Steve Franks has another five stand-alone TV movies planned.
After the decision was made to go ahead without Timothy Omundson, Steve Franks and James Roday Rodriguez "camped out" in a restaurant booth and rewrote the script in 72 hours.
Timothy Omundson suffered a massive stroke a few weeks before shooting began, he was in the ICU for several weeks and had to have the top of his skull removed due to brain swelling, he completely lost the use of his left arm and leg and had to learn to walk all over again. As a result, he only appears briefly as Carlton Lassiter.
The name of the rescue organization on the dog's tag, the Tiger Frances Foundation, is the name of the organization that Maggie Lawson founded. Tiger Frances Organization is dedicated to finding loving homes for animals and to end animal abuse.
The beaten criminal being interrogated by El Proveedor is played by Mark Acheson, who played the criminal who destroyed his ex's new boyfriend's car the first time Shawn goes into the police station in the pilot of the TV series