To help prepare herself for the role, Tatum Matthews worked with Alexa, Amazon's virtual assistant, to develop the robotic-sounding voice.
Director Franklin Ritch said the idea for the film sprang organically after reading several articles over the years about how technology and AI were being used to combat criminal activity, especially with predators.
Admin Code "9781 5574 27663" is the ISBN of The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.
The third chapter of the movie, in which Cherry and Gareth play a chess game, is named after the Caro-Kann defense, a chess opening characterised by the moves 1. e4 c6, which often leads to good endgames for Black, played by Cherry.
In the movie's third chapter, a tribute is paid to a plot line from the video game "Detroit: Become Human." Lance Henriksen, who voiced the character Carl Manfred in the game (with his appearance modeled after the actor), plays an elderly wheelchair-bound painter who is cared for by an android companion. The movie showcases familiar elements like the house's interior, statues of animals, and the chess game.