故事设定在“猿流感”病毒蔓延全球的背景下，人类几近毁灭，而进化为高级智慧生物的猿类一跃成为食物链顶端的王者。时移世异，暴虐的猿类首领赛撒（凯文·杜兰 Kevin Durand 饰）在一片废墟中建立起猿族历史上的第一个帝国——“猩球”崛起，这是世界新秩序诞生的黎明时分。神秘的人类女孩诺娃（弗蕾娅·艾伦 Freya Allan 饰）的出现，引起了赛撒的警觉。她似乎掌握着一个巨大的秘密，不仅关乎人类的存亡，甚至可能再度颠覆整个“猩球”。被迫逃亡的诺娃在躲避赛撒军队的过程中，与青年猿类诺亚（欧文·泰格 Owen Teague 饰）的命运交汇，揭开了一段冒险的旅程。
Djata is a care-free 12-year-old growing up in the dystopian Homeland. When he finds out that his father Peter has been imprisoned by the authorities and he and his mother Hannah are labeled traitors, Djata vows he will not rest until he sees his father again.
