The Pit, which is prison complex constructed on the grounds of a repurposed missile silo, seems to be modeled on the English philosopher's, Jeremy Bentham, monograph on prison reform, more specifically the Panopticon, which is the design of institutional building with an inbuilt system of control. The basic setup of Bentham's panopticon is this: there is a central tower surrounded by cells. In the central tower is the watchman. In the cells are prisoners - or workers, or children, depending on the use of the building. The tower shines bright light so that the watchman is able to see everyone in the cells. Every ward is within the staff's line of sight, continuous surveillance at all times.
NBC released the pilot episode earlier than expected; on January 19th 2025 as a preview.
Melissa Roxburgh and Patrick Sabongui are no strangers to playing someone in law enforcement. Roxburgh played Michaela Stone who was a NYPD detective in Manifest (2018) while Sabongui played David Singh, the Chief of Police at Central City police department in The Flash (2014).
Melissa Roxburgh and Nick Wechsler who play exs forced to work together have ties to the show Once Upon a Time. Melissa was on the show Manifest had her older brother played by Josh Dallas. He played David Nolan/Prince Charming on Once. Nick was on This is Us playing the ex of Cassidy a romantic interest of main character Kevin Pearson. Cassidy was played by actress Jennifer Morrison who just so happened to play Prince Charmings daughter Emma on Once Upon a Time.
Both Zabryna Guevara and Patrick Sabongui starred in TV series based on DC Comic characters. Guevara in the series "Gotham" based on the Batman mythos and Sabongui in "The Flash" series based on the Flash.