Jace Norman and Jade Pettyjohn also appeared together in an episode of Henry Danger (2014), entitled Henry the Man-beast, season 1, episode 10, broadcast on 12/22/14.
The school that Rufus and Rufus 2 was filmed at was Shaughnessy Middle School, the same school that Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules and Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days were filmed.
This is the first American television film to be aired in 2017