out, he's attacked by Proximus, who plans to kill him in front of his clan. Noa finally masters his father's songs to the eagles, who rally behind him and attack Proximus, leaving him to fall in the ocean from atop the cliff. Noa and his clan make their way back home and rebuild. Mae appears before Noa to say her goodbye, standing firm that humans deserve their chance again as they were originally the dominant species. Mae makes her way to an isolated area, where she presents the "book" to another human. The book, was in fact a decipher key, allowing a group of humans to re-activate satellites. The humans are then able to make contact with other humans from around the world once again.
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