In 1968 a movie Called Planet of the Apes was released. It was based on 1963 novel by French author Pierre Boulle, La Planete des singes. The Planet of the Apes movies and it’s sequels were so successful that in 1974 CBS release a TV series. The TV show only lasted 14 episodes and it starred Ron Harper, James Naughton, Roddy McDowall, Mark Lenard, and Booth Colman.
The plot begins on June 14, in the year 3085 but the vessel and its crew of 3 astronauts left earth on August 19, 1980. The spacecraft traverses a naturally occurring time warp phenomenon while on route to Alpha Centauri. Manned originally by 3 men, the ship crashes and only 2 survive,, Colonel Alan Virdon and Major Peter J. Burke. The two voyagers are unconscious when they’re rescued by a human that carries them to an ancient bomb shelter where they later discover a historical text and pictures of Earth circa 2500 making them aware that they are on Earth in the future and in a world where apes are in control