In July 2018,
Jason Bateman and
Michael Costigan's
Aggregate Films signed a multi-year production deal with
Netflix. The largest partnership in the streamer's history at the time, this deal also served to increase Bateman's collaborations with Netflix after their revival of
Arrested Development and the release of
Ozark. In a statement, Bateman said the streamer's releases allowed him to avoid worrying about how many people watch his content and said "Netflix is succeeding on the merits and word of mouth and we are excited to bring them stuff." In April 2021, Netflix announced that it had given an eight-episode series order to
Florida Man with
Édgar Ramírez attached to star and Aggregate Films set to produce. In August, it was reported that
Miguel Arteta,
Julian Farino,
Haifaa al-Mansour, and
Kevin Bray would direct two episodes each. That same month,
Anthony LaPaglia,
Abbey Lee,
Otmara Marrero,
Lex Scott Davis,
Emory Cohen,
Clark Gregg, Isaiah Johnson,
Sibongile Mlambo,
Paul Schneider, Lauren Buglioli,
Michael Esper,
Leonard Earl Howze, Isabel Gameros, and Mark Jeffrey Miller joined the cast. Principal photography began on August 10, 2021, and was scheduled to conclude on November 16. Filming took place in
Wilmington and
Carolina Beach, North Carolina. After several filming delays, shooting continued in December 2021. The Pointe at Barclay, a shopping complex in Wilmington, was also a filming location. Cargo containers, colorful buildings, and wooden structures were brought to the complex for the shoot. Additional filming locations included Stevens Ace Hardware, UniFirst Uniform Services, Hell's Kitchen, Copper Penny, and Quanto Basta. The limited series premiered on April 13, 2023, on Netflix, with seven episodes instead of the original eight-episode order. ==Reception==