Rick’s Walking Dead spinoff, Netflix’s live-action Avatar, and more new TV this week

polygon.com:

We are now in the doldrums of February; it’s still kinda chilly, the days aren’t quite long enough yet, and the Valentine’s candy sales are down to the dregs.

Luckily, we always have TV — and these days, we tend to have a lot of it! This week is no exception, with plenty of flair to take the edge off. Most notably, there are big franchise releases like Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, both marking a dramatic return to a major property (live action and “with Rick and Michonne,” respectively). But you can also venture off the beaten path, with a new sci-fi thriller from Apple starring Noomi Rapace, or an animated sci-fi comedy from Prime Video starring Keke Palmer and Stephanie Hsu.

Here’s all the best new TV premieres and finales this week:

Genre: Live-action cartoon adaptation
Release date: Feb. 22, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: Albert Kim
Cast: Gordon Cormier, Kiawentiio, Ian Ousley, and more

Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived in harmony — but that was in cartoon form. Now Avatar: The Last Airbender is coming to live action, with eight new episodes from Netflix. Spoiler alert: The Fire Nation is, once again, going to change everything when they attack.

Genre: Sport docuseries (fast car guys)
Release date: Feb. 23, with all episodes
Showrunner/creator: James Gay-Rees and Paul Martin
Cast: A bunch of 2023 Formula 1 drivers

Season 6 will be covering the most recent season of Formula 1, which means it’s audiences’ first time seeing how the ups and downs of the season (including the first-ever Vegas race) landed with the drivers.

But this time it’s more than that: With plenty of controversy and shake-ups building around F1 teams going into the 2024 season — including a major team change and an undisclosed allegation that made Red Bull reportedly ask their team principal to step down — no doubt Drive to Survive season 6 will have a lot to read into.

Genre: Animated sci-fi comedy
Release date: Feb. 23,