John Orquiola-Senior Editor

John Orquiola

Senior Editor

January, 2017
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About John Orquiola

John Orquiola is a New & Classic TV Editor, Senior Writer, and Interviewer with a special focus on Star Trek. John has over 5,000 published articles at SR, and he has interviewed the biggest names in Star Trek on the red carpet and VIP events, among other beloved shows, movies, and franchises.

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 reported from red carpet premieres, Comic-Con, and Star Trek Day. John is a regular guest and talks Star Trek on podcasts like Virtual Trek Con's The Main Viewer, Star Trek and Chill, Sci-Finatics, and The Transporter Room,

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, Taylor Sheridan's Yellowstone and Landman, 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 Instagram, Bluesky, and Threads @BackoftheHead.

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Star Trek EPs Admit A Strange New Worlds Character’s Future Was “Undecided” In Possible Series Finale

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds could have ended with season 4's finale and, if it had, one character's destiny might have been left undetermined.

Captain Kirk Paul Wesley in chair
Captain Kirk’s First Star Trek Enemy Officially Gets A Surprising Strange New Worlds Retcon

Lieutenant Gary Mitchell is finally name-dropped in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which reveals he's related to a member of Captain Pike's crew.

William Shatner as Captain Kirk distressed
William Shatner Shot Down A “Serious, Animated” Captain Kirk Star Trek Return

The latest Captain Kirk comeback William Shatner rejected was from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which wanted to bring Kirk back in animated form.

Chris Pine as Captain Kirk
New Star Trek Movie Not Set In J.J. Abrams’ Timeline & Has No Legacy Characters, Filmmakers Confirm

Filmmakers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein discuss when the new Star Trek movie they're writing is set and what tone they're going for.

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La'an and Chapel over Scotty's body
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4’s 10 Biggest Unanswered Questions

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' fifth and final season only has 6 episodes to answer a lot of questions left behind by season 4.

Captain Seven of Nine
Picard Showrunner On How Star Trek: Legacy Would Change If Greenlit By Paramount+ Now: “It Wouldn’t Be Exactly The Same.”

Star Trek: Picard season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas discusses how his original Star Trek: Legacy idea would change if Paramount+ greenlit it today.

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Picard season 3 TNG bridge cast
Star Trek: The Next Generation Is The Model For The Franchise’s Future, Says Picard Showrunner

As Star Trek's TV franchise faces an uncertain future, Picard season 3 showrunner Terry Matalas says to look at Star Trek: TNG for what to do next.

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TOS Nurse Chapel smiles at Uhura
Strange New Worlds’ Surprise Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Callout Sets Up Sisko & Kirk's Crossover

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds calls out a Federation agency that was introduced on Deep Space Nine years before Captain Sisko meets Captain Kirk.

William Shatner as Captain Kirk in Star Trek Generations
William Shatner’s 3 Failed Captain Kirk Star Trek Comebacks & 2 That Happened

William Shatner says that he would consider returning as Captain Kirk if there was a worthy idea. Here are three misses and two ideas that happened.

Scotty and Uhura romantic in turbolift
After 37 Years, Star Trek Confirms A Fan-Favorite Movie Romance (But There's A Catch)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4's finale romantically pairs up Scotty and Uhura, retroactively paying off Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.

Captain Kirk hero shot on USS Enterprise bridge
Strange New Worlds Just Showed Us Captain Kirk's Star Trek: Year One & It’s Great

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4's finale showed us what a Paul Wesley-led show as Captain Kirk commanding the USS Enterprise would be like.

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T'Pol key art
Enterprise Has The Best Star Trek Movie Of The Last 25 Years Not Seen In Theaters

It's been a quarter of a century since Star Trek: Enterprise's two-hour premiere, and the feature film-quality pilot has gotten better with age.

Captain Kirk's Crew playing poker
53 Years Later, Strange New Worlds Officially Makes Star Trek Characters Roddenberry Rejected Canon

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4's finale reveals a few alien Enterprise crew members familiar to Star Trek: The Animated Series fans.

Lt. Uhura Promoted
Celia Rose Gooding Explains How "Uhura Contains Multitudes" In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4's Finale

ScreenRant interviews Celia Rose Gooding about becoming Lieutenant Uhura and playing two versions in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4's finale.

Dr. Phil Boyce in Star Trek Strange New Worlds
Where Are Bones McCoy & Sulu In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ “Tomorrow’s Enterprise”?

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4's finale showed Captain Kirk's USS Enterprise a year in the future, but a couple of icons were missing.

Spock and Chapel play Poker
Star Trek EPs Officially Confirm Kirk’s Enterprise Timeline Change In Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' executive producers reveal how season 4's finale about Kirk's Enterprise changed when they got a season 5 renewal.

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Pike talking to Future Uhura
Star Trek's Celia Rose Gooding Reveals Big Change To Strange New Worlds' Future Enterprise Timeline

Exclusive: Celia Rose Gooding reveals the timeline of Kirk's Enterprise changed during production of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4's finale.

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Paul Wesley as Captain Kirk hands clasped
Paul Wesley Finally Becomes The Real Captain Kirk In Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Exclusive: Paul Wesley discusses how James Kirk changed as the real Captain of the Enterprise in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4's finale.

Nurse Chapel holding a PADD
Jess Bush Discusses Playing Star Trek: The Original Series' Nurse Chapel On Kirk's Enterprise (Exclusive)

Exclusive: Jess Bush tells us what it was like to don Nurse Chapel's familiar blue uniform in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4's finale.

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Future Lieutenant Uhura
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 4 Finale Ending Explained: The Best Of Both Enterprises

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 4 ends with a glimpse at the future, with Lieutenant Uhura bridging Captain Pike and Kirk's Starship Enterprises.

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