Numerous news outlets reported that, with this movie, Marsai Martin set a record to become the youngest-ever executive producer in the history of Hollywood.
Tracee Ellis Ross voiced Homegirl in the movie; she also plays Marsai Martin's mother on Black-ish.
Marsai Martin not only pitched the movie but was also one of the executive producers.
Actor Tone Bell told the podcast "Keith and the Girl" that after filming he was forced to undergo surgery to resolve a partial retina detachment. Producers contacted him for reshoots in early 2019 but because of his recent surgery he was unable to fly to the set. So instead, he took a train three-and-a-half days to Atlanta to appear in his scenes.
When Jordan makes her entrance at the office building, there is a clear parallel between a similar scene in The Devil Wears Prada. The same score from that scene can also be heard in this scene.