“The past is a memory, the future is a choice.”

Generations have passed since the reign of Caesar, and the fragile peace he fought to protect has become a fading memory. Across the fractured wilderness, the descendants of apes and the scattered remains of humanity cling to survival under a sky heavy with distrust. Noa (Owen Teague), a spirited young ape bound by tradition, grows up believing that humans are dangerous shadows of a world best forgotten. His life changes forever when he crosses paths with Mae (Freya Allan), a resourceful and determined human girl whose very existence challenges everything he’s been taught.

Driven by visions of an ancient truth his elders swore to bury, Noa embarks on a dangerous odyssey far beyond the safety of his jungle home. His journey spans breathtaking and perilous landscapes — from towering rainforests and savage coastlines to the skeletal ruins of long-dead cities swallowed by time. Alongside Mae, he faces brutal ape warlords who twist Caesar’s teachings for conquest, desperate human survivors clinging to vengeance, and the wild itself, which offers no mercy.

With each step, Noa uncovers fragments of a legacy larger than himself — the untold chapters of Caesar’s dream and the unspoken crimes of those who followed. As enemies converge and alliances fracture, Noa must make an impossible choice: protect his tribe by preserving the lies that have kept them safe, or risk everything to forge a future where ape and human might stand together.

Epic in scope yet intimate in emotion, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 2 is a sweeping tale of loyalty, betrayal, and the courage to break the cycle of inherited hatred. In a world poised on the knife’s edge of another war, the fate of both species will not be decided by the ghosts of the past — but by those brave enough to write their own destiny.