Q&A with Writer and Producer Ronald D. Moore '86

Join us for a Q&A session with Ronald D. Moore, who is the writer and producer behind some of television's most iconic series, including Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Outlander, and For All Mankind. Delve into Moore's career, gain insights into his creative process, and discover the secrets behind the worlds he has brought to life on screen. 

RONALD D. MOORE (Executive Producer)
Deeply rooted in the sci-fi genre, Moore got his start in the entertainment business on the writing staff of "Star Trek: The Next Generation." During his tenure there, he wrote or co-wrote 27 episodes, including the two-hour series finale "All Good Things," for which he won a Hugo Award in 1994. That same year, Moore was honored with an Emmy® Award nomination and was eventually promoted to Producer.

In 1994, Moore joined the writing staff of "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" as Supervising Producer and was elevated to Co-Executive Producer the following year. Moore spent five seasons on the series until the end of its successful run in 1999.

Moore also served briefly as Executive Consultant on the USA cable series "Good vs. Evil" before joining the staff of "Roswell" as Executive Producer. After two seasons in that post, he took over the reins as Showrunner from Creator Jason Katims in its final year.

In the fall of 2002, Moore was named Showrunner and Executive Producer of HBO's critically acclaimed one-hour drama "Carnivàle."

In 2003, Moore created the re-imagined series, "Battlestar Galactica," and served as Showrunner/Executive Producer of the series, which ran for four seasons.  "Battlestar Galactica" was honored with a prestigious Peabody® Award and twice as an official selection of the AFI (American Film Institute) top television programs for 2005 and 2006.  In 2006, Moore was nominated for an Emmy® Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series, and in 2008, he won an Emmy® for the "Battlestar Galactica" webisodes.

In 2008, Moore co-wrote the pilot to the spin-off series "Caprica," a drama set 58 years before the events of "Battlestar Galactica." He served as Executive Producer for the run of the series.

In 2010, Moore's production company, Tall Ship Productions, signed an overall deal with Sony Television to develop and produce television series.  Under the Tall Ship banner, Moore is currently producing the Golden Globes®-nominated series "Outlander" for Starz and "For All Mankind" for Apple TV+, and previously served as Executive Producer on the Amazon/Channel 4 anthology series, "Philip K. Dick's Electric Dreams," as well as the SyFy original series, "Helix."

After a decade with Sony Television, Tall Ship Productions inked an overall deal with Disney's 20th Television in 2020, where Ron is currently developing new television projects.

Moore is a native of Chowchilla, California and attended Cornell University, where he studied political science. He lives in California with his wife, Terry. He has three children – Robin, Roxy and Jonathan.

6:00pm reception, 6:30pm lecture gratis.  Advanced registration required.