Renewed for a second season in May 2019.
The character of Murphy Mason was based off of Molly Burke, a blind YouTuber with Retinitis Pigmentosa who lost the majority of her vision at age 14.
The show takes place in Chicago, but is filmed in Toronto.
The cabin featured in Season 1, Episode 8 of The Umbrella Academy is the same cabin featured in Season 2 of In The Dark.
In January 2020 the show was renewed for a 3rd season. The second season was not impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.