Both Bonet and Momoa starred in Road to Paloma in 2014, and Momoa also wrote and directed the film. They also worked on the TV show Red Road together around this time. He told Collider in 2014 what a pleasure it was to be able to work with Bonet. "It's an honour," he said. "In this business, we have to travel so far away from our families. We have two children, so if we can work together, that's awesome. Before I met her, it was a dream to work with her."