Orbit (U.S. television channel)

Orbit is an upcoming American pay television channel owned by Orbit Network Holdings, a consortium of WarnerMedia Networks, MGM Television, Fandom Inc, and ViacomCBS Domestic Media Networks. It is set to be launched on February 12, 2021 with a marathon of Supernatural and Star Trek. The programming will be focused on science-fiction, horror, and fantasy.

History
In early November 2020, it was reported that WarnerMedia would be buying Fuse Media and the TOKU channel from Olympusat. The original plan was to revive Fuse and merge Fuse Music's carriage into Fuse, and have TOKU launch as Anime Network.

However, things changed as the head of Eclipse Cable Networks, which oversees WarnerMedia Networks and Fox Cable Networks, announced that all three channels' carriage will merge into Fuse itself, and that Fuse will be repurposed into a science fiction/fantasy/horror channel to compete with NBCUNiversal's SYFY.

The channel was formally announced on November 14, 2020 at 11AM with a sizzle reel of acquired shows on the channel, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, Supernatural, Bates Motel, The X-Files, and Doctor Who.

On December 27, 2020, it was announced that a revival of the NBCUniversal cable network Chiller will launch as a sister channel to Orbit, replacing the Fox Soccer Plus network. It will launch on February 14, 2021.

Programming
The channel will feature acquired television series and films from BBC Studios, Fox Entertainment, WarnerMedia, ViacomCBS, and MGM. Original programming include Skylar (originally set to air on Audience), Lost Planet, and Silent Hill, which are planned to air on the summer and fall of 2021, respectively. More original programming, include original films, are in pre-production for a 2022 release.

New programming airs on Saturday night usually, in a block that airs from 9pm EST to 12am EST. A three hour programming block of anime airs between 2am and 5am on Monday mornings, programmed by Eclipse Anime Group and Funimation.

2021

 * Dungeons and Dragons (Spring 2021)
 * CG animated television series based on the table top RPG
 * 12 episode series, unconfirmed for a second season
 * Final Fantasy (Spring 2021)
 * CG animated television series based on the video games
 * 12 episode series, unconfirmed for a second season
 * Skylar (Summer 2021)
 * Television series based on the video game
 * Lost Planet (Summer 2021)
 * Television based on the video games.
 * Silent Hill (Halloween 2021)
 * Miniseries based on the video games.
 * Orbit/Chiller cross-promotion event.
 * Breathless (November 2021)
 * Original miniseries.

2022

 * Stargate: New Dawn (Spring 2022)
 * Regular series, based on the franchise.
 * Countdown (Spring 2022)
 * Miniseries, based on the book
 * 39 Clues (Spring 2022)
 * Regular series, based on the book series. Planning to be one of the long stays of the network
 * Robotech (Summer 2022)
 * Regular series, based on the franchise. CG Animated series.
 * Lockdown (Summer 2022)
 * Mini series, original.
 * Mars Attacks (Summer 2022)
 * Limited series, based on the movie.
 * Eragon (Fall 2022)
 * Regular series, based on The Inheritance Cycle series. Planning to be the other long stays of the network.
 * Fallout (Fall 2022)
 * Regular series, based on the video games.
 * Paranormal Activity (Halloween 2022)
 * Mini-series, based on the movies.
 * Orbit/Chiller cross-promotion event.

2023

 * WarCraft (Spring 2023)
 * Regular series, based on the video game series.
 * Star Trek: New Frontier (Spring 2023)
 * Regular series, based on the franchise.
 * Death Stranding (Spring 2023)
 * Mini-series, based on the video game.

Orbit Network Holdings
Orbit Network Holdings is an American holding joint venture consortium, comprised of WarnerMedia Networks, MGM-ViacomCBS Media Networks, and Fandom Inc. The company oversees the global operations of the Orbit and Chiller brands, owned by WarnerMedia Networks. Chris McCumber (previously head of USA Network and Syfy at NBCUniversal) supervises the channel globally, with Hayden Shaw and Sienna Dunlap overseeing the domestic version on behalf of WarnerMedia Networks, and Aryana Gill will be overseeing potential international versions starting in the summer of 2021.