SAUL METZSTEIN is an award-winning director of feature films and television dramas. He is currently directing the entire fifth season of Slow Horses for Apple TV+. He previously directed all episodes of season three, which received nominations for 9 Emmys and 6 BAFTAs.
Prior to that Saul directed the first block of the second season of Brassic (now on Netflix).
Saul directed the 2nd Unit on The Snowman, a feature film for Working Title and Universal Pictures, and the 2nd Unit on Dredd for DNA Films.
Other work includes episodes of You, Me and the Apocalypse for Working Title/ Sky/ NBC, the BBC's flagship sci-fi series Doctor Who, Ripper Street, Upstairs Downstairs, and Micro Men, a feature-length comedy-drama.
Saul's two feature films - Late Night Shopping and Guy X - both won awards at international film festivals, and were distributed in the UK and abroad.
Saul is a UK/ EU dual national.
Professional Affiliations
Selected Filmography
FAR OUT & GROOVY
Feature film (in development)
Lobo Films
SLOW HORSES “LONDON RULES”
All six episodes of TV series for AppleTV+ (in production)
See-Saw Films/ Pretty Pictures
SLOW HORSES "REAL TIGERS"
All six episodes of TV series for AppleTV+
See-Saw Films/ Pretty Pictures
BRASSIC 2
First three episodes of comedy drama
Calamity/ Sky 1
LIVING THE DREAM
Pilot and five episodes of comedy drama
Big Talk/ Sky 1
THE SNOWMAN
2nd Unit Director on feature film directed by Tomas Alfredson
Working Title/ Universal
YOU, ME AND THE APOCALYPSE
Five episodes of 10-part comedy drama
Working Title/ Sky 1/ NBC
RIPPER STREET
Final two episodes of 8-part drama
Amazon Prime/ BBC1
OUR ZOO
Final episode of 6-part drama
Big Talk/ BBC1
SUFFRAGETTE
2nd Unit Director on feature film directed by Sarah Gavron
Film4/ Pathé/ Ruby Films
BLACK SEA
2nd Unit Director on feature film directed by Kevin Macdonald
Film4/ Cowboy Films
MUSKETEERS
Two episodes
BBC1/ BBC America
DOCTOR WHO
Five episodes, including Xmas Special
BBC 1
DREDD
2nd Unit Director on 3D feature film directed by Pete Travis
DNA Films
UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS
Final episode of 3-part drama for BBC1
BBC 1
MICRO MEN
Feature-length comedy-drama
Darlow Smithson Productions/ BBC4
GUY X
Feature Film
F&ME/ Film Consortium
LATE NIGHT SHOPPING
Feature Film
Ideal World Films/ Film4
Selected Awards & Nominations
SLOW HORSES “REAL TIGERS
BAFTA Best Drama Series 2024 (nomination)
BAFTA Scotland Best Director Fiction 2024
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards Best Drama Series 2024
Emmys® Outstanding Drama Series 2024 (nomination)
Emmys® Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series 2024 “Strange Games” (nomination)
Televisual Bulldog Awards Best Drama Series 2024
BRASSIC 2
RTS Award Scripted Comedy 2021 (nomination)
DOCTOR WHO
Doctor Who Magazine Best Director Series (2013)
Hugo Award Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form 2014 (nomination) - The Name of the Doctor
Hugo Award Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form 2013 (nomination) - The Snowmen
MICRO MEN
RTS Award Multi-Channel Programme 2009 (nomination)
GUY X
Taormina International Film Festival Best Director 2005
LATE NIGHT SHOPPING
BAFTA Scotland Best Feature Film 2002
Berlin Film Festival C.I.C.A.E. Award 2001
British Independent Film Awards Douglas Hickox Award 2001 (nomination)
Dinard Film Festival Golden Hitchcock 2001 (nomination)
Evening Standard Film Awards Best Newcomer (nomination)
Gijón International Film Festival Special Prize of the Young Jury Best Feature 2001
Gijón International Film Festival Grand Prix Asturias Best Feature 2001 (nomination)
London Film Critics Circle Best Director, Best Newcomer 2001 (nomination)
San Diego International Film Festival Patron's Award 2002
