This show is the first Netflix original TV series
Steven Van Zandt is responsible for most of the show's musical soundtrack. "I did the whole score myself for free. I did it from my own studio."
James Gandolfini and Edie Falco were supposed to do a cameo as their Die Sopranos (1999) characters in the final episode of season 2, with Frank Tagliano (Steven Van Zandt) stumbling across them in a random cabin. Van Zandt was in talks with director David Chase to direct the scene, but plans ended with Gandolfini's sudden death in 2013.
Lilyhammer premiered on Netflix in North America on 6 February 2012 with all eight episodes available. The series was promoted as "the first time Netflix offered exclusive content"
Angelina 'The Ex' Tagliano is portrayed by Maureen Van Zandt, married to Steven Van Zandt (Frank/Johnny) since 1982. Maureen Van Zandt also played Steven Van Zandt on screen wife in the hit show Die Sopranos (1999).