In February 2019, it was announced Amy Poehler would direct the film, from a screenplay by Tamara Chestna and serve as a producer under her Paper Kite Productions banner, with Netflix distributing.[1] In October 2019, Hadley Robinson, Lauren Tsai, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Ike Barinholtz joined the cast of the film.[2][3] In November 2019, Josephine Langford, Marcia Gay Harden, and Clark Gregg joined the cast of the film.[4][5]