In contrast to the original Planet of the Apes movie series and beginning in the future, the Apes reboot series has been slowly laying the groundwork for how Earth becomes dominated by the super-intelligent apes hundreds of years from now.
For the third movie, it’s war, and judging by the synopsis, this is the closest we’re coming to original Apes territory yet.
Dawn of the Planet Apes explored the ape colony near San Francisco’s ruins and how the remnants of humanity have been coping.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes used a special virus to a special drug to increase the apes’ intelligence and introduce the virus that wiped out nearly all of humanity.