Show creator Daniel Knauf saw in Brother Justin "one of the most complex devils",[2] and envisioned Christopher Walken to play him when he wrote the first draft of the show.[10] Knauf originally designed Brother Justin as a preacher far along in his career as well as a recurring instead of a regular character, "much more evolved towards the dark side."[4] An early draft of Carnivàle gave Brother Justin's real name as Lucius Crowe, a radio preacher who advocated ethnic hatred, especially for Gypsies and carnival folk.