A country bloke moves to Sydney with high hopes for a new life, we follow him through the course of 24 hours as he goes through a series of unfortunate events which ends with him being hospitalised and fighting for his life.

Several generations following Caesar's reign, apes – now the dominant species – live harmoniously while 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 he's known about the past and to make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.