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1* CaliforniaDoubling: Like so many shows, it's actually filmed mostly in Georgia.
2* CastIncest: Laura Linney and Richard Thomas, who play daughter and father here, played a couple in The Little Foxes.
3* DarkHorseVictory: Few expected Jason Bateman to win an Emmy for directing for the series, especially on the year he was up against three directors for the final season of ''Series/GameOfThrones''.
4* DawsonCasting:
5** In the first season, Charlotte is supposed to be 15 and only a year older than Jonah, but the actress was 18 and looks very clearly several years older than Jonah. This is less pronounced by season three, when Jonah has grown taller than her.
6** Ruth is supposed to be 19 at the start of the series. Creator/JuliaGarner was 22 when the show was filmed.
7* FakeAmerican:
8** Creator/PeterMullan and Janet [=McTeer=], both Brits, play Jacob Snell and Helen Pierce respectively.
9** Boyd Langmore is played by Australian-born Christopher James Baker.
10* PlayingWithCharacterType: Creator/JasonBateman plays the DeadpanSnarker OnlySaneMan smartass we associate him with, but it's in a deadly serious situation.
11* StarMakingRole: Creator/JuliaGarner's star status rose considerably due to this show.
12* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Chloe Lukasiak from Series/DanceMoms auditioned for the role of Charlotte.
13* WriteWhatYouKnow: Bill Dubuque based the show on his experience working as a deck hand on the Lake of the Ozarks in his youth.
14* TheDanza:
15** Nelson the hitman is played by Nelson Bonilla.
16** Melissa AKA Jade, Sam's girlfriend, is played by Melissa Saint-Amand.

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