Isabelle Sieb

Isabelle Sieb is a BAFTA and Royal Television Society Award-nominated film and television director. Isabelle was the lead director on the 26-episode drama "The Athena" for Sky in the UK and Amazon Prime in the US, starring "Charlie's Angels" Ella Balinska. Isabelle directed the pilot as well as episodes 2-6. The show was nominated for "Best Drama" at the BAFTA Children's Awards 2019, as well as "Best Children's Programme" at the Royal Television Society Awards 2020. Following "The Athena", Isabelle went on to direct the final 3 episodes of series 5 of the critically acclaimed BBC One hit show "Shetland", which also aired in spring 2019. The series received rave reviews across the board and was one of the most watched BBC dramas of 2019, with an average audience of almost 7 million viewers per episode. In 2020 it was announced that Isabelle is directing "Vigil", a new political thriller from the Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning producers of "Bodyguard" and "Line of Duty", World Productions for BBC One, starring Suranne Jones ("Doctor Foster", "Gentleman Jack") and Rose Leslie ("Game of Thrones"). Isabelle is a dual national of the UK and Germany and is fluent in both languages.