The noir thriller marks the first film released under Village Roadshow and Tubi's Black Noir Cinema banner. The inaugural project filmed under Village Roadshow Pictures' Black Noir Cinema banner is co-founded by NBA all-star Kevin Garnett.
In 2021, Variety exclusively announced the development of Black Noir Cinema, a lineup of genre movies developed and produced by Village Roadshow and Tubi that will exclusively debut on the Fox-owned free streaming platform.
Inspired by classics like "Shaft," "Super Fly," and "Cleopatra Jones," Black Noir Cinema, aims to adapt and redefine the Blaxploitation genre and translate its spirit of empowerment to a new generation of Black audiences. The initiative is also part of Garnett and Content Cartel's first-look deal with Village Roadshow to develop and produce scripted and unscripted projects.
The film premiered at the Tribeca Festival in June 2023.
In March 2022, it was announced that Kilgore, Iacono, and Harris were cast in the film with production occurring in Atlanta. In April 2022, it was announced that Wayans and Grier were added to the cast.