Orbital Studios Relocates to Television City
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- Orbital Studios relocated its LED walls and headquarters from the L.A. Arts District to Television City, the former CBS studio on Los Angeles' Fairfax Avenue once home to "The Carol Burnett Show" and "The Price Is Right."
- The move equips Television City with LED volume capabilities backed by Orbital's virtual production and R&D lab, which uses CGI, LED screens, and augmented reality to create effects and backdrops on physical sets.
- For Netflix's "Nemesis," Orbital Studios rebuilt portions of downtown Los Angeles using digital scans.
- Orbital Studios is currently in production on "The Drop: A Snowfall Saga" series for FX, having previously worked on "Justified: City Primeval," "History's Greatest Heists," and "World War II with Tom Hanks."
Why it matters: Television City gains LED volume infrastructure and Orbital's R&D lab as virtual production reshapes how backdrops get built — Orbital digitally rebuilt downtown LA for Netflix's "Nemesis," showing physical location shoots being replaced by in-studio scanning. Orbital's slate spans Netflix, FX, and a Tom Hanks WWII series, validating demand from major buyers.
