The show uses a town La Belle (also known as LaBelle) an actual town that was located in Taos County, New Mexico, USA, around the turn of the 20th century.
The character of John Randall and the legend of the buffalo soldiers is true. Based on the real 10th Cavalry soldier, John Randall
Jeff Daniels won the 2018 Emmy Award in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie category for his role as Frank Griffin in Godless (2017).
Scoot McNairey and Whitney Able -- who plays the late wife of Bill McNue, Anna -- were married at the time this series was filmed. They previously starred together in Gareth Edwards' breakout "Monsters" (2010), having met and become a couple six months prior to its production. They divorced in 2019
Godless was named one of the year's 10 best by both The Washington Post and Vanity Fair.