The idea for the film appeared in April 2020, but was postponed because the script could not be written. It wasn't until January 2021 that the script was written.
The script for the film was written in 1 evening while writer was intoxicated.
The names of many of the characters in the film are references to members of the plague doctors guild "Sober Rat", "Moscow College of Plague Doctors" and "Plague Pinion".
Evgeniy Mishukhin starred for the first time after a three-year break in the movies.
Sergey Newnoir was the only candidate for the role of Major Dron.