Bio

Shiyan Zheng is a Chinese-Australian creator, writer, director and producer from Western Sydney working across film, television and theatre. His work focuses on character-driven stories rooted in real-world and speculative systems – crime, politics, institutions, power – blending elevated genre and cinematic scale with emotionally grounded drama.

Shiyan’s debut feature film BRUSH, which he wrote, directed and produced, received multiple international awards. He co-wrote the science fiction feature film TERMINUS, released globally by Vertical Entertainment and streaming on Netflix and Amazon. He also served as post-story consultant on Universal and Bron Studios’ MONKEY MAN, brought in during post-production to assist with structural and narrative reconstruction.

In television, Shiyan is the co-creator, executive producer and writer of THE SERVIENT, a neo-noir crime series developed with Aquarius Films and supported by a Screen Australia & Screen NSW. He has also worked in writers’ rooms for Helium Pictures’ crime series THE BADLANDS and Endemol Shine’s political thriller series DISSIDENT.

Shiyan has multiple feature films in active development, including SNOWSTORM (action, currently in pre-production), FIRSTBORN (psychological horror), DISSONANCE (crime thriller) and MERCIFUL (biopic). His television development slate includes EPITAPH (supernatural sci-fi thriller) and KYE (crime drama).

He is also a playwright, with works developed at the National Theatre of Parramatta and NIDA, including CAPTAIN and ALICE: MOTHER OF CINEMA.