The original script saw Joe as a cop, lawyer, and teacher.
Was in the development process for 15 years based on the British concept that Matt Reeves, one of the executive producers, originally developed for ABC in 2006.
Subtle color grading is added to the scenes to help the audience distinguish between the different life paths. Joe's nurse path is green, the cop path is blue and the rock star path is red.
Elizabeth Lail and Charlie Barnett have appeared in Netflix TV series YOU, which also involved the main character named Joe. Lail appeared as Guinevere Beck and Barnett appeared as Gabe Miranda.
The title is a synonym to the title of the ABC series "Regular Joe".