About John Orquiola
John Orquiola is Screen Rant's Star Trek Beat Editor, Senior Features staff writer, and interviewer.
Author Details
John graduated from New York Fim Academy and began as a director’s assistant on various independent films. As a lover of film and film theory, John wrote humorous movie reviews on his blog, Back of the Head, which got him noticed by Screen Rant. John happily became the Star Trek guy at Screen Rant and he leads Feature coverage of the various Star Trek series.
Industry Focus
John began to parlay his Star Trek knowledge at Screen Rant upon the debut of Star Trek: Discovery in 2017. John spearheaded the growth of Star Trek into a core beat at Screen Rant, and he began interviewing Star Trek talent and creatives in 2020. In addition to leading Screen Rant's coverage of Star Trek movies and TV, John also attends in-person events like red carpet premieres and Star Trek Day.
Favorite Media
Beyond Star Trek, John has written about a wide range of his interests at Screen Rant including the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, James Bond, Rocky, Jack Ryan, and Cobra Kai. His other great nerdy love is British TV series like The Crown, Downton Abbey, Sanditon, and Killing Eve. A lifelong wrestling fan, John is especially proud of brokering a working relationship between Screen Rant and All Elite Wrestling (AEW).
John can be found on Twitter @BackoftheHead if you want to see photos of the food he eats.
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Star Trek’s Picard Or Professor X? Which Patrick Stewart Hero Lives Longer
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Star Trek At NYCC: What Was & Wasn’t Revealed
New York Comic Con hosted a Star Trek Universe panel that was light on actual reveals, meaning the same big questions linger about Star Trek in 2024.
Top Gun 3: Release Date Prediction, Confirmation Chances & Everything We Know About The Maverick Sequel
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Every X-Men Movie, Ranked Worst To Best
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Star Trek: Prodigy Cast Guide & All Returning Voyager Characters In Seasons 1 & 2
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Star Trek Brings Bakula’s Funniest Enterprise Tech To The 24th Century
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Deep Space Nine's Surprise Star Trek Comeback Proves It’s Time For A Revival
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Admiral Janeway Actor Kate Mulgrew Comments On Star Trek: Prodigy Saved By Netflix
Kate Mulgrew, who plays Admiral Kathryn Janeway, publicly comments on Star Trek: Prodigy jumping to Netflix as its new streaming home.
Everything We Know About Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2
Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 will stream on Netflix after the animated series was canceled by Paramount+, with 20 brand new episodes coming in 2024.
Star Trek Online & Resurgence Video Game Creators On Crossover Appeal
Screen Rant interviews Star Trek Online's Al Rivera & Thomas Marrone & Star Trek: Resurgence's Dan Martin & JD Straw about their games crossing over.
Star Trek: Prodigy Saved! New Streaming Home Announced By Series Creators
Star Trek: Prodigy's executive producers announce the beloved animated series has found a new streaming home for seasons 1 and 2.
“Sky’s The Limit”: Who Invented Star Trek: TNG Finale's Last Line Revealed By Patrick Stewart
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Strange New Worlds Season 3 Won’t Repeat Star Trek Into Darkness’ Carol Marcus Mistake
If Carol Marcus appears in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3, the controversy surrounding Star Trek Into Darkness won't be repeated.
"Worfland" & "Turtlehead": Patrick Stewart Reveals 2 Star Trek: TNG Worf Jokes
In his new memoir, Patrick Stewart tells how Michael Dorn's Worf inspired two unflattering nicknames that became Star Trek: TNG running jokes.