The first season of the show was entirely female directed. When creator Katori Hall was asked about it, she said it wasn't a deliberate thing. Hall explained that every time she meet with a possible director for an episode, she asked him or her to define the female gaze, since that was the way she intends to frame the show. None of the male directors gave answers that satisfied her.
In the season 1 episode 7 "Last Call for Alcohol," Andre (Parker Sawyers) is in line at the Pynk trying to enter the club and Diamond the doorman / security guard remarks toward him, "I guess I'll let Obama in." Sawyers portrayed Barack Obama in his lead role in the 2016 biopic film Southside With You.
The show set a record on the Starz App for most viewed premiere at 17% above the previous high
Takes place in the fictional town of Chucalissa, Mississippi in the fictional county of Nonconnah County in the Mississippi Delta. It is supposedly located an hour from Tunica, Mississippi.
The show takes place in Mississippi, but is filmed and produced in Georgia.