In a December 2022 article for the Daily Beast, Kevin Fallon reported that in Michael Ausiello's capacity as a TV reporter for publications including TV Guide, Entertainment Weekly, and TVLine, Ausiello had interviewed Jim Parsons several times over the years that Parsons starred on The Big Bang Theory (2007). When Ausiello's source memoir was released in 2017, Ausiello asked Parsons to moderate a Los Angeles Q&A session on it, and when Parsons read the book to prepare for the panel, his husband, Todd Spiewak, found him sobbing in their living room. Spiewak suggested to Parsons that if he had such a strong emotional reaction to the story, he should option it for the movies - which is what they ended up doing together (both Parsons and Spiewak are producers).
Jim Parsons bought out screenings in his hometown of Houston, TX to encourage audiences to come see the film.
Based on the autobiographical novel by TVLine's Michael Ausiello of his love story with Kit Cowan, jumping back and forth non-chronologically through their courtship, relationship issues, and Kit's cancer. The novel is also available in a 10-hour audiobook read by the author.
The Cosi restaurant they refer to on their first date, located on 51st and Broadway, is closed.
The film was first presented to a test audience on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at the Regal Theater in Sherman Oaks, California.