Trivia / Show Me a Hero

• Awesome, Dear Boy: Paul Haggis signed on to direct every episode without reading a script because he wanted to work with David Simon.
• Dyeing for Your Art: Catherine Keener is almost unrecognizable as the older and silver-haired Mary Dorman.
• Production Posse: You could probably guess that David Simon is involved in this project by the number of The Wire cast members in attendance. The miniseries's co-writer also did work in The Wire.