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February TV Calendar

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The following list provides the dates of the dramas that will debut, return or end on the major and cable networks as well as the streaming services AND the made-for-TV movies and so much more that will air all throughout February:

February 1 – The 6-part British series Three Little Birds will debut online on Britbox today

Show Synopsis: A life-affirming drama, written by Sir Lenny Henry (who also appears in several episodes) inspired by his mother’s stories about leaving Jamaica in the 1950s for Great Britain. Follows sisters Leah and Chantrelle (Rochelle Neil and Saffron Coomber respectively) and their friend Hosanna (Yazmin Belo) starting a new life in England. The cast also includes Arthur Darvill (Doctor Who).

February 1 – The first season of the British thriller The Tourist will debut online on Netflix

Show Synopsis: When a man (Jamie Dornan) wakes up with amnesia in an Australian hospital, he must use what few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him. Danielle Macdonald also stars.

February 1 – The anthology series Genius: MLK/X will debut its first two episodes on National Geographic starting at 9 PM while the first episode only will air on ABC at 9 PM

Show Synopsis: The series explores simultaneously the formative years, pioneering accomplishments, dueling philosophies and key personal relationships of both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (Kelvin Harrison Jr.) and Malcolm X (Aaron Pierre). While King advanced racial equality through nonviolent activism, X advocated for Black empowerment, identity and self-determination. The eight-part series also brings their wives, Coretta Scott King (Weruche Opia) and Betty Shabazz (Jayme Lawson), to the forefront and shows them as formidable equals of the Movement. While King and X met only once and often challenged each other’s views, the two visionaries, with their wives leading by their sides, ultimately rose to pioneer a movement that lives on today. The late Ron Cephas Jones co-stars.

February 2 – The box office movie Calamity Jane will air online, but check your streaming services for where you can watch

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Emily Bett Rickards (Arrow) stars as the titular real-life legendary sharpshooter from the 19th century, who breaks out of prison and embarks on a dark journey of revenge to bring down the killer of her love, Wild Bill Hickok (played by her Arrow husband Stephen Amell) while Deadwood’s Sheriff Mason (Tim Rozon from Wynonna Earp) trails her to try and detain and arrest her.

February 2 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers will debut at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A society page writer (Ali Skovbye from Firefly Lane) in 1895 Rhode Island witnesses a murder while attending a ball at the Vanderbilt mansion and is drawn into the investigation when her brother is arrested. The film also stars Danny Griffin (Fate: The Winx Saga).

February 2 – The small screen adaptation of Mr. and Mrs. Smith will debut online on Amazon Prime as an 8-episode drama series

Show Synopsis: In this reimagining of the 2005 film, the series stars Donald Glover as John Smith and Maya Erskine as Jane Smith. In this version, two lonely strangers land jobs working for a mysterious spy agency that offers them a glorious life of espionage, wealth, world travels, and a dream brownstone in Manhattan. The catch? New identities in an arranged marriage as Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith. Now hitched, John and Jane navigate a high-risk mission every week while also facing a new relationship milestone. Their complex cover story becomes even more complicated when they catch real feelings for each other. What’s riskier: espionage or marriage? Episodes will feature Paul Dano, Michaela Coel, Eiza Gonzalez, Parker Posey, Sarah Paulson, Ron Perlman, Alexander Skarsgard, John Turturro, Billy Campbell and Sharon Horgan.

February 2 – The animated feature film Orion and the Dark will debut online on Netflix

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Follows Orion (voiced by Jacob Tremblay), a young boy who is afraid of heights, pets, and rendered nearly catatonic by the worst of all perils: the dark. The Dark (Paul Walter Hauser) takes Orion on a nighttime trip to prove to the youngster that the only thing to fear is fear itself. The other voices will be provided by Carla Gugino, Angela Bassett, Natasia Demetriou, Werner Herzog, Colin Hanks, Ike Barinholtz, Nat Faxon and Golda Rosheuvel.

February 3 – The Hallmark Channel movie Paging Mr. Darcy will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When an overly serious scholar (Mallory Jansen) attends a Jane Austen annual conference, she strikes a deal with the man playing Mr. Darcy (Will Kemp) and finds her perspective, and her heart, changed.

February 4 – The 66th Annual Grammy Awards will air on CBS at 8 PM

February 4 – The UPtv movie Baked with a Kiss will debut at 7 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Peyton Hilliard’s (Ansley Gordon) pastry shop, Peyton’s Pastries, has a reputation for making dreams come true. With names like Best Day Ever, Big Promotion, and Bun in the Oven, her desserts often deliver on what they promise. Folks say if you go to Peyton’s shop and tell her your problems or your dreams, she always has the best advice and the perfect treat to make things right. Archer Brooks (Jonathan Stoddard) is one of Peyton’s most difficult clients, but she can’t afford to offend him, because he runs one of the largest event planning companies in town. To try and get on his good side, Peyton gives him a pie she tells him she baked “just for him.” This one is called Sweet Success, but in the craziness of the moment, Peyton accidentally gives Archer her special, souped up True Love pie instead. Peyton is totally confused when a very different Archer walks through her bakery door the next day. He’s so kind and complimentary. It’s only when Archer asks for another slice of her delicious honey lavender pie that Peyton realizes her mistake. Meanwhile, Peyton has been vying, along with several other bakeries in town, to provide pastries for the Starlight Ball, a massive gala attended by the city’s elite. Archer is on the planning committee and tells Peyton that she’s pretty much an in for the gig. This is exactly what Peyton hoped for, but she can’t help but wonder if this great opportunity and her newfound relationship with Archer will succeed.

February 8 – The second season of Halo will premiere online on Paramount+ today

February 8 – The new 14-episode limited series One Day, a small screen adaptation of the box office movie, will debut online on Netflix today

Show Synopsis: Based on a novel by David Nicholls, it’s Edinburgh in 1988. After graduation night, Emma (Ambika Mod) and Dexter (Leo Woodall) go their separate ways. But fate leads to the unexpected. The series also stars Toby Stephens, Essie Davis, Eleanor Tomlinson and Joely Richardson.

February 8 – The finale of Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale will air online on both AMC+ and Sundance Now

February 8 – The second season of Tokyo Vice will premiere online on MAX today

February 9 – The finale of Transplant will air on NBC at 8 PM

February 9 – Power Book III: Raising Kanan will air its season finale at 8 PM on Starz

February 9 – The Amazon Prime movie Upgraded will debut online today

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie follows Ana (Camila Mendes from Riverdale), an aspiring art intern who is invited on a last-minute work trip to London by her super boss (Marisa Tomei), meeting the handsome and wealthy William (Archie Renaux from Shadow and Bone) on the plane. The film also stars Lena Olin, Anthony Head, Thomas Kretschmann and Fola Evans-Akingbola.

February 10 – The Hallmark Channel movie Love & Jane will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Lilly (Alison Sweeney), a hopeless romantic and literary enthusiast, is surprised when her wish to talk to her favorite author comes true and Jane Austen herself appears in her life. Benjamin Ayres also stars.

February 11 – The finales of Miss Scarlet and the Duke and Funny Woman will air on PBS at 8 and 10 PM respectively

February 11 – The new CBS drama Tracker will debut after the Super Bowl, starting approximately at 10:30 PM

Show Synopsis: Justin Hartley stars as Colter Shaw, a lone-wolf survivalist who roams the country as a reward seeker, using his expert tracking skills to help private citizens and law enforcement solve all manner of mysteries while contending with his own fractured family. The cast includes Mary McDonnell and Robin Weigert.

February 11 – The UPtv movie Love By Design will debut at 7 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Broken-hearted, out-of-work Brooke Yeardley makes her 30th birthday wish on the vision board she made as a hopeful teen. Miraculously her wishes start coming true – from launching her own design business to meeting the man on her vision board – but while life has a way of working out, Brooke learns that it doesn’t always work out the way that you expect. The cast includes Jackie Moore, Joey Lawrence and Jack Pearson.

February 12 – Both NCIS and NCIS: Hawai’i will air their season premieres on CBS at 9 and 10 PM respectively

February 13 – The series finale of La Brea will air on NBC at 9 PM

February 13 – The season premieres of FBI, FBI: International and FBI: Most Wanted will air on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively

February 14 – Season three of Resident Alien will premiere on Syfy at 10 PM

February 14 – The Netflix rom-com Players will debut online today

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: New York sportswriter Mack (Gina Rodriguez) is about to make the most unlikely catch of all: feelings. Alongside her best friend, Adam (Damon Wayans Jr.), Mack has spent years running trademark hookup plays that keep their friend group drowning in one-night stands. All of that changes when she meets Nick (Tom Ellis), and soon she’ll have to make a game-time decision between playing the game and love. The cast includes Joel Courtney, Augustus Prew and Marin Hinkle.

February 14 – The new Apple TV+ drama The New Look will debut online today

Show Synopsis: This 10-episode gripping historical drama centers on fashion designers Christian Dior (Ben Mendelsohn), Coco Chanel (Juliette Binoche) and their contemporaries as they navigated the horrors of World War II and launched modern fashion. The cast includes Emily Mortimer, John Malkovich and Maisie Williams.

February 15 – So Help Me Todd will air its season premiere on CBS at 9 PM

February 16 – The season premieres of S.W.A.T., Fire Country and Blue Bloods will air on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively

February 17 – The Hallmark Channel movie An American in Austen will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Harriet, who thinks that no real man compares to Mr. Darcy, is transported into Pride & Prejudice and gets an unexpected chance to find out. The movie stars Eliza Bennett and Nicholas Bishop.

February 18 – The finale of Monsieur Spade will air online on Acorn TV and AMC+ and also at 9 PM on AMC

February 18 – The UPtv movie Romance in Hawai’i will debut at 7 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Leah, a successful but dissatisfied executive, discovers the missing passion from her life when she starts taking hula dance lessons from handsome local Ikaika. The cast includes Kelley Jackle, Cedric Jonathan, Peter Porte and Carrie Schroeder.

February 18 – The season premieres of The Equalizer and CSI: Vegas will air on CBS at 8 and 10 PM respectively; also the new drama Tracker will move to its regular timeslot of 9 PM

February 18 – The finale of All Creatures Great and Small will air on PBS at 9 PM

February 18 – The People’s Choice Awards will air on NBC and E! at 8 PM along with online on Peacock

February 19 – The episode of NCIS on CBS tonight at 9 PM will be a tribute to the late David McCallum

February 19 – The Irrational will air its season finale on NBC at 10 PM

February 19 – The Hallmark Channel movie A Taste of Love will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A pigeonholed chef determined to make her name as a respected culinary chef returns to her hometown. While reconnecting with her childhood sweetheart, she receives an offer she can’t refuse. The movie stars Erin Cahill and Jesse Kove.

February 20 – Quantum Leap Quantum Leap will air its final two episodes starting at 9 PM on NBC tonight

February 20 – The season premieres of Will Trent, The Rookie and The Good Doctor will air on ABC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively

February 21 – The finale of Criminal Record will air online on Apple TV+ today

February 21 – The new drama Constellation will debut online on Apple TV+

Show Synopsis: This 8-part conspiracy-based psychological thriller stars Noomi Rapace as Jo, an astronaut who returns to Earth after a disaster in space – only to discover that key pieces of her life seem to be missing. The action-packed space adventure is an exploration of the dark edges of human psychology, and one woman’s desperate quest to expose the truth about the hidden history of space travel and recover all that she has lost. The cast includes James D’Arcy, Jonathan Banks and William Catlett.

February 22 – The small screen adaptation Avatar: The Last Airbender will debut online on Netflix today

Show Synopsis: Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony — then everything changed. The ensemble cast includes A Martinez, Amber Midthunder, Arden Cho, Daniel Dae Kim, Danny Pudi, Francois Chau, George Takei, Meegwun Fairbrother, Nathaniel Arcand, Tamlyn Tomita and Yvonne Chapman.

February 22 – The finale of Genius: MLK/X will air on National Geographic at 9 PM

February 23 – The finale of the Amazon Prime limited series Expats will air online today

February 23 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie CrimeTime: Freefall will debut at 9 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Crime series actress Hadley Warner (Lyndie Greenwood) retires to a small town where she encounters her first real case. Using her TV crime knowledge, she teams up with Detective Shawn Caden (Luke Macfarlane) to solve the case.

February 24 – The 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will air online on Netflix today

February 24 – The Hallmark Channel movie Sense & Sensibility will debut at 8 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: After a change in circumstances, Marianne is torn between two men, while Elinor longs for a man beyond reach. The movie stars Deborah Ayorinde, Bethany Antonia and Dan Jeannotte.

February 25 – The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live will debut on AMC+ online today while the show will also debut at 9 PM on AMC

Show Synopsis:  The love story between Rick and Michonne (Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira), changed by a world that is constantly changing, will they find themselves in a war against the living or will they discover that they too are The Walking Dead. The cast includes Terry O’Quinn, Lesley-Ann Brandt, Pollyanna McIntosh, Frankie Quinones and Breeda Wool.

February 25 – The UPtv movie The Soulmate Search will debut at 7 PM

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When Lindsay (Alexandra Harris) gets the chance to sign up to the notoriously exclusive dating service Eternity, she clashes with Will (Jonathan Stoddard), her first date. They mutually agree this dating service has been a complete bust and make a deal to get their money back.

February 25 – The season finale of True Detective: Night Country will air on HBO at 9 PM

February 25 – The season finale of The Woman in the Wall will air on Showtime at 9 PM

February 26 – The debut of County Rescue will air at 8 PM on Great American Family

Show Synopsis: The network’s first ever original series, an action-adventure medical drama, focuses on Dani (Julie Reilly) and other EMT’s in training who are courageous, everyday heroes; but with only one opening for three trainees, Dani’s faith in herself is tested each and every call. Dani believes her calling is to save lives, and now she has to prove it. The series also stars Stacey Patino, Percy Bell, Tim Perez-Ross, Riley Hough, Keller Fornes, Angel Luis, Kristin Wollett and Brett Varvel.

NOTE: The 2-hour debut of this series did not take place on February 17 as originally announced.

February 27 – The series premiere of the new version of Shogun will air on FX on Hulu today

Show Synopsis: When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies. The cast includes Cosmo Jarvis and Anna Sawai.

February 28 – Code 8: Part II, the sequel movie will debut online on Netflix today

MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The sequel follows a girl fighting to get justice for her slain brother by corrupt police officers. She enlists the help of an ex-con and his former partner, and they face a highly regarded and well protected police sergeant who doesn’t want to be. The movie stars Robbie Amell, Stephen Amell, Aaron Abrams and Alex Mallari Jr.

February 29 – The second season of The Tourist will premiere online on Netflix

February 29 – The new CBS drama Elsbeth will debut at 10 PM

Show Synopsis: Carrie Preston (The Good Wife) stars as Elsbeth Tascioni, an astute but unconventional attorney who, after her successful career in Chicago, utilizes her singular point of view to make unique observations and corner brilliant criminals alongside the NYPD. The cast includes Carra Patterson and Wendell Pierce.

Mark your calendars!

Using her favorite online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Outlander, Sweet Magnolias, Wednesday, The Mandalorian, The Equalizer, Fire Country, Miss Scarlet, Hudson & Rex, SkyMed, The Rookie, Bridgerton, Cobra Kai, Virgin River, The Witcher, Leverage: Redemption and School Spirits. She is looking forward to the fall TV season, including the return of Outlander, Tracker and The Equalizer and the debuts of the new dramas Matlock, Murder In a Small Town, NCIS: Origins and Cross. Follow her at @ruebenrambling or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com. Please also check out her Rueben's Ramblings website for even more entertainment news.