On January 30, 2018, The CW officially ordered the pilot. |
On March 2, 2018, it was announced that Perry Mattfeld had been cast in the protagonist role of Murphy in the series' pilot, along with Brooke Markham as Jess, Murphy's roommate and best friend, and Keston John as Darnell, a local drug dealer; followed on March 9 with Kathleen York as Joy, Murphy's mother, and Derek Webster as Hank, Joy's husband. |
Austin Nichols was cast as Dean, a cop with a blind daughter, on March 12. |
Filming on the pilot began on March 12, 2018, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and wrapped on March 28. |
The series was greenlit on May 11, 2018. |
On May 16, 2018, The CW announced that the role of Dean had been recast; with Nichols thereafter replaced by Rich Sommer on July 13, 2018. |
Principal photography on season 1 began on August 8, 2018, and ended on December 21, 2018. |
On January 10, 2019, The CW announced the premiere of the series on April 4 at 9 p.m. |
On April 24, 2019, The CW renewed the series for a second season that was originally scheduled to premiere on May 28, 2020, however it was moved to premiere date on April 16, 2020. |
On January 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a third season. |