Development The series was based on the stage musical of the same name by Lopez and Anderson-Lopez, which played at the
La Jolla Playhouse in 2015. The series was first announced in January 2022 when
Hulu gave the project a series order.
Steven Levenson,
Kristen Anderson-Lopez,
Robert Lopez, and Danielle Sanchez-Witzel were set as writers and executive producers. On July 28, 2023, Hulu canceled the series after one season.
Casting Mae Whitman was cast in March 2022, and
Carlos Valdes was cast in June. Later that month,
Katie Finneran,
John Hodgman,
Andréa Burns, Sophia Hammons, and Emilia Suárez were cast as series regulars, along with George Hampe, Julia McDermott,
Scott Porter, Ayumi Patterson, and
Brian Stokes Mitchell in recurring roles. == Release ==