Jon Povill (born August 29, 1946) is an American scriptwriter and television producer. He wrote the first two drafts of the screenplay for Total Recall in the 1970s, and then took up a position on the attempted Star Trek: Phase II, becoming story editor, and penning the episode "The Child", which would later be remade as a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode. He was ultimately credited as associate producer on Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
He worked as a script consultant and producer on Sliders (writing the episodes "Luck of the Draw", "El Sid" and "Obsession") and penned an episode of The Outer Limits in 1998.
Filmography +YearTitleCredited asNotesFilm1979Star Trek: The Motion PictureAssociate producer1990Total RecallStory2012Total RecallStory2017Fatal RhapsodyScript consultantShort filmTBAMeridiemSupervising writerConsulting producerTelevision and web1981A Step in TimeScreenwriterTV Movie1988Star Trek: The Next GenerationScreenwriter in episode 'The Child'1995-1996SlidersScreenwriter in 3 episodesExecutive script consultant in 8 episodesProducer in 13 episodes1998The Outer LimitsStory in episode 'In the Zone'1999Total Recall 2070Source material in 22 episodes2012Star Trek: New VoyagesDirector and screenwriter in episode 'The Child'Fan-series2014The Nature of ThingsStory editor in episode 'How to Be a Wild Elephant'Documentary series2015Diabolical Women Producer in 3 episodes
External links
Interview with Jon Povill at Earth Prime