Trivia

Frances McDormand bought the rights of the novel years before she could make it into anything. Her involvement extended to the point of hiring writer Jane Anderson, director Lisa Cholodenko and co-star Richard Jenkins.

John Gallagher Jr. auditioned for both the roles of adult Christopher Kitteridge and adult Kevin Coulson, before getting cast as Christopher Kitteridge.

Jane Anderson worked on the scripts for two years.

Olive's house is the same house used for the poker scenes in Larry David's Clear History (2013).