The film was produced by Syrreal Entertainment in co-production with Sechsundzwanzigste Babelsberg Film GmbH, Telepool, Traumfabrik Babelsberg GmbH and ZDF.
Filming took place over twenty days from 22 March to 6 May 2017 in Berlin and the surrounding area.
Wotan Wilke Möhring plays Inspector Thorsten Falke in the Tatort series.
Wotan Wilke Möhring's younger brother Sönke is also an actor.