About John Orquiola
John Orquiola is the head of Screen Rant's Star Trek Movies & TV coverage, a 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.
Latest Articles
The Sandman Season 2: Renewal, Cast, Character Changes & Everything We Know
The Sandman season 1 is only the start of Neil Gaiman's epic saga. Here's everything we know about what's next in The Sandman season 2 on Netflix.
Geordi’s Star Trek: Picard Commodore’s Office Easter Egg Video Shared By Production Designer
Commodore Geordi La Forge's office in Star Trek: Picard is full of Easter eggs. Check them out in a BTS video by production designer Dave Blass.
Amazing Star Trek: Prodigy Stop-Motion Holiday Special Celebrates Upcoming Netflix Debut
To celebrate the Netflix Christmas premiere of Star Trek: Prodigy, a fan unites the USS Protostar's crew in stunning stop-motion animation.
Star Trek’s Christina Chong Drops Naughty NSFW "Anti-Christmas" Song
Christina Chong, who plays La'an on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, follows up her Twin Flames album with a fun anti-Christmas song that's NSFW.
Star Trek: First Contact’s Borg Queen Gives Data “A Taste Of Human Sexuality,” Says Actress
Alice Krige, the original Borg Queen in Star Trek: First Contact, reveals what the villain saw in Data and the seeds of their twisted attraction.
Star Trek: Picard’s Breakout Actor Drops A Huge Shaw & Captain Seven Of Nine Reveal
Star Trek: Picard season 3 breakout Todd Stashwick reveals when Captain Shaw decided that Seven of Nine deserved her promotion to Captain.
Doctor Crusher’s Replacement Actor Contradicts Rumors Of Her Star Trek: TNG Exit
Diana Muldaur only appeared in one season of Star Trek: The Next Generation as Dr. Katherine Pulaski, and she gives her side of why she left the show.
Wrath of Khan Director Slams J.J. Abrams' Star Trek Into Darkness Remake
Nicholas Meyer directed Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, and he has a withering opinion of J.J. Abrams' remake Star Trek Into Darkness.
Jonathan Frakes' Favorite Star Trek: TOS Actor Congratulated Him On First Contact
When Jonathan Frakes' Star Trek: First Contact became a box office hit, he got a phone call from a legendary TOS actor, which is a treasured memory.
Number One’s Strange New Worlds Lawyer Was “Perfectly Cast,” Says Star Trek Costume Designer
Yetide Badaki made an impression as Number One's lawyer in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and she has a fan in costume designer Bernadette Croft.
Star Trek Passed On William Shatner's Kirk Resurrection Movie Idea
William Shatner wanted to adapt his novel about Captain Kirk's resurrection, but the producers opted to go with Star Trek: First Contact instead.
Star Trek Generations’ 3 Enterprise Ships Explained
Star Trek Generations has the most versions of the Enterprise seen in a single Star Trek film. Here are all three incarnations of the Enterprise.
Star Trek Movies Never Resolved Spock & Chapel's Original Series Romance
Spock and Nurse Chapel's romance in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds and continued unrequited in The Original Series, but we never saw closure.
Star Trek’s Jonathan Frakes & Robert Picardo’s New Christmas Movie Is A First Contact Reunion
Jonathan Frakes and Robert Picardo reunite in Hallmark Channel's A Biltmore Christmas, their first film together since Star Trek: First Contact.
T’Pol's Belly Button Piercing Caused A Mishap In Enterprise’s Premiere, Says Star Trek Director
Star Trek: Enterprise's Jolene Blalock had a funny mishap involving her belly button piercing during the filming of the series premiere.
Kirk’s Death In Star Trek Generations Was A “Travesty,” Says Walter Koenig
Star Trek legend Walter Koenig takes Star Trek Generations to task for the poor way the movie killed off William Shatner's Captain James T. Kirk.
Captain Burnham’s “Sacrificial Lifestyle” Inspires Star Trek: Discovery's Sonequa Martin-Green
Star Trek: Discovery's Sonequa Martin-Green discusses how Captain Michael Burnham's willingness to sacrifice herself is something she takes with her.
Why Enterprise “Didn’t Live Up To Expectations”: Star Trek Actors & Director Give Reasons
Enterprise actors Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating and director James L. Conway discuss the problems with the Star Trek prequel series.
Section 31 Is A Perfect Way For A Missing Star Trek: Picard Character To Return
Star Trek: Section 31 could see Emperor Georgiou recruit other Star Trek characters into the black ops agency, including Star Trek: Picard's Soji.
Star Trek’s Robert Duncan McNeill Hilariously Explains Getting Cast As Voyager’s Tom Paris
Robert Duncan McNeill recounts the funny story of how he was cast as Star Trek: Voyager's Lt. Tom Paris after he played Nick Locarno on TNG.