One of the animatronics featured was originally a prop from the television series Goosebumps. The robot named Jägermeister can be briefly seen in S3 E1 of "A Shocker on Shock Street"
Sam's work-space had a small collection of manga - Alita: Battle Angel, Ghost in the Shell, Akira, and NANA.
When Sam grabs ramen from the shelf. All the snacks are organized in the colors of the Pride Flag. She grabs the noodle cups colored orange (healing) and violet (spirit).
The films color palette was inspired by The Matrix, Terminator, Alien, Blade Runner, and Atomic Blonde.
The Happy Panda Noodle commercial on the radio was one of the first projects Lovina Yavari directed. Its also featured in the cyberpunk VR game LOW-FI, available on Steam and Ps5.