Despite the film receiving generally negative reviews from critics, it was successful on Netflix, reaching the platform's Top 10 list in 93 countries.
In the establishing shots of futuristic Los Angeles there are several spinning structures resembling a DNA helix. These are real-life vertical axis wind turbines, called Darrieus turbines, used to harness wind power.
At 3:44, as they are scanning for Casca, the scanner displays "Reticulating Splines". This is an easter egg for a joke that started in SimCity 2000: Der ultimative Städte-Simulator (1993) and continued on through many Maxis games, including The Sims (2000).
The film was primarily shot in a studio in Los Angeles, California, and features environmental shots of Shanghai, China, the UK, and New Zealand.