The film takes place in 1963 and 1975.
Kandyse McClure returns for her second time in a television remake of a cinematic adaptation of Stephen King's work. She also played Sue Snell in Carrie (2002), a remake of Carrie (1976).
As if to be a little Easter egg, the name "Paul Butler" appears among the names in the community roster where members' birth dates and death dates are recorded. This is the name of the actor who plays Nahum, the smallest and youngest of the children, and as the actor is a "junior", this name would also be the name of his father.
The town scenes were filmed in Tipton, Iowa. Another town that was considered for the town scenes was Wilton, Iowa.
The car used in the movie is a 1966 Ford Thunderbird, just like in Thelma & Louise (1991). Even the color is identical.