With Season 1 ending on a cliffhanger, decent ratings, and good fan response, pre-production on season two began. It only got as far as the writing stage when Universal bought out PolyGram Productions. Universal canceled the show, stopping it dead in its tracks. Executive producer Bryce Zabel made attempts at reviving the series, and then as a TV-movie that would wrap up the major loose ends of the series, but to no avail.
Mark Dacascos did not particularly enjoy working on the show, claiming in an interview that it left him physically and emotionally exhausted. The 60-70 hour work weeks - coupled with the commute from his home in California to the production center in Canada - put a strain on his marriage, and the frequently somber scenes he had to perform depressed him.
Stuntman and actor Marc Akerstream died of a head injury from flying debris while observing a rowboat explosion on the set. The accident occurred at Minaty Bay, B.C. during filming on August 14, 1998.
In parts of Europe, episodes 16 through 18 were edited together into a straight-for-DVD movie called The Crow: Never Say Die. The same was done with episodes 15 through 19, and it was called The Crow: Witch Crow. This was also the case in Japan, where the "Witch Crow" DVD was released.
This is one of three projects that Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison have worked on together, the others being 'Drive' and 'Instinct to Kill'.