He moved to the United States and worked on many successful shows produced by premium cable network HBO, including The Sopranos,[2] The Wire,[3][4][5][6] Rome, Carnivàle, Deadwood and Big Love.
Shill directed and co-executive produced the 2008 Knight Rider TV movie that served as a pilot for the 2008 follow-up series.
[10] Shill and the writing staff were nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Drama Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the second season.
Shill directed the theatrical feature Obsessed starring Idris Elba, Beyoncé Knowles, and Ali Larter.
In 2010, Shill directed the miniseries Ben Hur and the first-season episode "Painkiller" for the legal drama series The Good Wife.