The series was announced in 2022 with
Zach Baylin and Kate Susman having created for
Netflix with
Jude Law and
Jason Bateman set in the lead roles and executive producers alongside Baylin and Susman.[2][3]
Executive producers also include Michael Costigan for Aggregate Films and Ben Jackson via Riff Raff Entertainment. Andrew Hinderaker, Zac Frognowski, Justin Levy, David Bernon, and Erica Kay also executive produce. Jason Bateman is also directing episodes of the series.[4] In March 2024,
Cleopatra Coleman was confirmed in the cast alongside
Amaka Okafor,
Sope Dirisu and
Dagmara Dominczyk in unconfirmed roles.[5] Additional casting including
Chris Coy,
Troy Kotsur,
Abbey Lee,
Odessa Young and
Robin de Jesús was announced in April.[6][7]