Similar to another Jason Bateman show 'Ozark', the animation sequence for the opening credits includes items that will be used in that particular episode.
The shooting location of the fictional Black Rabbit restaurant is the now closed Bridge Cafe. Located within the historic South Street Seaport district in Manhattan. The Bridge Cafe closed due to Hurricane Sandy.
Laura Linney, who played Jason Bateman's character's wife in Ozark, directs the 3rd and 4th episodes. When she appeared on Bateman's podcast "Smartless", she said she never would have thought to direct, but Bateman convinced her.
Jason Bateman grew his hair and beard for the entire time he was filming, he said on his podcast he needed to look "like a scumbag".
The Pool, formerly the Pool Room at the Four Seasons in the Seagrams Building, is an actual restaurant the has been run by the Major Food Group since 2017 when the Four Seasons closed.