A full weekly series was planned. But low ratings for this miniseries caused those plans to be cancelled.
After Steven Bauer was fired, Melanie Griffith called NBC and offered to make an appearance in the miniseries if Bauer was rehired. Bauer is Griffith's ex-husband.
Steven Bauer was originally cast as Chato Cadena and publicity photos were distributed of him in the role. But Bauer was replaced with Bobby Cannavale.
Production Designer Bernard Hides asked for an evergreen, leaf-bearing tree on one of the sets. Someone brought him a "Bottle Tree" (Brachychiton Populneus), an extremely common plant from Australia. Hides was asked if he was familiar with this variety, and he replied that he had never seen a plant like it. Hides is a native of Australia, and lived there most of his life.