The Walking Dead's spinoff The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live now has an official release window. The upcoming show will focus on the story of Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) after the events of the flagship title, which aired its finale in November 2022. The new show, about which not much is yet known, also features Pollyanna McIntosh reprising the role of Jadis Stokes.

The Walking Dead has shared a brand-new official teaser for the Ones Who Live spinoff at New York Comic Con. Check it out below:

The end of the teaser promises that the show will premiere on AMC and AMC+ in February 2024. At the time of writing, that date makes it the very next Walking Dead spinoff to air following the Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 1 finale on October 15.

Everything The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Release Window Might Reveal

While the exact date in February that the show will premiere hasn't been revealed, there are a few major events that the show could end up attempting to tie in to. The first could be Super Bowl LVIII, which is set to be played on February 11. Positioning releases post-Super Bowl is a longstanding tradition for titles as varied as supersized episodes of Friends and The Office and the surprise Netflix release of The Cloverfield Paradox, and a similar strategy could potentially help boost the premiere of the new spinoff.

That date makes sense as a possibility, because The Walking Dead and its spinoffs have typically been given Sunday timeslots on AMC. However, if it airs the following weekend on February 18, it could mean that the show is trying to capitalize on the Valentine's Day holiday, which occurs on February 14. Because of the romantic relationship between Rick and Michonne that formed a major throughline of the original series, this release could be an attempt to highlight the couple at the show's center, despite its apocalyptic premise.

One unique thing about this release window is that it will mark the earliest in the year that a Walking Dead show has ever premiered. The next earliest premiere date was for Fear the Walking Dead season 2, which premiered on April 10, 2016. This early timeslot could be an indication that The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is trying to capitalize on either of the aforementioned events, or merely showcase just how many Walking Dead spinoffs are on the horizon in 2024 that the show needs to make room for.

Source: The Walking Dead