An entertainment feature on Collider argues that the rebooted Planet of the Apes series, whose four films are streaming on Hulu, ranks among the finest science-fiction sagas available on any streaming service. The piece frames this as notable because many long-running sci-fi franchises struggle to reinvent themselves successfully, whereas this series is praised for its epic scope and the way it patiently builds a coherent, evolving world across its instalments.

The article traces the franchise's history, noting Tim Burton's 2001 reboot attempt and a period when James Cameron was approached to revive the series before he made Titanic. It highlights how the new trilogy, beginning with Rise of the Planet of the Apes, updates the original's premise: rather than a nuclear apocalypse, the ape uprising stems from a viral outbreak triggered by scientist Will Rodman's Alzheimer's drug, ALZ-112, reworking the twist at the heart of the original 1968 film.