The film was made during the pandemic by animation studios in Sheffield and Hamburg, with all the animators working remotely. A new pipeline was created specifically for the production. Not a day was lost from the schedule, and the film delivered precisely on time.
Rincewind and Twoflower are seen in the final scenes. Rincewind is also seen briefly in Sardines' flashback, throwing out some garbage.
A bust of Terry Pratchett is in Boss Man's Office. Maurice sits on top of it at one point.
In Malicia's room, there is a golden chest with hundreds of legs, this is a callback to an infamous chest in the Rincewind series of Discworld books and as such features in the first book.