It was originally intended to be a TV series but later changed to a movie.
The playing cards used in the film are Black Fontaines by Zach Mueller.
The rights to the film have been purchased by WWE films.
Jacob Latimore's character, Bo, prevents a potential fire by stopping his younger sister from pouring more water on smoking oil in a frying pan. In the TV series, The Chi (2018), the actor's character, Emmett, causes a fire by doing the same thing in a restaurant in which he works.