When Does "Tales From the Forbidden Zone: The King Is Dead - Long Live The King" (2017) Take Place?
"Planet of the Apes: Tales From the Forbidden Zone: The King is Dead - Long Live the King" is a science fiction short story written by Rich Handley that released January 24th, 2017. So when is "The King is Dead - Long Live the King" set?
It takes place on the Planet of the Apes universe timeline roughly in the year:
We know this because Caesar says, "Twenty years,"... "Where has the time gone?" referring to the years since the events of the fifth film, "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (1973), which takes place roughly in the year 2020 AD.
~2040 AD
We know this because Caesar says, "Twenty years,"... "Where has the time gone?" referring to the years since the events of the fifth film, "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (1973), which takes place roughly in the year 2020 AD.
2020 + 20 = 2040.
It is the chronologically second-earliest short story in the Planet of the Apes universe and can be read at its timeline point.
