Development On December 4, 2019, an American version of
This Country was announced by
Fox with
Jenny Bicks and
Paul Feig attached to write and direct the pilot. On January 30, 2020,
This Country was given a pilot order and on October 30, 2020, it was given a series order. The series is a co-production between
Lionsgate Television,
Fox Entertainment, Feigco Entertainment and
BBC Studios with
Jenny Bicks as writer and executive producer and
Paul Feig as director and executive producer. On May 17, 2021, it was announced that the series title had been changed to
Welcome to Flatch. On May 16, 2022, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season. On October 6, 2023, Fox canceled the series after two seasons.
Casting On February 24, 2020,
Seann William Scott was cast in a main role for the pilot. On March 4, 2020, Holmes, Sam Straley, Taylor Ortega and Krystal Smith were cast in main roles for the pilot. On July 10, 2020,
Aya Cash and Justin Linville were cast in main roles for the pilot. On December 4, 2020,
Desmin Borges was cast in a recurring role. On December 30, 2020, Jason MacDonald was cast in a recurring role. On August 4, 2022,
Jaime Pressly joined the cast as a series regular for the second season.
Filming Production of the pilot began in March 2020, but production was shut down after a single day of filming due to the early days of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Using the footage that had been filmed, a ten-minute presentation was created and was used to sell the series to Fox and secure a series order. In December 2020, it was reported that filming had commenced on the episode order. ==Release==