This episode's symbols are Z - Pleading man A - The Willis building, Chicago R - Gun K - Falling man
Because of tax breaks, the series was shot in Georgia rather than Missouri.
Inspired by the Alhonna Resort and Marina in the Ozarks, where showrunner Bill Dubuque worked as a dock hand when he was attending college in Missouri.
Jason Bateman directed four episodes in Season 1, more than any other director. This is the first. Bateman was supposed to direct all 10 episodes but the demands of his schedule as an actor, producer and director meant he could only manage to do the first two and last two episodes.