The series was announced in November 2015 with filming expected to be filmed in 2016, in December 2015, it was announced casting was underway and Kevin Carlin would direct the series with Keith Thompson and Marieke Hardy as lead writers. In May 2016, the cast for the series was announced with actor Josh Lawson taking on the role of Paul Hogan. Production for the series first began in May 2016 with filming taking place in Brisbane, the series is being funded by Screen Queensland.