Hill served as a director and consulting producer for the pilot episode of the HBO Western drama television series "Deadwood" in 2004. The series was created by David Milch and focused on a growing town in the Western United States. Hill's work on "Deadwood" has seen him return to favour in critical circles to some extent, earning him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series in 2004 and a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series in 2004. However Hill had a falling out with Milch during the editing of the pilot and did not work on any other episodes of the show.